City against City
Ezekiel 22:3 KJVS
“Then say thou, thus saith the Lord God, the city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.”
This next phase of Egypt is the Latter Half of the five-month hour of temptation, in which the citizens of a city that is from above (Heavenly Jerusalem) will destroy themselves.
In the latter time of the beast’s kingdom at the sounding of the Sixth Trumpet, the Lion which will make up the third of the worlds population who are Christians, will partake in Satan’s deception, and share that deception with each other, and as a result of that giving and taking in deception, they will have their part in killing each other spiritually.
In Galatians Chapter 4, Paul speaks of this city which is from above that is free and the mother of us all.
Galatians 4:26 KJVS
“But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.”
With an understanding of this city that is from above we can see the third who are Christians will defile themselves and will lose their freedom that is from above (Galatians 5:1,) at the sixth trumpet. This defilement will change them from being a bride of Christ to a harlot for Satan. They will in at that time cease being citizens of a city that is free from above to citizens of Babylon which will be Satan’s confusion here on earth.
Heavenly Jerusalem is a city upon a hill.
Matthew 5:14-15 KJVS
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. [15] Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.”
This is a city that is supposed to hold the light of Christ and shine that light into darkness.
What light should we shine into darkness?
For this we can go to John Chapter 1.
John 1:1-5 KJVS
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. [4] In him was life; and the life was the light of men. [5] And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
This city that is from above is made up of those citizens who have the light of Christ which represents eternal life and also the truth of our Heavenly Fathers word
However, many will lose that light and destroy each other with Satan’s deception at the sixth trumpet. As they lose their light in the midst of Daniels Seventieth Week, there will be some who will remain citizens of the Heavenly Jerusalem, which is above. When the sixth angel sounds Satan’s darkness will fill many, but those who remain free from Satan’s bondage will be used to bring our Heavenly Fathers light to that darkness.
In the latter half of the five-month hour of temptation at the sounding of the sixth trumpet, there will only be a Few Servants that will keep their citizenship to that City and hold on to the true light of Christ.
Daniel 8:23 KJVS
“And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.”
Transgressors mean rebellions which is plural, as we can see on page 1196 in the Companions Bible in the note section for verse 23 in Daniel Chapter 8.
In the Last Study we seen kingdom rebel against kingdom, and this study we see citizens of a city rebel against itself. If we are to look at 2nd Thessalonians Chapter 2, we see that this city rebelling against itself is the great apostacy that will take place at the sixth trumpet. This great apostacy of the third is the falling away from our Heavenly Father and that city from above when the sixth angel sounds.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 KJVS
“Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, [2] That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. [3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; [4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”
This man of sin is the king of fierce countenance, that will stand up at the sixth trumpet.
This king with a fierce countenance will become an Idol to the third who are Christians who will make up The Lion of Daniel Chapter 7
The transgressors (rebellions) will at that time come to full, and it will cause a holy people to be polluted, defiled, and destroyed.
Daniel 8:24 KJVS
“And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.”
This is the sixth vial that will be poured out upon land.
Revelation 16:12-14 KJVS
“And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. [13] And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. [14] For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.”
At the woe of the sixth trumpet when the sixth vial is poured out, three unclean spirits will come out of the mouth of the Dragon who is Satan, the beast which is Satan’s 7000 fallen angels which includes ten supernatural kings, and the false prophet which is Satan’s role of Antichrist. All three spirits are the negative counterpart of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, this is the unholy trinity of Satan that will go forth throughout the world at that time.
Satans appearance as this king will stand up in the midst of Daniel’s seventieth week and he is also known as the last king if Babylon.
In the midst of Daniel shortened seventieth week Satan’s evil spirit of deception will spill over into Egypt so to speak, in other words, Satan’s deception will overtake most of the world.
We can see through many instances in our Heavenly Fathers holy word, that Jesus Christ is the only true way out of spiritual bondage, and Jesus Christ is the only one that can heal those that will be possessed with Satan’s deceptive spirit during the duration of the sixth trumpet.
Matthew 12:22-23 KJVS
“Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. [23] And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
Our Heavenly Father, through His Son, will use His Holy Spirit, to work through His servants, to begin delivering many out of Satan’s dark bondage. The Holy Spirit during that time will begin the process of bringing many into a city that is free, and that is from above.
The Holy Spirit will begin an Exodus so to speak for many out of Satan’s kingdom.
Our Heavenly Fathers servants who are predestined to receive the Holy Spirit include the 232 final remnant which are the church of Philadelphia and after they awaken out of Satan’s deception, the 144,000, who are the church of Smyrna. Our Heavenly Father will also use others who are not predestined, out of most if not all of the remaining five churches of Revelation Chapters 1 through 3, who will also escape Satan’s deception to continue to spread forth the latter rain of truth over the spiritually darkened land throughout the sixth trumpet. You could say, like Moses (using him as a type) these predestined servants will be used, by the Holy Spirit, to deliver many out of this ultimate phase bondage before the seventh angel sounds.
Matthew 12:24 KJVS
“But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.”
Unfortunately, there will be many who will refuse that deliverance from the Holy Spirit at that time and will remain in the confusion of that great city Babylon.
Isaiah 5:20 KJVS
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
Those who remain will continue to believe, Satan as the antichrist, is a true bringer of light.
What did Paul say about Satan’s appearance of antichrist and his fallen angels in 2nd Corinthians Chapter 11?
2 Corinthians 11:14-15 KJVS
“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. [15] Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”
Jesus also continued to speak of this time of darkness in Matthew Chapter 12.
Matthew 12:25 KJVS
“And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:”
During the woe of the sixth trumpet, many will begin to accept the Exodus provided by the Holy Spirit and will escape from Satan’s city of confusion before the seventh trumpet sounds.
God’s Holy Spirit will begin to cause a division between those who will, and those who won’t come to the light.
Jesus speaks of this division in Matthew Chapter 10.
Matthew 10:34-36 KJVS
“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. [35] For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. [36] And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.”
This division will begin to end this phase of ultimate bondage, and I believe Satan at that time in his role of the false prince of peace will try to stop that Exodus from his kingdom from happening.
I believe like Pharaoh in Exodus Chapter 14, Satan will send in his chariots against those who exit, like we can see in the great book of Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39.
One more verse in Matthew Chapter 12,
Christ continues to speak.
Matthew 12:26 KJVS
“And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?”
In the next study we will look at how Satan can be against Satan.
To be continued.
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