Luk 17:20\u00a0 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
\nLuk 17:21\u00a0 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1Co 3:16\u00a0 Know ye not that\u00a0ye are the temple of God<\/u><\/strong>, and\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

1Co 3:17\u00a0 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy,\u00a0which temple<\/em>\u00a0ye are<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Christ never sought to be prominent. He simply sought to please His Father:<\/p>\n

Joh 8:49\u00a0 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but\u00a0I honour my Father<\/strong>, and ye do dishonour me.
\nJoh 8:50\u00a0 And\u00a0I seek not mine own glory<\/u><\/strong>: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The spirit of a false prophet is without exception a very proud spirit which seeks the recognition and approbation of men. This is what the apostle John had to say about one of the early apostates of the New Testament church:<\/p>\n

3Jn 1:9 \u00a0I wrote unto the church:\u00a0but Diotrephes,\u00a0who loveth to have the preeminence<\/u>\u00a0among them, receiveth us not.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3Jn 1:10\u00a0 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would,\u00a0and casteth\u00a0them<\/em>\u00a0out of the church.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This self-righteous, very proud spirit was at work upon the whole New Testament church before the death of the twelve original apostles. However, God\u2019s judgments are, and always have been, working to demonstrate His power and His judgments upon the kingdom of our old man. We may fool men, but we do not for one second deceive the Lord:<\/p>\n

Gal 6:7\u00a0 Be not deceived; God is not mocked:\u00a0for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.<\/strong>
\nGal 6:8\u00a0 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We \u201cwho have the firstfruits of the spirit\u201d know that \u201call things are of God\u201d, including the fact that the Lord \u201cmakes us to err from His ways and hardens our hearts from His fear\u201d:<\/p>\n

Isa 63:17\u00a0 O LORD, why\u00a0hast\u00a0thou made us to err<\/strong><\/u> from thy ways,\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0hardened our heart from thy fear<\/strong>? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.<\/p>\n

1Co 8:6\u00a0 But to us\u00a0there is but<\/em>\u00a0one God, the Father, of whom\u00a0are<\/em>\u00a0all things<\/strong>, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom\u00a0are<\/em>\u00a0all things, and we by him.<\/p>\n

2Co 5:18\u00a0 And\u00a0all things\u00a0are<\/em>\u00a0of God<\/strong>, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The answer to Isaiah\u2019s question, \u201cWhy have you made us to err from your ways\u201d, is found in these verses:<\/p>\n

Jdg 14:4\u00a0 But his father and his mother knew not that it\u00a0was<\/em>\u00a0of the LORD, that\u00a0he sought an occasion against<\/u>\u00a0the Philistines<\/strong>: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.<\/p>\n

Rom 9:13\u00a0 As it is written,\u00a0Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated<\/strong> [\u201cbeing not yet born\u201d vs 11].<\/p>\n

Rom 9:14\u00a0 What shall we say then?\u00a0Is there <\/em>\u00a0unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
\nRom 9:15\u00a0 For he saith to Moses,\u00a0I will<\/u>\u00a0have mercy on whom\u00a0I will<\/u>\u00a0have mercy, and\u00a0I will<\/u>\u00a0have compassion on whom\u00a0I will<\/u>\u00a0have compassion.<\/strong>
\nRom 9:16\u00a0 So then\u00a0it is<\/em>\u00a0not<\/u>\u00a0of him that willeth<\/strong>, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
\nRom 9:17\u00a0 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
\nRom 9:18\u00a0\u00a0Therefore hath he mercy on whom\u00a0he will<\/u>\u00a0have mercy,<\/em>\u00a0and whom\u00a0he will<\/u>\u00a0he hardeneth.<\/strong>
\nRom 9:19\u00a0 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
\nRom 9:20\u00a0 Nay but, O man,\u00a0who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed\u00a0it,<\/em>\u00a0Why hast thou made me thus?<\/strong>
\nRom 9:21\u00a0 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
\nRom 9:22\u00a0\u00a0What<\/em>\u00a0if God, willing to shew\u00a0his<\/em>\u00a0wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
\nRom 9:23\u00a0 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
\nRom 9:24\u00a0 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Lord is \u201cworking all things after the counsel of His own will\u201d to show His wrath against all flesh which was never intended to inherit His kingdom. That flesh prays to Him only to be seen of men, while this is what we are exhorted of the Lord:<\/p>\n

