10/29/20 ~ Halloween - Remembering Noah's Flood

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Halloween makes total sense to me now, and that revelation (for me) being just this year! I believe this (now pagan) *holiday* stems from the worldwide flood and the resulting deaths of everyone except Noah and his seven family members. Originally every culture on earth (after the disbursement at the tower of Babel) would be remembering that very tragic day. Some offering sacrifices just as Noah did when he disembarked from the ark a year after the flood began on what was then known as the 17th day of the second month {Genesis 7:11 KJV}.

"And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar." {Genesis 8:20 KJV}

As we read in the linked document to follow, Halloween originally commemorated the flood but was later twisted (as the devil is so often apt to do) into pagan rituals. For the record, I disagree with Bishop Ussher's calculations, his reckoning of the years from creation being higher than mine by 22 years https://answersingenesis.org/holidays/halloween-history-and-the-bible/

I don't celebrate Halloween in the modern sense, and neither should you, but it's very likely that this annual anniversary of the flood should not be ignored by Christians as Jesus Himself warned that in the days of His return the world would be as it was in the days of Noah (and Lot) being filled with evil continually, and subsequently a great snatching away (rapture) will occur!

"But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh." -Jesus {Matthew 24:37-44 KJV}

"And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two [men] in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two [men] shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body [is], thither will the eagles be gathered together." -Jesus {Luke 17:26-37 KJV}

NOTES:
* Sacrifices were not instituted by Noah after the flood, we see an instance before the flood, all the way back to Cain & Abel offering to the Lord in Genesis 4.
* In the above scriptures the words [women] and [men] do not exist in the original Greek, they were inserted by the translators but are not necessary for understanding what is being conveyed.
* Besides the original story in Genesis, and Jesus' confirming it as well, many other scriptures speak of Noah's flood, you can read more from my BLB search here https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=Noah%2A&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
* In the next link, the pseudepigraphal book of Jubilees, chapter 6, gives us more insight on the days following the flood when Noah and his family left the ark. Read verses 17-24, I think that this is our *missing day* in our 365.2425 days of a year, that being a day unto itself, separate from the other 364 days of the year; that day, being the 17th day of the 2nd month, which is now flipped to the 17th day of the 7th month (7/17 or 717) based on when God decreed a new year begins for Israel (that being the spring, not the fall, see Genesis 7:11, Exodus 12) is THE *special* day of commemorating the flood. The quarter day difference may be an effect of the flood and a possible pole shift. This may also be why we in the Greco-Roman world call this month OCTOber (meaning tenth or the tenth month) when in fact it's the Hebraic seventh month http://www.pseudepigrapha.com/jubilees/6.htm

IF the book of Jubilees, and all I've written above are correct, then we should remember this day, but not in the paganized way it's observed with ghosts, gobblins, witches, et al, or throughout history, rather we should be reflecting on the day of the flood and keep our -eyes up- watching for our great God & Savior, Jesus (the) Christ (Messiah, aka: Mashiach, Moshiach)!

Halloween this year, and every year for that matter, is on Oct 31st on our Gregorian calendar. Will He appear in the air for his beloved? We don't know for sure but it is yet another annual High Watch Day for many of us that are patiently waiting and watching for Him ;o}

Oh, and if you made it this far ... consider these scriptures!

Are you in the ark???

"And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in." {Genesis 7:15-16 KJV}

"And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut." -Jesus {Matthew 25:10 KJV}

The hand of mercy, Jesus, has been extended to you, will you take hold before it's too late?

Are your lamps full of oil, and your wicks trimmed and lit?
Have you got an extra flask of oil to go the distance?
Are you among the wise virgins, or the foolish virgins? {Matthew 25:1-13 KJV}

Maranatha to the King, our Bridegroom. Keep looking up church/bride!

06/29/20 ~ Revelation EXPLAINED!

 

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I'm going to categorize the book of Revelation, perhaps this will help some to understand it better. Chapters (.:: ::.), subheadings &/or comments (===>) will be mine and appear at the top of each chapter or category. I have NO DOUBT that the entire book of Revelation is in Chronological order and so that's how I'll categorize it. I am using the KJV via BlueLetterBible (.org).

Here we go ...

.:: CHAPTER 1 ::.
===> John's intro, and the blessing ...
{Revelation 1:1-3 KJV} "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed [is] he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time [is] at hand." 

===> John addresses the book to the seven churches of Asia (Turkey) ...
{Revelation 1:4-6 KJV} "John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."

===> John writes about Jesus' second coming; Jesus affirms that He is the Alpha (Aleph, beginning) and the Omega (Tav, the end) ...
{Revelation 1:7-8 KJV} "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

===> John tells us where he is, and why he's there, when the vision occurs ...
{Revelation 1:9 KJV} "I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ."

===> The things that were: John continues to write about his vision, and of Jesus' words ...
{Revelation 1:10-18 KJV} "I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send [it] unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.  His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:  I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."

===> Jesus tells John to write what he sees, there are three stages in this vision (beginning above) ...
{Revelation 1:19 KJV} "Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;"

===> Jesus gives John the interpretation of what he's seen so far ...
{Revelation 1:20 KJV} "The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches."


.:: CHAPTER 2 ::.
===> The things that are (in John's day): Jesus now addresses the first four of the seven churches ...
{Revelation 2:1-29 KJV} "Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and [I know] the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but [are] the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it]. And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet [are] like fine brass; I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last [to be] more than the first. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. But that which ye have [already] hold fast till I come. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."


.:: CHAPTER 3 ::.
===> The things that are (in John's day): Jesus now addresses the last three of the seven churches ...
{Revelation 3:1-22 KJV} "And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."


.:: CHAPTER 4 ::.
===> John explains what he's seeing in the spirit while he's in heaven's throneroom, this is NOT the rapture ...
{Revelation 4:1-11 KJV} "After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and [there were] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast [was] like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast [was] like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."


.:: CHAPTER 5 ::.
===> John's vision continues but this is part of the "things that were", consider:
Q) When did Jesus arrive in heaven after being the slain Lamb?
A) 30AD.
Q) When is it estimated that John had this vision?
A) 90AD.
===> Therefore, in John's day (90AD), he's seeing "things that were" in Jesus' day (30AD) ... 
{Revelation 5:1-14 KJV} "And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, [be] unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever."

===> NOTICE that the book (scroll) is written on both sides and sealed with seven seals, at best you *might* be able to read part of the back of the book ... we win. For the most part though, you can't read the scroll until AFTER all seven seals are broken. Up to this point we've only been introduced to the scroll (book) and that there's only ONE Person that can open it, that was Jesus {Yeshua}, at His arrival into heaven after His resurrection, or ascension, and since that was in 30AD and John is seeing this in 90AD, it's part of the "things that were". The "things that are" would be the seven churches that John was writing to in his own day.


