Purim - February 2021

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A prophecy for our day?

 

An Ancient Story that could be relived in our day. (Based on prophecies given by Kim Clement in 2008 and 2014)

David and the Amalekites

[1Sa 30:1 NLT] Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground.

            President Trump, likened to David of the Old Testament, finds his nation torn and shattered, filled with lawlessness, perversion, evil of all sorts, and the people abused by evil people that have taken over the nation.

[1Sa 30:2 NLT] They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone.

[1Sa 30:3 NLT] When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families,

[1Sa 30:4 NLT] they wept until they could weep no more.

            Some of those supporting and loyal to Trump become discouraged and even bitter. Some become traitors and turn on him.

[1Sa 30:5 NLT] David's two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, were among those captured.

            Trump’s own family is adversely affected by the evil.

[1Sa 30:6 NLT] David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

            In danger and distress, Trump turns to the LORD his God and finds strength.

[1Sa 30:7 NLT] Then he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring me the ephod!" So Abiathar brought it.

            He then personally calls to the LORD seeking guidance and direction. Many other God-fearing believers join him in prayer and intercession seeking the LORD’s direction.

[1Sa 30:8 NLT] Then David asked the LORD, "Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?" And the LORD told him, "Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!"

            The LORD responds with a direct and personal word to Trump to pursue those who had plundered his nation promising that he would recover everything that had been stolen, destroyed, or mutilated into something evil.

[1Sa 30:9 NLT] So David and his 600 men set out, and they came to the brook Besor.

[1Sa 30:10 NLT] But 200 of the men were too exhausted to cross the brook, so David continued the pursuit with 400 men.

            As Trump and his troops move against the enemy, some supporters become weary and fall behind, others are asked to be a support team backing up the front-line troops in intercession, logistics, and communications.

[1Sa 30:11 NLT] Along the way they found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink.

[1Sa 30:12 NLT] They also gave him part of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins, for he hadn't had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights. Before long his strength returned.

[1Sa 30:13 NLT] "To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?" David asked him. "I am an Egyptian--the slave of an Amalekite," he replied. "My master abandoned me three days ago because I was sick.

[1Sa 30:14 NLT] We were on our way back from raiding the Kerethites in the Negev, the territory of Judah, and the land of Caleb, and we had just burned Ziklag."

[1Sa 30:15 NLT] "Will you lead me to this band of raiders?" David asked. The young man replied, "If you take an oath in God's name that you will not kill me or give me back to my master, then I will guide you to them."

            As a part of the battle, someone from the enemy’s camp will turn to help Trump and will be instrumental in overcoming the enemy.

[1Sa 30:16 NLT] So he led David to them, and they found the Amalekites spread out across the fields, eating and drinking and dancing with joy because of the vast amount of plunder they had taken from the Philistines and the land of Judah.

            At the attack the enemy will be found drunk with power, pride, and presumption, reveling in what they think is their great victory. Mocking what they believe to be just a relatively few, weak warriors with Trump, and unaware of the ingenious plans of attack, they are set up for a great defeat.

[1Sa 30:17 NLT] David and his men rushed in among them and slaughtered them throughout that night and the entire next day until evening. None of the Amalekites escaped except 400 young men who fled on camels.

            Most of the evil enemies are brought to justice, many executed for their crimes against the nation and humanity. Only a few manage to escape into the darkness of exile and disgrace.

[1Sa 30:18 NLT] David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.

[1Sa 30:19 NLT] Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back.

[1Sa 30:20 NLT] He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. "This plunder belongs to David!" they said.

            Everything that the enemy had taken, mangled, or destroyed is recovered and restored. Even more, what good things the enemy had now belong to Trump and his people. The victory will produce blessings even greater than those before the evil takeover of the nation. “The best is yet to come”.

[1Sa 30:21 NLT] Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully.

[1Sa 30:22 NLT] But some evil troublemakers among David's men said, "They didn't go with us, so they can't have any of the plunder we recovered. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone."

            After this victory, evil trouble makers will still be found in the nation.

[1Sa 30:23 NLT] But David said, "No, my brothers! Don't be selfish with what the LORD has given us. He has kept us safe and helped us defeat the band of raiders that attacked us.

            But even these trouble makers will be called brothers and will share in the spoils of the battle.

[1Sa 30:24 NLT] Who will listen when you talk like this? We share and share alike--those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment."

[1Sa 30:25 NLT] From then on David made this a decree and regulation for Israel, and it is still followed today.

[1Sa 30:26 NLT] When he arrived at Ziklag, David sent part of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends. "Here is a present for you, taken from the LORD's enemies," he said.

[1Sa 30:27 NLT] The gifts were sent to the people of the following towns David had visited: Bethel, Ramoth-negev, Jattir,

[1Sa 30:28 NLT] Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

[1Sa 30:29 NLT] Racal, the towns of the Jerahmeelites, the towns of the Kenites,

[1Sa 30:30 NLT] Hormah, Bor-ashan, Athach,

[1Sa 30:31 NLT] Hebron, and all the other places David and his men had visited.