Mat 6:8\u00a0\u00a0Be not ye therefore like unto them<\/strong>: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
\nMat 6:9\u00a0\u00a0After\u00a0this<\/u>\u00a0manner therefore pray ye:<\/strong>\u00a0Our Father which art in heaven,\u00a0Hallowed<\/u>\u00a0be thy name<\/strong>.
\nMat 6:10\u00a0 Thy kingdom come.\u00a0Thy will be done<\/u> in earth, as\u00a0it is<\/em>\u00a0in heaven.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

God\u2019s name is \u201challowed\u201d when we acknowledge that He makes us to err from His ways, and then He drags us to Himself, after He reveals to us just how corrupt our flesh is:<\/p>\n

1Co 15:50\u00a0 Now this I say, brethren, that\u00a0flesh and blood<\/strong>\u00a0cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth\u00a0corruption<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0inherit incorruption.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Revealing the corruption of our flesh to us is accomplished only through His judgments, and the Lord\u2019s Word reveals that He is right now judging His elect, and He will judge all the rest of mankind at the great white throne judgment.<\/p>\n

1Pe 4:17\u00a0 For the time\u00a0is come<\/em>\u00a0that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if\u00a0it<\/em>\u00a0first begin<\/em>\u00a0at us, what shall the end\u00a0be<\/em>\u00a0of them that obey not the gospel of God?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Christ promised those who followed Him in \u201cthis present time\u201d (Rom 8:18), that they would rule and reign with Him in His kingdom on this earth:<\/p>\n

Rev 2:26\u00a0 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
\nRev 2:27\u00a0\u00a0And he shall rule them with a rod of iron<\/strong>; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.<\/p>\n

Rev 20:4\u00a0 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them,\u00a0and judgment was given unto them<\/strong>: and\u00a0I saw<\/em>\u00a0the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received\u00a0his<\/em>\u00a0mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;\u00a0and they lived\u00a0and reigned with Christ<\/u>\u00a0a thousand years<\/strong>.
\nRev 20:5\u00a0 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0the first resurrection.
\nRev 20:6\u00a0 Blessed and holy\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ,\u00a0and shall reign with him<\/u>\u00a0a thousand years.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Peter asks, \u201c\u2026what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?\u201d Here is the answer to Peter\u2019s question:<\/p>\n

Rev 20:11\u00a0 And I saw a\u00a0great white throne,<\/strong> and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
\nRev 20:12\u00a0 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is\u00a0the book<\/em>\u00a0of life:\u00a0and the dead were judged<\/strong>\u00a0out of those things which were written in the books,\u00a0according to their works<\/strong>.
\nRev 20:13\u00a0 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them:\u00a0 and they were judged every man according to their works.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From these verses we can see that only those who are being judged in \u201cthis present time\u201d, will be in \u201cthe first resurrection\u2026 ruling and reigning with Him a thousand years\u201d (Rev 20:6). Christ called the first resurrection \u201cthe resurrection of life\u201d:<\/p>\n

Joh 5:27\u00a0 And hath given him [Christ]\u00a0authority to execute judgment<\/strong>\u00a0also, because he is the Son of man.
\nJoh 5:28\u00a0 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which\u00a0all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,<\/strong>
\nJoh 5:29\u00a0 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life<\/u><\/strong>; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.<\/p>\n

Rom 8:18\u00a0 For I reckon that the sufferings of\u00a0this present time<\/strong>\u00a0are<\/em>\u00a0not worthy\u00a0to be compared<\/em>\u00a0with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
\nRom 8:19\u00a0 For the earnest expectation of the creature\u00a0waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God [At \u201cthe resurrection of life\u2026 the first resurrection\u201d].<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When the thousand years are finished, then all the nations rebel against the rod of\u00a0 iron of\u00a0 the Lord\u2019s elect, and they are all destroyed by \u201cfire\u2026 from\u00a0 heaven\u201d:<\/p>\n

Rev 20:7\u00a0 And\u00a0when<\/u>\u00a0the thousand years are expired<\/strong>, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
\nRev 20:8\u00a0 And shall go out\u00a0to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth<\/strong>, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0as the sand of the sea.
\nRev 20:9\u00a0 And they went up on the breadth of the earth,\u00a0and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. [\u201cThe nations in the four quarters of the earth\u2026 the number of whom is as the sand of the sea\u201d]<\/strong>
\nRev 20:10\u00a0\u00a0And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire<\/strong>\u00a0and brimstone,\u00a0where the beast and the false prophet\u00a0are<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever [eons of the eons, the time needed to judge \u201cevery man\u2026 and angels\u201d (1Co 6:3)].<\/p>\n