.:: CHAPTER 6 ::.
===> These are the things which "shall be hereafter" (from John's day onward) ...
===> The Seals are PRE-tribulational, and encompass the "times of the Gentiles". They are also explained by Jesus in Matthew 24-25, Mark 13, and Luke 17 & Luke 21 {see also: Ezekiel 14:21 but read the whole chapter; along with all of Zechariah 1}:
* false christs/prophets (white horse/rider)
* wars/rumors of wars (red horse/rider)
* famines/pestilences/earthquakes (pale horse/rider)
* death/hell (black horse/rider, a result of the previous three)
===> These seal judgments have been ongoing throughout the "times of the Gentiles" and will continue, intensifying like birth pangs upon a woman with child, until the "times of the Gentiles" is over. The "times of the Gentiles" has been almost 2000 years in earth time but only two days in heaven's time ...

{2 Peter 3:8 KJV} "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

===> The first four seals, as noted above ...
{Revelation 6:1-8 KJV} "And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine. And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth."

===> The fifth seal shows us all the martyrs of Christ from His day right up to ours ... consider how many people that will have been over nearly 2000 years! The souls of these martyrs are ALL with Him in heaven, awaiting the resurrection of the dead where their bodies will literally come out of their graves to reunite with their soul/spirit at the Lord's soon appearing! How many thousands, perhaps millions or billions, will that be? Consider this also, to this very day Christians are dying daily on masse for His name's sake. Let's not skip over their sacrifice in only considering the "tribulation saints" (more about these folks in Revelation 14:14-16) ...
{Revelation 6:9-11 KJV} "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled."

===> At the END of the time of martyrs we see the next logical step ... a massive earthquake ... could that be the dead in Christ resurrecting? I think so! This earthquake, likely worldwide, is what will cause the sun to become black and the moon to become as blood, imagine the earth being thrown up into the atmosphere when people are bursting out of their graves by the thousands, millions or billions!!!
{Revelation 6:12-14 KJV} "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places."

===> Now, pay attention, this is very important to understand the timeline ... this resurrection of the dead will not be a *secret* event, it will be a worldwide cataclysmic upheaval! So ya, those that are not His will flee in terror!
{Revelation 6:15-17 KJV} "And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?"
===> Did you catch that last line??? "For the great day of his wrath is come..." Who's wrath??? The wrath of the Lamb (the trumpet judgments) AND He Who sits on the throne, the Father (the vial judgments), beginning at the opening of the seventh seal whereby the contents of the book (scroll) can then be read, the seven trumpet judgments begin, these seven trumpet judgments ARE the "wrath of the Lamb".

===> And NO, we are NOT appointed to wrath! Not the "wrath of the Lamb" (the trumpet judgments, beginning in Rev 8) nor the "wrath of God" (the vial judgments, beginning in Rev 15). So then, what happens after this massive worldwide earthquake where the dead in Christ come out of their graves??? Read on. But first ...

===> The 144,000 male virgin Israelites are sealed, these are not some *special class* of the church/bride, these are not part of the church, nor the bride, at all; these are Israelites from the 12 tribes as clearly stated ... 
{Revelation 7:1-8 KJV} "And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and there were] sealed an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin [were] sealed twelve thousand."
===> NOTICE the four angels holding back the four winds? The "wrath of the Lamb" has not yet happened, we'll see that begin at Revelation 8 when the first trumpet is blown. The trumpet judgments are not for the church ...why?... because we'll be gone, which is what happens next!

===> So to this point we've seen masses of the dead in Christ worldwide coming out of their graves, what will happen next!? Read on, the PRE-tribulation rapture of the 1) dead in Christ, 2) with those of us alive at that time, now seen in heaven clothed in white robes (wedding garments). These are the entire church/bride throughout the "age of grace" of some 2000 years - how many would that "great multitude" be compared to those that will die in the first 3-1/2 of the tribulation? This great multitude is the 2000+/- years of the Christ's bride ...
{Revelation 7:9-17 KJV} "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

===> This is the church/bride of Christ, all of us, those that died for His name's sake, and those of us that He knew at the time of His appearing. This is what we read elsewhere ...
{1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 KJV} "But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

*** TO BE CONTINUED ***

===> More to come, once all seven seals are opened ... in short:
* Rev 8-14, first 1/2 of the tribulation period being the seven trumpet judgments also known as the "wrath of the Lamb".
* Rev 15-18 last 1/2 of the tribulation period being the seven vials judgments also known as the "wrath of God".

See these two articles also, both of which were steps of my fuller understanding above:
2019 Revelation Revealed https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2019/07/072919-revelation-revealed.html
2018 Revelation Harvests https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2018/07/070718-revelation-harvests.html

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05/20/20 ~ The Golden Cup of "Double."

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Well what the heck is this blog post going to be about!??? Let me tell you ;o}

Not so long ago I asked the Lord something like this: "Why has it been nearly 2,000 years since you left this earth?" His immediate and short response, as He so often does with me, was just one word: "Double."

Of course that sent me searching in the bible as to what scriptures talked about "double", and what other -keywords- were related to that, and how could they possibly relate to this 2,000 years a-waiting. What I discovered shocked me. Quite frankly, I thought I'd already written this here at that time but I don't see it LOL So, here we go ...

Scriptures that relate to the word: "Double". It just may surprise you to see how the book of Revelation ties in as well! I will post the relevant scriptures but YOU be the Berean and search the matter out for yourselves, as for me, I understand what He was saying. I'll link to some other blog posts below for my revelations on the matter. I report, you decide.

BlueLetterBible (BLB) keyword searches, some of the scriptures will overlap from one search to another, all the more reason to pay attention. NOTE: an asterisk in BLB is a wildcard in which it will search for the word with any ending, such as: gold, golden, cup, cups, etc.

~.~ double
"For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour." {Exodus 22:9 KJV}

"Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins." {Isaiah 40:2 KJV, at the end of Jacob's trouble, read Isaiah 1.}

"For your shame [ye shall have] double; and [for] confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them." {Isaiah 61:7 KJV, read the whole chapter.}

"And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things." {Jeremiah 16:18 KJV, read the whole chapter.}

"Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction." {Jeremiah 17:18 KJV, read the whole chapter.}

"Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare [that] I will render double unto thee;" {Zechariah 9:12 KJV, read the whole chapter.}

"Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double." {Revelation 18:6 KJV}


~.~ hand double
"Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins." {Isaiah 40:2 KJV, read Ezekiel 6, Ezekiel 23, and Isaiah 1.}


~.~ gold* cup*
"Babylon [hath been] a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad." {Jeremiah 51:7 KJV}

"And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:" {Revelation 17:4 KJV, read the whole chapter, and then read Ezekiel 6, Ezekiel 23, and Isaiah 1.}


~.~ cup wine
"For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them]." {Psalm 75:8 KJV}

"For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it." {Jeremiah 25:15 KJV}

"Babylon [hath been] a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad." {Jeremiah 51:7 KJV}

"The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:" {Revelation 14:10 KJV}

"And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." {Revelation 16:19 KJV, Jacob's trouble, the vials - the wrath of God.}


~.~ cup double
"Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double." {Revelation 18:6 KJV, read Ezekiel 6, Ezekiel 23, and Isaiah 1.}


