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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

The Beast Kingdom Rule is Being Dissolved



The Beast Kingdom Rule is Being Dissolved

The beast kingdoms and their subsidiaries have held sway over the biblical and Church worlds from the beginning of the Babylonian empire through the Roman Empire and the little horn of the papacy as prophesied by Daniel 2 and 7.

One of the last remaining vestiges of the earth beast, also known as the false prophet, which is the Rothschild’s banking/lending system is the Rothschild financed nation of Israel.  Jacob bought the birthright promise from Esau for a bowl of soup.  Later, when Rachael discovered that nearly blind Isaac was planning to bestow the dominion promise to Esau, she dressed Jacob in Esau’s clothes and send him to Isaac.  Jacob convinced Isaac that he was actually Esau and tricked Isaac into bestowing the dominion mandate to him. 

Through an act of God, Isaac gave Esau a blessing-prophecy saying that eventually Jacob would be required to return the birthright promises for a period of time.  The return of that promise began with the Balfour resolution, became official with the founding of the nation of Israel, and continues to this day.  The world owes this reversal to the deceitfulness of Jacob and Rachael.  Only later when Jacob wrestled with God did he learn that God is in complete control and He does not need the assistance of individuals to achieve His goals.  With this knowledge Jacob received the new name of “Israel”. 

Genesis 27:40 NET  You will live by your sword but you will serve your brother. When you grow restless, you will tear off his yoke from your neck."

The name “Israel” was bequeathed to Joseph by Jacob and then to his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh.  The ten northern tribes kept the official name of “Israel” while the southern 2 tribes used the name of the dominant tribe which was Judah.  The modern nation called Israel has no legal right to that name.

In 1947-48, Britain representing Jacob returned the birthright to the Esau/Edomites that had blended within the tribe of Judah during the days of John Hyrcanus when they were forced to become legal Jews or be expelled.

The British flag is called Union Jack. Jack is short for Jacob. Britain means “covenant land,” and Brit-ish is Hebrew for “covenant man.” Hence, justice was given to Esau for the sin of Jacob in stealing the birthright in an unlawful manner in Genesis 27. Just as Jacob stole Esau’s identity and took advantage of Isaac’s blindness, so also in 1947-48 Esau stole Jacob’s identity and took advantage of Isaac’s blindness (the blind church, including the Latter Rain Movement).

The Latter Rain Movement saw itself as running parallel to the Israeli state, because both came in 1948. They thought the Kingdom was coming in this way to both Jews and Gentiles, but they did not realize that their Dispensationalist views only served to rebuild the dividing wall that Paul said was abolished in Christ (Ephesians 2:14). By setting up the Jews as “chosen people” above other “gentile” believers, they perpetuated the wall that prevented the church from retaining the unity of the “one new man” (Ephesians 2:15).

The Edomites were absorbed into the Jews (Judah, Benjamin, Levites) around 126 BC when Hyrcanus of the Maccabees conquered the Edomites and gave them the choice of either becoming a Jew or being deported.

Josephus tells us in Antiquities of the Jews, XIII, ix, 1, “Hyrcanus took also Dora and Marissa, cities of Idumea, and subdued all the Idumeans; and permitted them to stay in that country, if they would be circumcised, and make use of the laws of the Jews;….. at which time therefore, this befell them, that they were hereafter no other than Jews.”

The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia, edited by Dr. Cecil Roth and Dr. Geoffrey Wigoder (1970 edition), which says under “Edom,” on page 587, “The Edomites were conquered by John Hyrcanus who forcibly converted them to Judaism, and from then on they constituted a part of the Jewish people, Herod being one of their descendants.  Thereafter, they ceased to figure in Jewish history.

The Jews of the modern state of Israel are not all Edomite inbreeds.  It has been pointed out the majority of the people calling themselves Jews are of Khazarian stock.  These Khazarians were converts to Judaism who migrated to Eastern Europe and parts of Western and Southern Russia.  They were the so-called Russian and Eastern European invaders prophesied by Ezekiel in chapters 38 and 39. 