1Co 6:2\u00a0 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
\n1Co 6:3\u00a0 Know ye not that\u00a0we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? [\u2018This present time\u2019 (Rom 8:18)]<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All the rest of mankind who are not in \u201cthe resurrection of life\u2026 the first resurrection\u201d, will be judged in the great white throne judgment\/lake of fire\/second death. This \u2018judgment\u2019 or this \u2018death\u2019 is the judgment of all whose names were not in the book of life. This \u2018death\u2019 is the second group to die to their old man, just as we are doing in \u201cthis present time\u2026 judgment\u2026 on the house of God\u201d (1Pe 4:17). All whose names\u00a0are<\/u>\u00a0in the book of life,\u00a0are<\/u>\u00a0being judged \u201cin this present time\u201d, and we will rule with Christ for a thousand years. All the rest of mankind will be judged in the lake of fire\/second death at the white throne\u00a0judgment<\/u>. This is \u201cthe end of them that obey not the gospel of God\u201d (1Pe 4:17).<\/p>\n

The \u2018fire\u2019 of the \u2018lake of fire\u2019 is the same \u2018fire\u2019 which \u201cwill try every man\u2019s works, [including] \u201cthe house of God [of] this present time\u201d:<\/p>\n

1Co 3:13\u00a0\u00a0Every<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed\u00a0by fire<\/strong>; and\u00a0the fire<\/strong> shall try\u00a0every<\/strong>\u00a0man’s work of what sort it is [\u201cEvery man\u201d in both resurrections and in both judgments\u2026 will be tried by the \u2018fire\u2019 of the Word of God (Jer 14:5). The judgment which \u201cis now on the house of God\u201d and the judgment of the \u201cgreat white throne\/lake of fire\/ second death\u201d, is effectuated by the same \u2018fire\u2026 (but) each in his own order\u201d (1Co 15:23)].
\n1Co 3:14\u00a0 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward [\u201cRule and reign with Christ for a thousand years\u2026 judge angels [at the great] white throne judgment\u201d].
\n1Co 3:15\u00a0 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss [Miss out on \u201cthe marriage supper of the Lamb, a crown of life which entitles him to rule with Christ a thousand years and then \u201cjudge angels\u201d in the great white throne judgment\/lake of fire\/second death]: but he himself shall be saved<\/u>; yet so as\u00a0by fire<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The scriptures go overboard to inform us of the fact that God is in the process of saving \u201call in Adam\u201d. Here are but a few of the verses which boldly state this irrefutable Truth:<\/p>\n

Joh 3:17\u00a0 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that\u00a0the world\u00a0<\/u>through him might be saved<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1Co 15:22\u00a0 For\u00a0as in Adam\u00a0all<\/u> die,\u00a0even so in Christ shall\u00a0all<\/u> be made alive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1Ti 2:4\u00a0 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.<\/p>\n

1Ti 4:10\u00a0 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God,\u00a0who is the Saviour of all men,\u00a0specially [not \u2018exclusively\u2019] of those that believe<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2Pe 3:9\u00a0 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward,\u00a0not willing that any should perish, but that all<\/u>\u00a0should come to repentance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1Jn 2:2\u00a0 And he is the propitiation for our sins:\u00a0and\u00a0not for ours only, but also for\u00a0the sins of<\/em>\u00a0the whole world<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Self-righteous mankind would rather make God out to be a hate-filled monster, who will burn his adversaries in eternal torment, than to acknowledge:<\/p>\n

Ecc 1:13 I applied my heart to inquiring and exploring by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens:\u00a0it is an experience of evil Elohim has given to the sons of humanity to humble them by it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1Ti 2:4\u00a0 Who\u00a0will<\/strong>\u00a0have\u00a0all <\/strong>men to be saved<\/strong>, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is argued by those who are under the influence of the lying spirit of \u201cfree moral agency\u201d that the word \u2018will\u2019 in 1 Timothy 2:4 would be better translated as \u2018desires all men to be saved\u201d. The argument is that our fabled \u2018free will\u2019 is capable of thwarting what God desires for us. If we were to agree that the word \u2018desire\u2019 would be better, what then do we make of this verse of scripture?<\/p>\n