~.~ cup wrath
"And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." {Revelation 14:8-11 KJV}

"And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." {Revelation 16:19 KJV, Jacob's trouble, the vials - the wrath of God.}


~.~ cup hand
"For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them]." {Psalm 75:8 KJV}

"Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out. ... Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God [that] pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, [even] the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:" {Isaiah 51:17, 22 KJV, Jacob's trouble, and the end thereof.}

"For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. ... Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me: ... And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink." {Jeremiah 25:15, 17, 28 KJV}

"Babylon [hath been] a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad." {Jeremiah 51:7 KJV}

"Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand. Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much. Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. Thou shalt even drink it and suck [it] out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD." {Ezekiel 23:31-34 KJV, read the whole chapter because it's still true and for this reason Jacob's trouble is coming, read Ezekiel 6 & Isaiah 1.}

"I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: ... Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to [him], and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing [shall be] on thy glory." {Habakkuk 2:1-5, 15-16 KJV, read all three chapters, at the end it shall be.}

"And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:" {Revelation 17:4 KJV, read Ezekiel 6, Ezekiel 23, and Isaiah 1.}


~.~ The two witnesses, what has been will be again
John the Baptist, and Jesus, were the two witnesses at the beginning of the bookends of the "times of the Gentiles" and the coming two witnesses of the book of Revelation (chapter 11) will come with the same message and the same will happen to them as happened to John, death (likely by beheading) by their own nation. Look up "Noahide Laws" and the consequences of breaking the first two *commandments*, thus the "tribulation saints" will be likewise suffer at their (those Jesus called the "Synagogue of Satan", still true) hands because nothing's new in the world, what has been will be again.

Bookends: "the times of the Gentiles", the scroll sealed with the seven seals of the book of Revelation ---> "The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun. Is there [any] thing whereof it may be said, See, this [is] new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. [There is] no remembrance of former [things]; neither shall there be [any] remembrance of [things] that are to come with [those] that shall come after." {Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 KJV, more in my links below.}

Does this mean we should hate her (Israel)? NO. Love her, Jesus does. But understand who she is in God's word. Pray for her. You cannot truly love someone if you don't take their good, and their bad, into consideration. Throughout all of the pain & suffering, restitution is coming.

Understand, Jesus wasn't just the suffering servant, the Lamb of God; but He is also the conquering King, the Lion of the tribe of Judah. As you take both aspects of Israel and love her still, do likewise for the Lord of Hosts.

Two days in heaven, are two thousand years on earth, "Double." {2 Peter 3:8}

Golden Cup containing wine, or ... "grapes of wrath" ... Jacob's trouble is coming ;o/

Other related blog posts:
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2016/12/120516-where-is-that-great-city.html
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2020/01/013120-beast-rider.html
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2020/03/030320-antichrist.html
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2019/07/072919-revelation-revealed.html
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2018/07/070718-revelation-harvests.html

03/03/20 ~ The antichrist ...

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Well, this is probably going to be another article that most won't want to read because you won't get too far down before you bump into something that doesn't fit your theology or belief. Even so, I must write what I know to be true and we'll all have to wait to see whether or not it plays out as predicted.

I'll save you some reading time, the antichrist is going to be Israel's coming "king messiah". There, now you can go about your day happy knowing that I am *totally wrong*!

Or, if I haven't lost ya yet, let me explain. You can weigh the biblical evidence yourselves.

But, before I begin, I want to make it CLEAR, CRYSTAL CLEAR, that I am not *anti-Israel*. I love Israel, I pray for her, I deeply mourn for what is going to come upon her, that being Jacob's trouble, it truly breaks my heart that she is so blind that she will bring on this time of her own doing. As for me and my conclusions, I only know what I know by seeking my Lord for answers and Him showing me those answers in His own word. I am no more anti-Israel than the prophets of old were, just sayin'.

Besides, I've come to realize I'm not writing for today's church, who is pretty much equally blind in believing "traditions of men" and not studying out truth from God's word themselves. I am writing this for those "foolish virgins" of Matthew 25:1-13 who will be "left behind" to experience the first 1/2 of the tribulation period, which will really be the "wrath of the Lamb" beginning in Revelation 8; and for unbelieving Israel, to you, this is a testimony of things to come in your days of trouble, Jacob's trouble!

Saints, we are still writing the New Testament, if you agree with that then read on but don't throw the Old Testament baby out with the New Testament bathwater too soon, OK?

And to that, I recently read an article that so makes sense to me in relation to the True King {Jesus/Yeshua} that I want to share an excerpt from it; mind you, the article really isn't about the King but does mention some interesting things we should all consider. Here we go on that rabbit trail ... I'm not going to quote all I'd like to from this article but one of the things that really stuck out was the following:

"2. I once thought that the Bible's primary audience was you and me.  Now I think that the primary audience of the Old Testament was Christ Himself and the primary audience of the New Testament is the Church."

You really should read the whole article, though it's not really about the King, it has some fascinating points to consider ...

The Prophetic Pre-Trib Psalm of the Church: Parable of the Virgins DECODED
https://www.unsealed.org/2020/02/the-prophetic-pre-trib-psalm-of-church.html

OK, so that really has nothing to do with Jesus as King, nor the antichrist! Well, yes it does. Christians, who truly understand the gospel, understand that Jesus is God in the flesh, He came into His own creation as one of us. And as the article states, being a man in every way, how did He know He was God in the flesh if He didn't read that of Himself as He attests to when He said,

"... These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me." {Luke 24:44 KJV}

And why am I pointing that out? Because it's true. If you want to know the future as it relates to Israel, and her True King, you will understand that it's already written as He said ... nothing's new in the world.

As the snapshot above testifies, and in their own words at that ... HaShem - the Name - God, shall be their "king" (messiah)" who will rule over all the earth. (Snapshot link at the bottom of the page.) ... do you see that??? *HASHEM* SHALL BE *KING* OVER ALL THE EARTH, and then they go on to talk about moshiach (messiah, the coming king). Whether they intended it to say that (in English) or not, that's what it says! Who do we know that wants to be king over all the earth? THINK. The adversary, the devil, the serpent, the ruler of this present age. It is he that will enter into this "king messiah" in the later part of the tribulation, but I digress!

"To illustrate the special nature of the Davidic Dynasty, Rabbi Berger cited the Prophet Zechariah.

    And Hashem shall be king over all the earth; in that day there shall be one Hashem with one name. Zechariah 14:9

“The rule instituted by the moshiach will unite all 70 nations, bringing them in joy to Mount Zion to serve Hashem (God, literally ‘the name’),” Rabbi Berger said.

The rabbi emphasized that a king of Israel would ensure that the exile would end, the ingathering of the exiles would be complete, the Temple would be rebuilt and the Temple service reinstated."

Now on to the upcoming antichrist. Who is he? I don't know who he is but I know what he will be, not necessarily how he will be presented at first but how he will manifest as the seven year tribulation, aka: Jacob's trouble, progresses. But don't take my word for it, here's what Judaism is awaiting in their messiah, who will also be their king ...