There remains a host of Zionist dispensational pre-tribulational rapturists insisting that Russia and Iran are preparing to invade Israel.  That may indeed happen but it will not have the same fulfillment as in Ezekiel 38-39.   The judgement will fall upon the current inhabitants of the nation not on native Russians, Iran, or other nations.

Ezekiel 38:22 NET  I will judge him with plague and bloodshed. I will rain down on him, his troops and the many peoples who are with him a torrential downpour, hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

If there is an attack on the current nation of Israel, Ariel or Jerusalem will be destroyed.  There is much more information in Isaiah 29 and it is worth reading.

Isaiah 29:2 NET  I will threaten Ariel, and she will mourn intensely and become like an altar hearth before me.

In reality there is no 70th week of Daniel waiting to be fulfilled.  It was completed at the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ; there will be no pre-trib rapture - although there will be a harpazo or gathering together of the dead and living saints of the most High.  Soon these Scofield-ites will be so prophecy confused, they will be begging for guidance and assistance (perhaps).

Therefore, in 1948 a nation of Jews was established with the stolen name of “Israel” which the tribe of Judah, Edom, or Khazaria did not have the legal right to use.  However, because Esau had been wronged in Genesis 27, God caused Jacob to give back the birthright and the birthright name, Israel.

Esau has now had sufficient time to prove himself unworthy, so that God could strip him of the birthright in accordance with the law of first-born rights in Deuteronomy 21:15, 16, 17. It is only when a first-born son proves himself to be a stubborn and rebellious son that he can be deprived of his birthright (Deuteronomy 21:18-21).

As written in scripture, it is the will of God to set free all people and nations with the breaking of the yoke of the beast nations and their residuals.  It is said the purpose of slavery is to teach obedience and compliance. 

Isaiah 58:6 NET  No, this is the kind of fast I want. I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke.

The USA has been in slavery to Mystery Babylon since 1913-14 with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act.  Soon afterwards, Europe and most of the world, were essentially enslaved by various international banking systems all operated by the same Rothschild mafia group.

It has been said, the Edomite/Khazarian nation of modern Israel along with the Rothschild controlled international banking system are the main components of the current beast system.  It has also been said their time of authority is now finished and they have been requested to step aside in the divine court of God but they have apparently, as expected, declined to do so.  Things will begin to occur – the nature of these occurrences is not exactly known at this time. 

With Mr. Trump becoming a Zionist whore (perhaps temporarily) the ratcheting up of world conflict may be beginning.  According to Benjamin Fulford (who is most likely not speaking on the behalf of God) the real reason Trump ordered this illegal Syrian attack is because he is being blackmailed by the Satanists with a video they have of him murdering a 12 year old girl named Mary according to purported Pentagon and CIA sources. 

Again, major changes should be occurring fairly soon (good or bad).  The world will be changed and the beast rule will be brought to an end (whether violently, peacefully, or both is unknown).

Monday, January 4, 2016

Britain Begets Israel to Esau



Britain  Begets National Israel to Esau

The British Empire gained control of Canaan/Palestine in 1917.  The Jews in England began demanding a Jewish homeland.  They were offered other areas but the Jews insisted on Palestine.  Soon afterwards an agreement was reached called the Balfour Declaration which designated a portion of Palestine to the Jews as a place for their migration and habitation. So-called Jews from Russia, Eastern Europe, Iran, the USA, and South America began pouring into the Palestine area.

Militias, referred to as gangs, were formed and proceeded to kill Palestinians, burn their houses and villages, and generally cause destruction toward the Arab populations in Palestine.  These gangs, known by the names of:  Irgun, Stern, Lehi, Haganah, and Palmach even killed other Jews if they stood in the way of their nation building.  The British military finally left in 1948 and the Jews declared the state of Israel which was soon ratified by the U.N. and later by the USA.

The Irgun was a political predecessor to Israel's right-wing Herut (or "Freedom") party, which led to today's Likud party.  Likud has led or been part of most Israeli governments since 1977.  Menachem Begin was one of the Irgun gang’s leaders.