Job 23:13\u00a0 But he\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0in one\u00a0mind,<\/em>\u00a0and who can turn him?\u00a0and\u00a0what<\/em>\u00a0his soul desireth,\u00a0even\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0he doeth.<\/u><\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Later the Lord reveals just how deeply His sovereignty extends into His relationship with His creatures:<\/p>\n

Pro 16:1\u00a0 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue,\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0from the LORD<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe preparations of our heart\u201d, the forming of a thought is \u201cfrom the Lord\u201d, and a couple of verses later this depth of His sovereign work with mankind is again proclaimed:<\/p>\n

Pro 16:4\u00a0 The LORD hath made all\u00a0things<\/em>\u00a0for himself:\u00a0yea, even the wicked<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0for the day of evil.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAll things\u2026 even the wicked\u201d are made for the Lord\u2019s \u201cexperience of evil\u201d which He has given us to humble us before Himself. This truth relieves us all of a very great burden which is based upon the lie that God has given mankind a will that is free from any influence from Him.<\/p>\n

Ecc 1:13 I applied my heart to inquiring and exploring by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens:\u00a0it is an experience of evil Elohim has given to the sons of humanity to humble them by it.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our old man always prefers church doctrine to these wonderful Truths, and therefore the Lord…<\/p>\n

Jer 15:3\u00a0 \u2026will appoint over them\u00a0four kinds<\/u>, saith the LORD:\u00a0the sword<\/u>\u00a0to slay, and\u00a0the dogs<\/u>\u00a0to tear, and\u00a0the fowls of the heaven<\/u>, and\u00a0the beasts of the earth<\/u>, to devour and destroy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These \u201cfour kinds [are] appointed over us\u201d to humble us (Ecc 1:13), to bring us to our wits\u2019 end (Psa 107:27) and to drag us to Himself (Joh 6:44).<\/p>\n

Here is Strong\u2019s definition of the Hebrew word translated as \u2018kinds\u2019 in this verse:<\/p>\n

H4940<\/strong>
\n\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e4\u05b8\u05bc\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4
\nmishpa\u0302cha\u0302h
\nmish-paw-khaw’<\/em>
\nFrom H8192 (compare H8198);\u00a0a\u00a0family<\/em>, that is, circle of relatives<\/strong>; figuratively a\u00a0class<\/em>\u00a0(of persons), a\u00a0species<\/em>\u00a0(of animals) or\u00a0sort<\/em>\u00a0(of things); by extension a\u00a0tribe<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0people: –\u00a0<\/em>family, kind (-red).<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With the exception of this third verse here in chapter 15, and\u2026<\/p>\n

Gen 8:19\u00a0 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl,\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0whatsoever creepeth upon the earth,\u00a0after their kinds<\/strong>, went forth out of the ark.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Except for these two verses, this word is consistently translated as either \u2018family\u2019 or \u2018kindred\u2019 in their singular or plural forms.<\/p>\n

What this tells us is that each of these \u2018kinds\u2019 is a \u2018family\u2019 of judgments, and the fact that there are four of them indicates that \u2018the whole\u2019 of the kingdom of our old\u00a0 man will be destroyed with the whole of these four families of judgments.<\/p>\n

Jer 15:4\u00a0 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth,\u00a0because of Manasseh\u00a0<\/u>the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0which he did in Jerusalem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manasseh is considered to be the most wicked king of all the kings of Judah. He was the son of the most righteous king of Judah, King Hezekiah:<\/p>\n

Jer 15:5\u00a0 For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are all brought to our \u201cwits\u2019 end\u201d by the Lord Himself:<\/p>\n

Psa 107:24\u00a0 These see\u00a0the works of the LORD<\/strong>, and his wonders in the deep.
\nPsa 107:25\u00a0 For\u00a0he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind<\/strong>, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
\nPsa 107:26\u00a0 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths:\u00a0their soul is melted because of trouble.<\/strong>
\nPsa 107:27\u00a0 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,\u00a0and are at their\u00a0wits’ end<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Lord Himself brings us to a time when it seems that all our family and friends all turn their backs on us when we need them most. They may not do so overtly, but they will not tolerate the doctrine of Christ in our mouths. The Lord Himself forsakes us \u201cfor a moment\u201d:<\/p>\n