"In Jewish eschatology, the Messiah is a future Jewish king from the Davidic line, who is expected to be anointed with holy anointing oil and rule the Jewish people during the Messianic Age and world to come.[1][2][5] The Messiah is often referred to as "King Messiah" (Hebrew: מלך משיח‎, romanized: melekh mashiach) or malka meshiḥa in Aramaic.[6]"

You can read more about that here, notice the words: "anointed" and "king" (crowned).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_in_Judaism

And before we continue, I want you to keep this scripture forefront in your mind, it will help you to see the value of the Old Testament WITH the New Testament and not that one is done away with in favor of the other as so many incorrectly believe today ...

"The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun." {Ecclesiastes 1:9 KJV}

And this ...

"For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." {Malachi 3:6 KJV}

And if you believe those words to be true then these words of Jesus are likewise true, and yet not fully fulfilled ...

"I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive." {John 5:43 KJV}

Objection! I heard that the one let go at Jesus' trial was none other than "Jesus" "Barabas" ... with "Bar" meaning "son" and "abas" meaning "father" ... or "son of the father" ~ well, ya, that works doesn't it, the scapegoat let go to live another day ~ in the SHORT TERM of things. But those words of Jesus' are a dual prophecy in my view. What has been will be again as noted above. And that leads us to the antichrist.

But first, let's note that Jesus is the True King of Israel: He rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, a symbol of the King coming in peace; He was crowned with a crown of thorns; He was anointed with oil, and tears. He is Israel's True and ONLY King, "the King of the Jews".

... "And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS." {Matthew 27:37 KJV}

... "And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS." {Luke 23:38 KJV}

Did Jesus ever claim to be the King of the Jews? Yes, He did, according to their own words ...

"Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews." {John 19:21 KJV}

A witness and a testimony to this very day!

"Pilate answered, What I have written I have written." {John 19:22 KJV}

https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=%22king+of+the+Jews%22&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1

And, He {Jesus} said that Israel would receive another (king) instead of Him, but Barabus was not a king now was he!? Barabas was the scapegoat let out into the wilderness as a symbol of mercy but the "king" is yet to come ... dual prophecy ... that "king" will not only be a king but he will also be their "messiah", their "king messiah". And to that, I warn Israel, and the foolish virgins ... many of whom are paying for the likes of a messianic king crown, the third temple, the red heifer, memorabilia coins, and on and on, joyously and blindly leading her (Israel, the blind) by the hand down the wide road of destruction ... from the word of God: 

* for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me ... "And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee." {1 Samuel 8:7-8 KJV, still true!} ...

* That we also may be like all the nations ... "Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles." {1 Samuel 8:19-20 KJV, still true!} ...

* if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive ... "I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive." -Jesus {John 5:43 KJV, still true!}

Reminder: The bible is NOT about you, Christians, though you benefit from it; it's about Israel, always has been, always will be! THINK.

Guess what? The antichrist is NOT from: Rome, Italy; Babylon, Iraq; New York, USA; etc ... NOPE!

Can I prove that there are some in Israel today looking for a "king messiah"? Yes, sadly so, here's some links, I report, you decide ...

And while you are at it, do NOT hate her, that is NOT what this is about. I believe you can't truly love someone if you don't accept them in their fulness. Israel is in harlotry/idolatry - their versions of mardi gras, burning man, gay pride week, etc, attest to this fact, as does the fact that the majority of her citizens are secular, very few of them actually read the word of God, they go to their rabbinic traditions and teachings instead. And to this day they persecute those that try to tell them the truth that Jesus IS their Messiah! This revelation should break your heart and cause you to pray for her all the more! We can be comforted to know tho, that by the end of the tribulation, the Lord will return to His long lost love, that wayward wife, Israel, and YOU had better not be found hating her when He comes.

https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/?s=%22king+messiah%22
https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/118238/bin-exclusive-construct-messianic-golden-royal-crown/ Do NOT participate in this if Jesus is your King!
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/campaign-launched-to-create-gold-crown-for-messiah/ Do NOT participate in this if Jesus is your King!
https://www.facebook.com/aaron.lipkin.7/posts/10158153713064781
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_in_Judaism

Now, let's put two and two together shall we? Their "king messiah" will also become the antichrist.

Do a web search for "king messiah" (with quotes) and study to show yourselves approved.

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." {2 Timothy 2:15 KJV}

And, by the way, Israel is not making a golden crown for *nobody*, nor do they intend it for the True King, rather they will crown their messiah who, at some point in the tribulation period, will become the antichrist ...

http://www.prophecynews.co.uk/israel/5224-israeli-group-seeks-to-construct-messianic-royal-crown Do NOT support this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z3T0VioVlg Do NOT support this, THE King {Jesus/Yeshua} has already received His crown and He will return at the day/time appointed, as He promised.

And for clarification, there are only FOUR mentions of the word "antichrist"(s) and in each case the "anti" does not mean "against" as we think of the word today, it meant and still means ... "in stead of" ... in the room (or place) of ... a counterfeit of the True Christ (Messiah, Anointed One).

"Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." {1 John 2:18 KJV}

"Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son." {1 John 2:22 KJV}

"And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world." {1 John 4:3 KJV}

"For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." {2 John 1:7 KJV}

Strong's Greek ~ G500 "antichrist"/"antichrists"
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G500&t=KJV

Outline of Biblical Usage
---> the adversary of the Messiah

Strong’s Definitions
(Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀντίχριστος antíchristos, an-tee'-khris-tos; from G473 and G5547;
an opponent of the Messiah:—antichrist.

Who else do we know that's called "the adversary"? THINK!

Strong's  Greek ~ G473 "anti"
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G473

Outline of Biblical Usage
---> over against, opposite to, before
---> for, instead of, in place of (something)
-----> instead of
-----> for
-----> for that, because
-----> wherefore, for this cause

Strong’s Definitions
(Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἀντί antí, an-tee'; a primary particle; opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to):—for, in the room of.

Indeed. Israel will CROWN her a king, and he will be ANOINTED as their messiah, and he will be the "anti"-INSTEAD OF "Christ". He is the one that satan will enter into, just as he did with Judas Iscariot. Mark my words! OK then, don't believe me, believe Jesus!

"I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive." -Jesus {John 5:43 KJV}

And now, to those that are diligently watching and waiting for the soon appearing of our precious Lord & Savior, I say ... what has been, will be again, nothing's new in the world. Keep looking up, our redemption draws nigh.

Be careful of your love relationship with the harlot, you can, and should, love her, pray for her, but don't put her in a place of high standing, she doesn't belong there right now, and she won't belong there until Jesus comes back to rule & reign from her. Consider these words carefully, does national Israel today deny Jesus is the Christ? Yes. So, we love the harlot but we do not condone her anti-Christ agenda ...

And now I must ask you, dear reader ... can you love the harlot knowing who she really is? Jesus does, and so should you. But, be careful not to support any anti-Christ agenda, OK!? That's all I'm asking of you. Love her, pray for her, defend her to the death should that be the Lord's will ... but do not take on her characteristics of idolatry/harlotry against God. Be very careful not to enter into idolatry yourselves.