            Giving credit to the LORD for his victory, Trump will share the spoils of the battle taken from the LORD’s enemies. This will include those that actively fought with him, those that served as the support team, the elders of other nations who are his friends, and all the people of the world will be blessed, even those who had opposed him.

The battle is the LORD’s. The victory is the LORD’s. The spoils of the battle are the LORD’s. And the blessings will be not only for America, but also for all the world.

A Word from the Lord? "Come Weep with Me"

 

A Word from the Lord? “Come Weep with Me” (2-10-2021)

Two thousand years ago Jesus was troubled and wept as He stood before the tomb where His friend Lazarus was laid after he had died. “Jesus wasn’t so much sad at the scene surrounding the tomb of Lazarus. It’s more accurate to say that Jesus was angry. Jesus was angry and troubled at the destruction and power of the great enemy of humanity: death. Jesus would soon break the dominating power of death.” (Calvin)

 “Our Lord probably left Bethabara the day, or the day after, Lazarus died. He came to Bethany three days after; and it appears that Lazarus had been buried about four days, and consequently that he had been put in the grave the day or day after he died.” (Clarke) After Mary and Martha had cried out to the Lord that Lazarus was ill, Jesus waited three days before He went to them and raised Lazarus from the grave.

[Jhn 11:1, 4, 6 NASB], [Jhn 11:11, 17, 21-26, 33-35, 39-41, 43-44 NASB]

There is a pattern in these events. The Lord’s friends cry out to Him in a time of great distress. Rather than respond immediately, the Lord waits three days before He goes and raises Lazarus back to life. These three days had to be days of wondering why Jesus had not come, why He tarried, why He let them endure days of trouble, agony, and why He let Lazarus die. But after three days He did come and He raised the dead.

Could this pattern repeat in our day? God’s people are crying out in distress as the world around us falls into demonic turmoil. What if the Lord waits for a season (a three) then comes and raises the dead?

[1Th 4:16-18 NASB]

Then there was Passover. As Jesus entered Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover, He looked over the city Jerusalem, really over His people the Hebrews, and He wept. He had come to save them but they rejected Him and instead would cry out before the government official (Pilot), crucify Him!

[Luk 19:41-44 NASB], [Mar 15:12-14 NASB]

The events of Passover were prophecies of events that were fulfilled when Jesus of Nazareth walked into Jerusalem one day almost 2000 years ago.  On the 10^th day of Aviv about 30 AD, Jesus wept over Jerusalem; entered the city; and was questioned for four days by the Rabbis.  On Aviv 14, Jesus the Lamb of God was fixed to the tree at 9:00 am (John 1:29). Jesus died at the ninth hour (i.e. 3:00 pm) with these words, "It is finished" or literally translated, "paid in full" (1 Cor. 5:7).  Jesus was buried in the tomb of Joseph of Ramah (Ramah means “seat of idolatry”) on the 15th. Jesus' tomb was found empty on Sunday, Aviv 17.

There is a pattern to be found in these events also. After raising the dead, Jesus weeps over the people that will reject Him and because He knows the fate that awaits them. Jesus is then tested for four days, crucified, and after three days is resurrected, defeating sin and death for those that accept His gift of life eternal by accepting Him as their Lord and Savior.

Putting these two patterns together, we see God’s people crying out in distress, Jesus waiting for a “three”, then raising the dead. He then weeps over the people, enters the city, is tested for a “four” and He is crucified. Then after a “three”, He is resurrected to defeat sin and death forever.

Could this possibly be a pattern for our day? As the wars, tribulations, and turmoil of the events of Revelation 6 unfold and God’s people are crying out for help, could there be a period of time, like “a three” (possibly years) that God waits until He raises the dead and saves His people. Could it be that Jesus weeps over the people of the world as they are tested for “a four” (possibly 4 years)? Could it be that then there will be “a three” (possibly three years) of great darkness, trial, and death before Jesus comes in great power to defeat the evil and darkness that the earth has been experiencing, a total of ten years of testing and trouble before Jesus returns as King of kings and Lord of lords?

In Revelation 2, Jesus told the Jews in Smyrna that they would have tribulation for ten days. Could these “ten days” possibly be ten years?

[Rev 2:10 NASB]

Could the time of the wars, death, and destruction of the events of Revelation 6 be three years like the “three days” Jesus waited before raising His dead friend? Could the “four days” Jesus was tested be symbolic of the first four years of testing of the great seven-year tribulation (the first four trumpet judgments – Rev 8:1-13)? Could the three days He spent in the grave be symbolic of the last three dark, terrible years (the three woes) of the great tribulation (Rev 3:10 - the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth)? Interesting speculation in light of His word to us to “come weep with Me”.

The first woe - [Rev 9:1, 3, 5, 12 NASB]. The second woe - [Rev 9:13-15 NASB]. The third woe - [Rev 15:1 NASB].

These days of testing end with the Lord’s glorious return to the earth. “Behold He Comes” - [Rev 19:11-16 NASB] 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."