Isa 54:7\u00a0\u00a0For a small moment\u00a0have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee<\/u><\/strong>.
\nIsa 54:8\u00a0\u00a0In\u00a0a little wrath<\/u>\u00a0I hid my face from thee for a moment;\u00a0but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee<\/u><\/strong>, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Lord tells Jeremiah the same thing He told Isaiah about how He is dealing with His elect:<\/p>\n

Jer 15:6\u00a0 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward:\u00a0therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee<\/u>; I am weary with repenting.<\/strong>
\nJer 15:7\u00a0 And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave\u00a0them<\/em>\u00a0of children,\u00a0I will destroy my people,\u00a0since<\/em>\u00a0they return not from their ways<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lord takes complete responsibility for the destruction of the corrupt flesh of His people for their rebellious, wicked ways. \u201cI will destroy my people\u201d are the Lord\u2019s own words, and that is exactly what He does to the old man within His very elect.<\/p>\n

2Th 2:8\u00a0 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy<\/strong>\u00a0with the brightness of his coming:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our salvation hinges upon the dying of our old man, just as Christ had to die daily and literally.<\/p>\n

Jer 15:8\u00a0\u00a0Their widows are increased<\/u>\u00a0to me above the sand of the seas:\u00a0I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men\u00a0a spoiler<\/u>\u00a0at noonday:\u00a0I have caused<\/u>\u00a0him\u00a0to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As our judgment begins, the Lord removes our spiritual \u2018husbands\u2019 and renders us as spiritual \u2018widows\u2019 with no leadership and no head:<\/p>\n

Rom 7:1\u00a0 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man\u00a0as long as he liveth?<\/strong>
\nRom 7:2\u00a0 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to\u00a0her<\/em>\u00a0husband so long as he liveth;\u00a0but if the husband be dead<\/u>,<\/strong>\u00a0she is loosed from the law of her<\/em>\u00a0husband.
\nRom 7:3\u00a0 So then if, while\u00a0her<\/em>\u00a0husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law<\/strong>; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
\nRom 7:4\u00a0 Wherefore, my brethren,\u00a0ye also are become dead<\/u>\u00a0to the law by the body of Christ;\u00a0that ye should be married to another,\u00a0even<\/em>\u00a0to him who is raised from the dead,<\/strong> that we should bring forth fruit unto God.<\/p>\n

1Co 11:3\u00a0 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ;\u00a0and the head of the woman\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0the man;<\/strong> and the head of Christ\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0God.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As our judgment begins, and we begin to \u201ccome out of her\u2026\u201d our flesh then turns on our spiritual \u2018mother\u2019, \u2018Babylon the great\u2019, and we \u201cspoil [her] at noonday\u201d. This very same destruction of our harlot mother by our rebellious flesh is described in the book of Revelation in these words:<\/p>\n

Rev 17:12\u00a0 And\u00a0the ten horns<\/strong>\u00a0which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet;\u00a0 but receive power as kings one hour with the beast<\/strong>.
\nRev 17:13\u00a0 These have one mind,\u00a0and shall give their power and strength unto the beast<\/u><\/strong>.
\nRev 17:14\u00a0\u00a0These shall make war with the Lamb,\u00a0and the Lamb shall overcome them<\/u><\/strong>: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him\u00a0are<\/em>\u00a0called, and chosen, and faithful.
\nRev 17:15\u00a0 And he saith unto me,\u00a0The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.<\/strong>
\nRev 17:16\u00a0\u00a0And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,\u00a0these shall hate the whore<\/u>, and shall make her desolate and naked,\u00a0and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire<\/u>.<\/strong>
\nRev 17:17\u00a0\u00a0For\u00a0God hath put in their hearts<\/u>\u00a0to fulfil his will<\/strong>, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast,\u00a0until the words of God shall be fulfilled<\/strong>.
\nRev 17:18\u00a0\u00a0And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The number \u2018ten\u2019 signifies the perfection of corruptible flesh at its peak of power in our lives. Here is a link to a study on the spiritual significance of the number ten:<\/p>\n

The Number Ten<\/a><\/p>\n

Isaiah makes clear who this harlot is. She is identified in the first chapter of his prophecy:<\/p>\n