Did you know that it takes -courage- to stand up and tell the truth, to stick out like a sore thumb as it were, to be honest even when it's not welcome? The prophets of old can attest to this, as could the apostles & early disciples, as do I! How's about you? As for me, I will do as I feel led, I am not given this information to hide it but to tell it to all who will listen because doing the will of my Love, my King, is my heart's desire, even if doing so will cost me your friendship. I may well have to stand alone but yet I am not alone for the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are with me. Truth must prevail no matter the cost.

Remember Jesus' warnings, by the mouth of two or more witnesses ...

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect." {Matthew 24:24 KJV}

"For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect." {Mark 13:22 KJV}

Here are links to some of my other articles you should read (just my opinion of course) ...

01/31/20 ~ Beast Rider
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2020/01/013120-beast-rider.html

12/05/16 ~ Where is ... that great city?
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2016/12/120516-where-is-that-great-city.html

07/29/19 ~ Revelation Revealed
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2019/07/072919-revelation-revealed.html

07/07/18 ~ Revelation Harvests
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2018/07/070718-revelation-harvests.html

07/11/19 ~ 666 ..."destroy it"... תרסו
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2019/07/071119-666-destroy-it.html

Maranatha to the True King Messiah, Jesus/Yeshua, my Lord & Savior!



Snapshot by me, source ...
https://www.causematch.com/en/projects/crown_the_king/ Do NOT support this, as I've already warned.

01/31/20 ~ Beast Rider

Source: Google Images

If you are just going to skim through this page in a half-hearted attempt to say you've *read it* but you really didn't ... don't bother ... it's apparently not for you anyway. Move along to something more to your liking. It's taken me several days to write this, and certainly NOT because I have/had the energy to do so.

I came to this understanding of who the "great city" of Revelation is, the beast rider, sometime back around 2016 and I did write about it at that time (link near the bottom of the page). Since then, I have attempted to write this article to answer objections where people decry that all the things said of the harlot are referring to Rome, and more specifically the Roman Catholic Church (RCC), when in fact I can't find ONE SINGLE MENTION of either in His Word in regard to harlotry. Yes there are plenty of ***modern-day*** counterfeits but I believe them to be a distraction from the true, not one of them can be found by name in the bible if you are thinking them to be: the Vatican (Rome &/or the RCC), New York (USA), Babylon (Iraq), etc. Again, I'm talking ***modern-day*** counterfeits.

So many times I've tried to tackle this issue but the evidence is so overwhelming that I just haven't been able to, and due to it's exhaustive length I've not been able to concentrate long enough, until now. Perhaps that's a *sign* of how near the end we are as we all watch the "deal of the century" unfold and await our blessed hope.

The evidence is broken up into categories (>>>) but is in no way complete. I am only scratching the surface here, you be Bereans and do your own homework. God knows I don't like my findings but I'm compelled to report ... you decide.

All I can do is remind you, dear reader, that the Bible interprets itself, no other interpretation is needed, no other outside source, no speculation nor allegory will work when the Word is so openly plain to anyone that has eyes to see and ears to hear.

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>>> the "great city" of Revelation

"And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified." {Revelation 11:8 KJV}

Question: If the "great city" herein is likened to, and referred to as ... Sodom and Egypt ... why o why is it so hard to grasp that it's also called Babylon??? Where was our Lord crucified??? THINK. NOT Rome, NOT Babylon, Iraq. The "law of first mention" applies to the entire book. Just sayin'. This "great city" has taken on the characteristics of her lovers, that is why she is called Egypt, Sodom, Babylon, Tyre.

"And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication." {Revelation 14:8 KJV, and yes, this alludes to Babylon, Iraq, that did fall in Jeremiah 51, but here it is NOT speaking of Babylon, Iraq. It is referring to that place in regard to what will come during Jacob's trouble, and why it's coming. It is using Babylon, Iraq, as a reference of duality in the sense that what has been will be again, but this time to the harlot "great city" that to this day has the characteristics of her lover.}

Question: At what point in Babylon's (Iraq) history was she married to God that she should become an harlot sometime later??? Yes, Babylon, Iraq, did fall for her atrocities against Israel, but she was also Israel's home for 70 years, an entire generation, from which she brought out with her many idolatrous behaviors ... and just like when she came out of Egypt she brought their idols with her ... so it was with Babylon, Iraq.

"And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." {Revelation 16:19 KJV}

Question: What "great city" will be divided into three parts??? Hmmm, a PA state with "east Jerusalem as its capital". THINK. NOT Rome, NOT Babylon, Iraq.

"And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth." {Revelation 17:18 KJV}

"reigneth" - Strong's G2192
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G2192&t=KJV
---> In this instance, "reigneth" does NOT mean to rule over. The words: had, hast, hath, have, held, having, etc, are the most common uses, including in the book of Revelation. Read the outline of biblical usage, and the definitions, along with what other scriptures the word is used in. Below we will see she "sitteth".

"over" - Strong's G1909
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G1909&t=KJV
---> I'll leave it to you to read up on what other meanings besides "over" (but below it's referred to as "upon").

"Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. ... And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! ... And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What [city is] like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. ... And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all." {Revelation 18:10, 16, 18-19, 21 KJV}

Question: What "great city" has been destroyed time and again??? Last comes to mind for me ... 70AD. NOT Rome, NOT Babylon, Iraq. To this day I don't recall anything as great a mourning as the destruction of Jerusalem/Israel, do you??? Was Babylon (Iraq) so great a destruction that we're still talking about it today???

"And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God," {Revelation 21:10 KJV}

Question: If the "holy Jerusalem" descends out of heaven from God, what happened to the physical city of Jerusalem, and why??? THINK.

Question: And where else in the book of Revelation is a "woman" spoken of at great length??? Answer: Revelation 12, read it.


>>> fine linen, purple, scarlet (crimson)

"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. And this [is] the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair], And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, [after] the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make [it]. And they shall make an ark [of] shittim wood: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about." {Exodus 25:1-11 KJV, Exodus 25:4 is the "first mention" of "purple" and "scarlet", read the rest of it on your own.}

"Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. ... And thou shalt make a vail [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: ... And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework." {Exodus 26:1, 31, 36 KJV}

"And for the gate of the court [shall be] an hanging of twenty cubits, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: [and] their pillars [shall be] four, and their sockets four." {Exodus 27:16 KJV}

"And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. And they shall make the ephod [of] gold, [of] blue, and [of] purple, [of] scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. ... And the curious girdle of the ephod, which [is] upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; [even of] gold, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. ... And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; [of] gold, [of] blue, and [of] purple, and [of] scarlet, and [of] fine twined linen, shalt thou make it." {Exodus 28:5-6, 8, 15 KJV}

"And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair], ... And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair], and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought [them]. ... And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, [both] of blue, and of purple, [and] of scarlet, and of fine linen. ... Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, [even] of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work." {Exodus 35:6, 23, 25, 35 KJV}

"And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work made he them. ... And he made a vail [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: [with] cherubims made he it of cunning work. ... And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;" {Exodus 36:8, 35, 37 KJV}