The Lehi or Stern gang was an offshoot of the Irgun gang and one of its leaders was Yitzhak Shamir.

It was been said that the Haganah group evolved into the national army of Israel, the IDF.  Notable members of the Haganah include:  Yitzhak Rabin, Ariel Sharon, Rehavam Ze'evi, Dov Hoz, and Moshe Dayan.

The Palmach  was the elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground army of the Yishuv (Jewish community) during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine. The Palmach was established on 5-15-1941.  Notable commanders include:  Yitzhak Sadeh, Yigal Allon, Yitzhak Rabin, and Moshe Dayan.

As can be seen in the picture below, the Palestinian people will soon have no land at all.  Most of the Palestinian land has been confiscated via death, bulldozers, and other means.

How and why did all this occur?  Many American evangelicals consider Israel to be a miracle of God.  They believe the breach has been healed and the Jews represent all 12 tribes of the Davidic nation of Israel.  Some even consider the Palestinians to be Edomites and employ the prophecies concerning the Edomites as the basis for the Palestinian destruction by the Israeli Jews.

Jacob and Esau were the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah (fraternal perhaps).  Esau was the firstborn and was lawfully to receive the birthright inheritance.  Prior to the twin’s birth, God told Rebekah the second born Jacob was to receive the promises.  Isaac made preparations to grant Esau the inheritance but Rebekah overheard and she and Jacob made plans to assist God in His endeavors.  After an extensive hunting event, Esau came home physically tired and hungry.  He then proceeded to trade the kingship part of the promise to Jacob for a bowl of soup.  Later, Rebekah dressed Jacob in Esau’s clothing and tricked Isaac into giving Jacob the birthright promise, thinking Jacob was Esau.

The Edomites were absorbed into the Jews (Judah, Benjamin, Levites) around 126 BC when Hyrcanus of the Maccabees conquered the Edomites and gave them the choice of either becoming a Jew or being deported.

Josephus tells us in Antiquities of the Jews, XIII, ix, 1, “Hyrcanus took also Dora and Marissa, cities of Idumea, and subdued all the Idumeans; and permitted them to stay in that country, if they would be circumcised, and make use of the laws of the Jews;….. at which time therefore, this befell them, that they were hereafter no other than Jews.”

The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia, edited by Dr. Cecil Roth and Dr. Geoffrey Wigoder (1970 edition), which says under “Edom,” on page 587, “The Edomites were conquered by John Hyrcanus who forcibly converted them to Judaism, and from then on they constituted a part of the Jewish people, Herod being one of their descendants.  Thereafter, they ceased to figure in Jewish history.

This means that Jews of today must fulfill all the prophecies of Esau-Edom in the last days because many of them are Edomite Jews.  Several Bible teachers are not aware of this turn of events and attempt to locate the Edomites in several places in the Middle East, most notably as the Palestinians who are not the Edomites.  Others locate them in Turkey or other places.  The truth, as admitted in the pages of Jewish Encyclopedias, places the Edomites as Jews in the current nation of Israel and perhaps Europe and the USA. 

Zionism was established as a political movement with the objective being the return to the land of Canaan.  But since Judah itself was forbidden to return without repenting first, the Jews could return only under the promise given to Esau in Gen. 27: 40.  Jacob would have to give the Birthright back to Esau and allow God to give it to the rightful son in His own appointed time and manner. Thus, in order for “Jacob” to give the land back to “Esau,” the old land had to come back under the control of the descendants of Jacob/Ephraim (of the ten Israelite tribes) which was Britain of the “Union Jack" flag. The occupation of Palestine by Britain occurred in 1917, and “Jacob” subsequently gave it back to Esau in 1948. This restored the birthright back to the heirs of Esau within Jewry, rectifying an ancient wrong perpetrated upon Esau in Genesis 27.