Isa 1:1\u00a0 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw\u00a0concerning Judah and Jerusalem<\/strong>\u00a0in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz,\u00a0and\u00a0Hezekiah, kings of Judah.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cJudah and Jerusalem\u201d signify the Lord\u2019s own elect who have \u201cleft [their] first love\u201d and have turned their back on their true spiritual husband and committed spiritual adultery and spiritual fornication with many others, and the Lord calls a spade a spade:<\/p>\n

Isa 1:21\u00a0 How is\u00a0the faithful city become an harlot!<\/strong>\u00a0it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it;\u00a0but now murderers<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Spiritual \u2018murder\u2019 and \u2018beheading\u2019 is defined Biblically in these words:<\/p>\n

1Jn 3:15\u00a0\u00a0Whosoever hateth his brother\u00a0is a murderer<\/u><\/strong>: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Using that spiritual definition, combined with the physical murder committed by the religions of mankind against each other, man\u2019s religion has killed more that all the atheistic communist governments of the past century combined, and the Lord will avenge His elect of those who have physically and spiritually murdered and beheaded them since the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ:<\/p>\n

Rev 6:9\u00a0 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of\u00a0them\u00a0that were slain<\/u>\u00a0for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held<\/strong>:
\nRev 6:10\u00a0 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?<\/p>\n

Rev 20:4\u00a0 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them:\u00a0and\u00a0I saw<\/em>\u00a0the souls of them that were beheaded<\/u>\u00a0for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God,<\/strong>\u00a0and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received\u00a0his<\/em>\u00a0mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These two verses are speaking of the same people. They are the Lord\u2019s elect who were \u201cslain [and] beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God\u201d.<\/p>\n

This destruction of the great harlot of the religions of mankind in rebellion against Christ and His Father is accomplished inwardly in everyone who is dragged out of the grasp of that great whore. However, there is always an outward, climactic, dispensational fulfillment to the words of prophecy, and we are all witnessing the secular humanists within this great harlot turning against her, destroying her with fire and eating her flesh:<\/p>\n

Rev 17:16\u00a0 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,\u00a0these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.<\/strong>
\nRev 17:17\u00a0\u00a0For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil\u00a0his will<\/u><\/strong>, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our last verse of our study for today is just an earlier version of Revelation 17:16-17:<\/p>\n

Jer 15:9\u00a0 She that hath borne seven languisheth:\u00a0she hath given up the ghost<\/u>; her sun is gone down while\u00a0it was<\/em> yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lord\u2019s elect are the latter-day temple in which He now dwells, and the temple in which the Adversary dwells is His latter-day people, who are being destroyed by the ten horns which are \u201con the beast\u201d. They are the negative application of the words, \u201cCome out of her My people\u201d, and they will \u201ceat her flesh and burn her with fire\u201d, just as we are being tried with fire as we eat the flesh of Christ.<\/p>\n

Joh 6:51\u00a0 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and\u00a0the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.<\/strong>
\nJoh 6:52\u00a0 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us\u00a0his<\/em>\u00a0flesh to eat?<\/strong>
\nJoh 6:53\u00a0 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
\nJoh 6:54\u00a0\u00a0Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life;<\/strong>\u00a0and I will raise him up at the last day.
\nJoh 6:55\u00a0 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
\nJoh 6:56\u00a0\u00a0He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him<\/strong>.
\nJoh 6:57\u00a0 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father:\u00a0so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.<\/strong>
\nJoh 6:58\u00a0 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That is our study for today and these are our verses for our next study:<\/p>\n

Jer 15:10\u00a0 Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury;\u00a0yet<\/em>\u00a0every one of them doth curse me.
\nJer 15:11\u00a0 The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee\u00a0well<\/em>\u00a0in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
\nJer 15:12\u00a0 Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?
\nJer 15:13\u00a0 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
\nJer 15:14\u00a0 And I will make\u00a0thee<\/em>\u00a0to pass with thine enemies into a land\u00a0which<\/em>\u00a0thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger,\u00a0which<\/em>\u00a0shall burn upon you.
\nJer 15:15\u00a0 O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.
\nJer 15:16\u00a0 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
\nJer 15:17\u00a0 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
\nJer 15:18\u00a0 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which<\/em>\u00a0refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar,\u00a0and as<\/em>\u00a0waters\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0fail?
\nJer 15:19\u00a0 Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again,\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
\nJer 15:20\u00a0 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I\u00a0am<\/em>\u00a0with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
\nJer 15:21\u00a0 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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