"And the hanging for the gate of the court [was] needlework, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits [was] the length, and the height in the breadth [was] five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. ... And with him [was] Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen." {Exodus 38:18, 23 KJV}

"And he made the ephod [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut [it into] wires, to work [it] in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, [with] cunning work. ... And the curious girdle of his ephod, that [was] upon it, [was] of the same, according to the work thereof; [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses. ... And he made the breastplate [of] cunning work, like the work of the ephod; [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. ... And a girdle [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, [of] needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses." {Exodus 39:2-3, 5, 8, 29 KJV}

"Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity [is] of the land of Canaan; thy father [was] an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. And [as for] thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple [thee]; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live. I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: [thy] breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou [wast] naked and bare. Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time [was] the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment [was of] fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it [was] perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD. But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was. And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: [the like things] shall not come, neither shall it be [so]. Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, [wherewith] I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and [thus] it was, saith the Lord GOD. Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. [Is this] of thy whoredoms a small matter, That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through [the fire] for them? And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, [and] wast polluted in thy blood. And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;) [That] thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street. Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger. Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary [food], and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these [things], the work of an imperious whorish woman; In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; [But as] a wife that committeth adultery, [which] taketh strangers instead of her husband! They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. And the contrary is in thee from [other] women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary. Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these [things]; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon [thine] head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter. Thou [art] thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou [art] the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother [was] an Hittite, and your father an Amorite. And thine elder sister [is] Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, [is] Sodom and her daughters. Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as [if that were] a very little [thing], thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw [good]. Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then [will I bring again] the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them: That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate. For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of [thy] reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all [that are] round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD. For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD." {Ezekiel 16:1-63 KJV, read the WHOLE BOOK of Hosea as well.}

"And [when] thou [art] spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; [thy] lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life. For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, [and] the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, [that] bewaileth herself, [that] spreadeth her hands, [saying], Woe [is] me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers." {Jeremiah 4:30-31 KJV}

Strong's H8144 - crimson or scarlet https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H8144&t=KJV
Outline of Biblical Usage
    scarlet, crimson
---> properly, the insect 'coccus ilicis', the dried body of the female yielding colouring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to colour it scarlet or crimson

Biblically, purple & scarlet refers to royalty (prophetically: she sits as a queen {Revelation 18:7}, also see Ezekiel 16); in addition, crimson may also refer to sins or blood.

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it]. How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers." {Isaiah 1:18-21 KJV, read the whole chapter.}

NOTE: that little word "IF". Question: And 0.o what did He say, that faithful "city" had become??? Answer: An harlot! o.0 ARE YOU AWAKE YET???

"And [when] thou [art] spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; [thy] lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life." {Jeremiah 4:30 KJV, read the whole chapter.}

"The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, ... And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!" {Revelation 18:12, 16 KJV}


>>> gold, precious stones, pearls

"And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:" {Revelation 17:4 KJV}

"The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, ... And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!" {Revelation 18:12, 16 KJV}

"And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass." {Revelation 21:21 KJV}


>>> the cup, double, drink/drunk

"But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them]." {Psalm 75:7-8 KJV}

"Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins." {Isaiah 40:2 KJV}

"Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out. [There is] none to guide her among all the sons [whom] she hath brought forth; neither [is there any] that taketh her by the hand of all the sons [that] she hath brought up. These two [things] are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God. Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God [that] pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, [even] the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again: But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over." {Isaiah 51:17-23 KJV}

"And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration." {Revelation 17:1-6 KJV}

"sitteth" -Strong's G2521
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G2521&t=KJV
---> Literally to "sit" upon, by, with, etc. Above we will see she "reigneth" (which doesn't mean rule).

"upon" - Strong's G1909
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G1909&t=KJV
---> I'll leave it to you to read up on what other meanings besides "upon" (but above it's referred to as "over").

NOTE: The words "sitteth" or "rideth" can have a sexual overtone as well, the harlot is "sitting" on, and "riding", the beast, I'll leave that to you to figure out ... HINT: fornication, adultery.

"For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. ... Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. ... And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." {Revelation 18:3, 6, 24 KJV}


>>> the blood of the: prophets, apostles, and saints

"But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels [and] in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending [them]: Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee. But thou shalt say unto them, This [is] a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. Cut off thine hair, [O Jerusalem], and cast [it] away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath." {Jeremiah 7:24-29 KJV}

"And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending [them]; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt." {Jeremiah 25:4-7 KJV}

"Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending [them], but ye have not hearkened; Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD. Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded [him] to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD." {Jeremiah 26:2-9 KJV}

"Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending [them]; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD." {Jeremiah 29:17-19 KJV}

"I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending [them], saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me." {Jeremiah 35:15 KJV}

"Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending [them], saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted [and] desolate, as at this day." {Jeremiah 44:4-6 KJV}

"The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem. For the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her," {Lamentations 4:11-13 KJV}

"Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh [month], even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, [even] to me? And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat [for yourselves], and drink [for yourselves]? [Should ye] not [hear] the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when [men] inhabited the south and the plain? And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts [as] an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate." {Zechariah 7:4-14 KJV}

"Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. And they caught him, and cast [him] out of the vineyard, and slew [him]. When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet." -Jesus {Matthew 21:33-46 KJV}

"And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of [it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: And the remnant took his servants, and entreated [them] spitefully, and slew [them]. But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage." -Jesus {Matthew 22:1-9 KJV}

"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. [Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!" -Jesus {Matthew 23:29-37 KJV}

"And he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. And they caught [him], and beat him, and sent [him] away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and killed [him], and cast [him] out of the vineyard. What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?" -Jesus {Mark 12:1-11 KJV}

"And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way." {Mark 12:12 KJV}

"And he said, Woe unto you also, [ye] lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay and persecute: That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation." -Jesus {Luke 11:46-51 KJV}

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until [the time] come when ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord." -Jesus {Luke 13:34-35 KJV}

"Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper." -Jesus {Luke 14:16-24 KJV}

NOTE: Little did they realize, the marriage they were invited to attend was their own ... to the Creator of the universe. Very sad. Christians, let us NOT make the same tragic mistake!

Question: Are you ready for the marriage supper of the Lamb??? Or, are you too busy making excuses because this world, and all it offers, means more to you than the One that created it??? He's coming for His faithful bride, as He promised. Be ready, be watching!

"Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent [him] away empty. And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated [him] shamefully, and sent [him] away empty. And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast [him] out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence [him] when they see him. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard [it], they said, God forbid. And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." -Jesus {Luke 20:9-18 KJV}

"Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers [did], so [do] ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept [it]. When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth. ... And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep." {Acts 7:51-54, 59-60 KJV, the stoning to death of Stephen}

"And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments." {Revelation 16:5-7 KJV}

"And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration." {Revelation 17:6 KJV}

"Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her." {Revelation 18:20 KJV}

"And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." {Revelation 18:24 KJV}

NOTE: People want to blame Rome, or the RCC, for the martyrdom of the saints, but if you really study this out you will see that many of them killed by Rome were done so at the insistence of the Jewish religious elite (whom Jesus called the "Synagogue of Satan" in Revelation) under whose control Israel was under in their day ... so it was with the deaths of Jesus, Peter, James, Paul, and Stephen (to name a few).