According to the law a rebellious son could be disinherited, even as Reuben was disinherited (1 Chron. 5: 1). However, the law clearly states that Esau could not be disinherited until he proved himself to be a rebellious son. God gave the birthright to the descendants of Esau for a time, and as the fig tree cursed by Jesus, they regrew baring many leaves but no fruit.  Jacob and Rebekah did not have the patience to wait for Esau to prove himself unworthy, and the fulfillment had to wait until 1948 with the establishment of the Zionist state.  Practically blind, Isaac was tricked by Jacob.  Now God has blinded the true Israelites, and most of the world, with the result that Esau has obtained the birthright promise for a time, but it will soon be given back to the people of Jacob.

Jacob pretended to be Esau to steal the birthright from him in Genesis 27, so also now has Esau pretended to be Jacob to get it back. Even as Jacob took advantage of Isaac’s blindness, so also has Esau taken advantage of the blindness in the Church to get it back. This may seem unjust, but it is actually the justice of “an eye for an eye” as stated in the law.

The ending of this earth age will soon come.  During the climax of history, God will resolve “the controversy of Zion (Isaiah 34:8 KJV).  It will not be the annihilation of the Palestinians but the total destruction of Jerusalem and Israel proper.

Isaiah 34:5-8 NET  He says, "Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. Look, it now descends on Edom, on the people I will annihilate in judgment."  (6)  The LORD's sword is dripping with blood, it is covered with fat; it drips with the blood of young rams and goats and is covered with the fat of rams' kidneys. For the LORD is holding a sacrifice in Bozrah, a bloody slaughter in the land of Edom.  (7)  Wild oxen will be slaughtered along with them, as well as strong bulls. Their land is drenched with blood, their soil is covered with fat.  (8)  For the LORD has planned a day of revenge, a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion.

Edom has returned and built up the desolate places that were taken from the Palestinian Arabs.  They have built new cities and towns and vast housing settlements, but the Lord says, “they shall build, but I will throw down.”

Malachi 1:4 KJV  Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation forever.

The Edomites who actually may be Jews, have a desire to inherit the old land of Canaan that Jacob had stolen from Esau.  Therefore, in spite of their rebellious nature, God was required to give the land back to the descendants of Esau for a season so that he could prove himself an unworthy son and legally be disinherited in a lawful manner.

Now is the time for everyone to revise and modify their end-times prophecy beliefs.  The Edomites are called Jews within Israel and Jerusalem.  Jerusalem will be destroyed by the hand of God.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Israel is Edom - Deception



ISRAEL IS EDOM
The Church and the World Have Been Deceived

For those of you with short attention spans and others with poor “reading with comprehension” skills I will just come out and say it – All Jews are Edomites.  Not all Jews are necessarily Edomites, but all Edomites or partial Edomites call themselves Jews.  If you need proof or don’t believe me, then continue reading.

Khazars

The concept of Israeli Jews being Khazars is said to be a true statement.  The historical issue claiming the Khazarians converted to Judaism is also true, but the majority immigrated to Russia and the East European nations.  Recall that Arthur Koestler, the author of the book, The Thirteenth Tribe, was/is a Jew.  Some Jewish historians, scientists, and professors claim that Jews are of a Khazarian background, and some possibly are, particularly the older ones from Russia and East Europe.  It has been said that Ashkenazi Jews are mostly of Khazar origin.

In the Birthright series it was written that Edom was integrated into the Judean Jewish culture during the Hasmonean uprising prior to the birth of Christ.  If you failed to read this series you will be somewhat at a disadvantage although some pertinent information will be covered.  You may read the complete series at this link:  http://freedomfromdelusion.blogspot.com/p/the-birthright.html  The Edomites have always wanted the land of Canaan and through money and political shenanigans they finally achieved their goal in 1948.  Yes, the nation of Israel has been through many wars and each time they gained more territory.  It may be the surrounding Arabs and Muslims know the real truth much better than the so-called Church countries.  The Jews are against everyone, particularly Christians and the 10 tribes of the real Israel.  They are not interested in healing the breach or befriending real Jews but their goal is to either destroy or enslave everyone except for China who will be their industrial sector. 