>>> seven hills/mountains on which the woman (harlot/whore) sits (reigneth)
Hittites Girgashites Amorites Canaanites Perizzites Hivites Jebusites and their gods

"And God spake all these words, saying, I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;" {Exodus 20:1-5 KJV}

"For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off. Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. ... Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee." {Exodus 23:23-24, 32-33 KJV}

"When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. ... And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a snare unto thee. ... The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor take [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an abomination to the LORD thy God. Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: [but] thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it [is] a cursed thing." {Deuteronomy 7:1-5, 16, 25-26 KJV}

"Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein]; And [when] thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where [there was] no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for [it is] he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this day. And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God." {Deuteronomy 8:11-20 KJV}

"Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. ... When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it." {Deuteronomy 12:2-4, 29-32 KJV}

"But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: But thou shalt utterly destroy them; [namely], the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee: That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God." {Deuteronomy 20:16-18 KJV}

"But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: ... The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee." {Deuteronomy 28:15, 36-37 KJV}

"And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go [to be] among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God [is] not among us? And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant." {Deuteronomy 31:14-20 KJV}

"Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death? Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt [yourselves], and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands." {Deuteronomy 31:26-29 KJV, notice: "in the latter days".}

"And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God. And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God [is] among you, and [that] he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites." {Joshua 3:9-10 KJV}

"Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom [to] the right hand or [to] the left; That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. ... Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. And, behold, this day I [am] going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, [and] not one thing hath failed thereof. Therefore it shall come to pass, [that] as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you." {Joshua 23:6-8, 12-16 KJV}

"And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand. And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, [even] the two kings of the Amorites; [but] not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; For the LORD our God, he [it is] that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed: And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: [therefore] will we also serve the LORD; for he [is] our God. And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he [is] an holy God; he [is] a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD. And Joshua said unto the people, Ye [are] witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, [We are] witnesses. Now therefore put away, [said he], the strange gods which [are] among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel. And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that [was] by the sanctuary of the LORD. And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God. So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance." {Joshua 24:11-28 KJV}

"And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that [were] round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed. Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; [but] they did not so. And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, [that] they returned, and corrupted [themselves] more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way." {Judges 2:11-19 KJV}

"And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves." {Judges 3:6-7 KJV}

"And I said unto you, I [am] the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice." {Judges 6:10 KJV}

"And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. ... Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more." {Judges 10:6, 13 KJV}

"According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee." {1 Samuel 8:8 KJV}

"And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them." {1 Chronicles 5:25 KJV}

"And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them." {2 Chronicles 7:22 KJV}

"And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass." {2 Chronicles 24:18 KJV}

"And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this [is that] king Ahaz. For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, [therefore] will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers." {2 Chronicles 28:22-25 KJV}

"Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers [were, but] yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you." {2 Chronicles 30:8 KJV}

"They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers." {Jeremiah 11:10 KJV}

"This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing." {Jeremiah 13:10 KJV}

"Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, [neither] ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour." {Jeremiah 16:13 KJV}

"And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt." {Jeremiah 25:6 KJV}

"I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending [them], saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me." {Jeremiah 35:15 KJV}

"Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, [and] to serve other gods, whom they knew not, [neither] they, ye, nor your fathers." {Jeremiah 44:3 KJV}

"Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity [is] of the land of Canaan; thy father [was] an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. And [as for] thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple [thee]; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live. I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: [thy] breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou [wast] naked and bare. Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time [was] the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment [was of] fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it [was] perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD. But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was. And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: [the like things] shall not come, neither shall it be [so]. Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, [wherewith] I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and [thus] it was, saith the Lord GOD. Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. [Is this] of thy whoredoms a small matter, That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through [the fire] for them? And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, [and] wast polluted in thy blood. And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;) [That] thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street. Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger. Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary [food], and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these [things], the work of an imperious whorish woman; In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; [But as] a wife that committeth adultery, [which] taketh strangers instead of her husband! They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. And the contrary is in thee from [other] women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary. Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these [things]; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon [thine] head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter. Thou [art] thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou [art] the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother [was] an Hittite, and your father an Amorite. And thine elder sister [is] Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, [is] Sodom and her daughters. Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as [if that were] a very little [thing], thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw [good]. Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then [will I bring again] the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them: That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate. For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of [thy] reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all [that are] round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD. For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD." {Ezekiel 16:1-63 KJV, read the WHOLE BOOK of Hosea as well.}

"As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter [also], if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols." {Ezekiel 20:39 KJV}

"Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that [is] written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him." {Daniel 9:11 KJV}

"Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." {Amos 3:7 KJV}

"Ye have said, It [is] vain to serve God: and what profit [is it] that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?" {Malachi 3:14 KJV}

"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." -Jesus {Matthew 6:24 KJV}

"No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." -Jesus {Luke 16:13 KJV}

"These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me." -Jesus {John 16:1-3 KJV, still true.}

"And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot." {Acts 13:18-19 KJV}

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen." {Romans 1:18-25 KJV}

"And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth." {Revelation 17:9 KJV}

Let's say I'm WRONG, and it's not the seven nations (mountains) that she sits on from her beginning. OK, I'll grant you that. But, she, Jerusalem, does sit on seven physical hills ---> "Jerusalem, Israel: Jerusalem's seven hills are Mount Scopus, Mount Olivet and the Mount of Corruption (all three are peaks in a mountain ridge that lies east of the Old City), Mount Ophel, the original Mount Zion, the New Mount Zion and the hill on which the Antonia Fortress was built."
Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_claimed_to_be_built_on_seven_hills


>>> the beast the harlot (whore) sits on (reigneth over) will hate her and turn on her

"And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept." {Judges 2:1-4 KJV}

"Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these [things]; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon [thine] head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations." {Ezekiel 16:35-43 KJV, read the whole chapter.}

"And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. ... And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled." {Revelation 17:9, 16-17 KJV}


>>> woman, harlot, whore (con't)

Question: How is it, aside from idolatry, is she a harlot (whore)??? Answer: Her lovers are the nations (beast) that serve other gods and not the true God. She has taken on the characteristics of her lovers.

"They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. ... The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen [that] which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. And I said after she had done all these [things], Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw [it]. And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah. Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: ... Surely [as] a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD. A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping [and] supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, [and] they have forgotten the LORD their God. Return, ye backsliding children, [and] I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou [art] the LORD our God. Truly in vain [is salvation hoped for] from the hills, [and from] the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God [is] the salvation of Israel. For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God." {Jeremiah 3:1-3, 6-14, 20-25 KJV}

"If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove." {Jeremiah 4:1 KJV}

"Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul. At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse," {Jeremiah 4:10-11 KJV}

"O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? ... For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken [it], I have purposed [it], and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city [shall be] forsaken, and not a man dwell therein. And [when] thou [art] spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; [thy] lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life. For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, [and] the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, [that] bewaileth herself, [that] spreadeth her hands, [saying], Woe [is] me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers." {Jeremiah 4:14, 27-31 KJV}

"Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed. ... The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness." {Jeremiah 22:20, 22 KJV}

"All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; [because] thy sins were increased." {Jeremiah 30:14 KJV}

"She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears [are] on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort [her]: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. ... I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls." {Lamentations 1:2, 19 KJV}

"[But as] a wife that committeth adultery, [which] taketh strangers instead of her husband! They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. And the contrary is in thee from [other] women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary." {Ezekiel 16:32-34 KJV, read the whole chapter, and read all of Hosea.}

"The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. And the names of them [were] Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus [were] their names; Samaria [is] Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbours," {Ezekiel 23:1-5 KJV}

Question: Why is Israel, and/or Jerusalem, sometimes referred to as Egypt, Sodom, Tyre, and Babylon??? We clearly see here that these, among others are her "lovers". She chose them as her providers instead of her Husband, thus He calls her a harlot (whore). She served them, &/or their gods, instead of Him.

"Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them [that were] the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself. Neither left she her whoredoms [brought] from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her. Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted." {Ezekiel 23:7-9 KJV, read the whole chapter.}

{See below this paragraph for links to Ammi & Ruhamah}
"Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. Plead with your mother, plead: for she [is] not my wife, neither [am] I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst. And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they [be] the children of whoredoms. For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give [me] my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find [them]: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then [was it] better with me than now. For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, [which] they prepared for Baal. Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax [given] to cover her nakedness. And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand. I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts. And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These [are] my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them. And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD. Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, [that] thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name. And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and [with] the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel. And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to [them which were] not my people, Thou [art] my people; and they shall say, [Thou art] my God." {Hosea 2:1-23 KJV}

---> Babylon, the "mother of harlots" (read all of Hosea, the whole book).

Ammi - nation, people
Strong's H5971
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5971&t=KJV

Ruhamah - to love, love deeply, have mercy, be compassionate, have tender affection, have compassion
Strong's H7355
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H7355&t=KJV

Question: Does Israel know her God today??? Is she serving Him today??? Or, is she trusting in the nations??? I report, you decide. And just like the prophets before me, if you reject these scriptural proofs you do so as willingly blind. Choose YOU this day whom you will serve. Is your love for Israel more important than your love for our Creator??? As for me, I will serve the Lord, no matter the cost.


>>> the woman, harlot, whore, that sits on (reigneth over) the beast, is a "great city"
---> and it's NOT Rome, go back to the top of the page for "first mention" within the book of Revelation as proof. 

"Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have [some] that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries. And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, [and that] I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them." {Ezekiel 6:8-10 KJV}

"And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth." {Revelation 17:15-18 KJV}

Question: What is the most hated city in the world??? And, what city will all nations come against in the last days of this dispensation??? Answer: Jerusalem, the city where God chose to put His name there.

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If these things don't make you cry from the depths of your soul in utter sorrow for Israel and Jerusalem then you have a heart of stone. It pains me to my heart to know that her trials are not only not over but they are coming all the more due to her stiffnecked idolatry. Herein lays the truth as to why Jacob's trouble is coming ... it's not because nations want to conquer her as most believe, though they will indeed nearly do so again. Let us remember, it is God that sets up and removes kings {Daniel 2:20-22} for His purposes and glory! Even so, I take comfort knowing that the Lord is in control at all times, and He will save them yet again as He's promised!

If this revelation doesn't bring you to heartbroken tears, I don't know what to tell you. Aside from this, the Lord still loves her, and so should you. Don't let your hearts be hardened towards her, which is precisely what the devil hopes for ... rather, pray for her. I remind you, the final superpower will be Israel with Jesus as her King, so don't be so pompous as to think you have it all figured out and Israel is the *bad guy*. Yes, she is going to do the wrong thing and yes she will be punished, but He will return to her before the nations have their full intended way with her. Why do you suppose the Lord spent most of His time with harlots, tax-collectors, and all around general sinners? To keep us humble - there, but for the grace of God, go I.

If Christians believe the Hebrew scriptures are all about them, and/or Rome, and/or the RCC, or any other than Israel herself ... you might just be a "replacement" theologist. And yes, there is much harlotry in the church, but these scriptures are ALL about Israel/Jerusalem.

I've been accused of *hating Israel* and speaking lies ... yet all I've done is quote scripture ... so, nothing could be further from the truth. I love Israel, her people, her land (all of it), and I pray for her. But, like the prophets of old, I cannot shy away from the truth because I don't like it. I asked for truth from the Lord, and I got it.

I say to you, dear reader, pray for the peace of Jerusalem, those that love her will prosper {Psalm 122:6 KJV}. But I also say to you that because of her ongoing harlotry & idolatry where she chooses the nations as her lovers, after being wed to God Himself, she is STILL shunning her Husband and that won't bode well for her ... thus Jacob's trouble, which is going to be THE WORST TIME in human history and not for her only but for the entire world!

If you're still stuck in the mindset that these things are talking about Rome, or the RCC, by all means, here's my challenge to you: provide me with ONE SCRIPTURE that mentions Rome, or the RCC, by name *in-the-bible* with any of the points I've covered above. You can't. Why? Because there aren't any. The whole bible is about Israel and her ultimate redemption, all the rest are just actors in the play. Israel is the central figure in this drama, they always have been, and they always will be. And yes, He will destroy ALL NATIONS that come against her {Zechariah 12 KJV} ... in the end, she will win and she will be a grand kingdom with Jesus as her King for 1,000 years. Of this time, I am greatly looking forward to!

If I haven't completely worn you out with all of the above, then perhaps you are now ready to read what I posted previously ...

12/05/16 ~ Where is ... that great city? https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2016/12/120516-where-is-that-great-city.html


>>> To my wayward sister, Israel ...

"Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye [even] to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth [if] he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; [even] a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?" {Joel 2:12-14 KJV}

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." {John 1:1-5 KJV}

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth; And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father." {Philippians 2:5-11 KJV}

Jesus Christ {Yeshua Ha'Mashiach} is the Lord.

Israel ---> Read the New Testament. Read Isaiah 53. Read Psalm 2 & Psalm 22. Search your scriptures for the word Yeshua (salvation) for He is Jesus. Your Husband still loves you.


Note: I did find, in researching for this page, that in a commentary in the Geneva bible on this topic it says the woman is Rome ... but this would be the opinion of the writer of Geneva commentary, and not necessarily truth. You can read that commentary here ... but PLEASE, don't get distracted by it. Stick to God's word for your truth. https://www.christianity.com/bible/commentary.php?com=gnva&b=66&c=17


I began writing this article on Jan 28th and finished it on Jan 31st. I have hesitated, and prayed, as to whether or not to share it. At the urging of my husband I will post it, come what may.

Maranatha Ishi (Husband), your faithful bride anxiously awaits your appearing for us in the air that we may ever be with our Lord.