Several ethnic groups have been falsely identified as Edomites, such as Turkey, China, the Palestinians, and some other Arab groups.  Historians and Academics have apparently read the truth but either dismiss it or ignore it.

Esau
Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of soup and was swindled out of his scepter (kingship) blessing by his fraternal twin Jacob by posing as Esau.  When Esau discovered that his kingship blessing had been tricked from Isaac by Jacob he cried in regret and asked Isaac for a blessing as well.  Through the power and mind of God, Isaac gave Esau a prophetic blessing that Israel and Judah endured until their destruction and captivity from Assyria and Babylon and that we (the world – particularly the 10 tribes of Israel) are enduring today.  The Edomites attempted to move in to Canaan but the northern area was inhabited by foreigners brought in by Assyria called the Samaritans in Jesus’ day and southern Judah was occupied by Babylonian troops.

Here is the prophetic blessing that Isaac gave Esau:  Genesis 27:39-40 NET  So his father Isaac said to him, "Indeed, your home will be away from the richness of the earth, and away from the dew of the sky above.  (40)  You will live by your sword but you will serve your brother. When you grow restless, you will tear off his yoke from your neck." 

The final phrase, “you will tear off his yoke from your neck” is essentially the same rendering in all my translations.  That prophecy is being fulfilled today.

To be fair (or I should say – to be Biblically legal), Jacob swindled Esau out of the birthright blessing and tricked him and Isaac out of the dominion blessing.  In the mind of God and the laws of God these sins must be punished and recompense must be made to the victim.  But someone will say, ‘Well wait a minute, we didn’t bamboozle Esau out of anything.  Why should we be punished with banking, pornography, corrupt governments, and wars and a one-world-government’?  We didn’t eat from the forbidden tree and we are born to age and die just like Adam and Eve as well.

The unlawful acts of Jacob would require punishment by the laws and standards of God.  Although God informed Rebekah the older son (Esau) would serve the younger son (Jacob) she took matters into her own hands and incited Jacob to perform the acts of deceit and trickery.

Genesis 25:23 NET  and the LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be separated from within you. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."

When the fraud was discovered by Isaac, he knew that eventually God would take away the promises obtained by Jacob and give them to Esau.  We will discover the blessing shift did not fully take place until 1948 when the Edomite Judeans gained control of a portion of Canaan by political manipulations.  The majority of the so-called Jews and leadership of the current nation of Israel are not Judahites but are full or partial mixtures of Edomites.  As the Pharisees stated, they are of the seed of Abraham but are not fully, if at all, the seed of Jacob and Judah.  The blessing will be reversed again at the second coming of Jesus Christ.

From - http://www.israel-a-history-of.com/the-edomites.html  Most or maybe even all of the Jews who denied Christ were Edomite imposters and most of those who accepted Him were true Judean Jews of the line of the tribe of Judah. Those who did believe Him became known as Christians and not Jews any longer and these Edomite Jews who were particularly strong and numerous in the synagogues became the Talmudic Rabbi Jews of the Middle Ages and the Jews who also converted a half Mongoloid people (the Khazars) to Judaism - a distorted form of the belief in the God of Abraham (Jehovah or Yahweh) mixed with all sorts of anti-Christ hatred and ridiculous Dark ages customs and beliefs.
Along with the Babylonian Kabbalah being taught by their Rabbi's they form a formidable anti-Christian group today and secretly control the Christian seminaries (the "False profit" of prophesy) promoting the pro-Israeli state to the tune of millions of US dollars in voluntary and in-voluntary (tax) donations towards their cause.

The blessing of Isaac to Esau contains the phrase “become restless” in some translations which is the Hebrew word “rood”.  The KJV actually has the correct translation of “dominion”.

Genesis 27:40 KJV  And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion (rood), that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

The Edomites attempted to regain the dominion throughout history and almost succeeded in the first century.  This may be a primary reason the Idumean leadership did not want a Judahite Messiah who would inherit the dominion blessing and leave the Edomites without a hope of ever gaining it.  Instead they incited the crowd and the Romans to crucify Jesus.  Their current plans were completely disrupted when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and killed many Idumeans with the remainder leaving the area towards Europe and Egypt.  They would now be forced to instigate their Edomite treachery on the inhabitants of Europe and the USA with the hidden concept of regaining the land by any means that became available.

The blessing prophecy predicts a time would come when Esau would receive the dominion mandate by force and be free to trample upon whomsoever he pleased. This is consistent with the character of Esau and his descendants.

PROOF THE JEWS ARE EDOMITES 
Edom ceased to be a nation in 126 B.C. when John Hyrcanus of Judah (Maccabees) finished his conquest and forcibly converted the remaining Edomites to Judaism.

Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, XIII, ix, 1:  Hyrcanus took also Dora and Marissa, cities of Idumea, and subdued all the Idumeans; and permitted them to stay in that country, if they would be circumcised, and make use of the laws of the Jews; and they were so desirous of living in the country of their forefathers, that they submitted to the use of circumcision and the rest of the Jews’ ways of living; at which time therefore, this befell them, that they were hereafter no other than Jews.

The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1925 edition:  Judas Maccabeus conquered their territory for a time (B.C. 163; Ant. Xii, 8 par. 1, 2). They were again subdued by John Hyrcanus (c. 125 B.C.) by whom they were forced to observe Jewish rites and laws (ib. 9, par. 1; xiv. 4, par. 4). They were then incorporated with the Jewish nation, and their country was called by the Greeks and Romans ‘Idumea’ (Mark iii. 8; Ptolemy, Geography v. 16). With Antipater began the Idumean dynasty that ruled over Judea till its conquest by the Romans. Immediately before the siege of Jerusalem 20,000 Idumeans, under the leadership of John, Simeon, Phinehas, and Jacob, appeared before Jerusalem to fight in behalf of the zealots who were besieged in the Temple (Josephus, B.J. iv. 4, par. 5).  From this time the Idumeans ceased to be a separate people.

Tom Martincic, Eliyah.com  "Edomites" are the descendants of Esau. Esau was called Edom after he sold his birth-right. He later became known as the progenitor of the Edomites. {SEE OBADIAH}
The Edomites were in Israel when the JEWS were in Israel. King Herod which was not a JEW was an Edomite. They dwelled amongst the JEWS, ate with the JEWS adopted their practices, culture etc. Later when Titus besieged Jerusalem and killed the Israelites and sold the younger ones to the Ethiopians, Arabs, and Egyptians. The Edomites who resided in Israel, later proclaimed themselves to be the house of ISRAEL, and are now recognized as Israel today by the majority of the world.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary, p. 333.  The significance of the Edomite population merging with the Jews is often overlooked. But it is not really any secret. Many modern Biblical scholars admit that the historic event did, indeed, occur. For example: “But during the warlike rule of the Maccabees (Hasmonean dynasty of the Jews) they were again completely subdued and even forced to conform to Jewish laws and rites and submit to the government of Jewish perfect. The Edomites were then incorporated into the Jewish nation, and the whole providence was often termed by Greek and Roman writers ‘Idumea’...From this time, the Edomites as a separate people disappear from the pages of history.”

Willie Martin Studies.  http://israelect.com/reference/WillieMartin/Modern_Jews.htm  This proved to be a catastrophic decision for the people of Judah, and a choice which Hyrcanus should have known as forbidden in Old Testament law (Deuteronomy 7:1-5; Leviticus 20:24, Joshua 23:12-13; Ezra 9:1-4; Nehemiah 13:23-30). But not surprisingly, most chose conversion.

The marginal note in Josephus’ works add this commentary, quoting Ammonius, a writer from 129 A.D.; “...the Idumeans were not Jews from the beginning...but being afterward subdued to buy the Jews.” After editorial comment regarding Josephus’ work adds emphasis: “This account of the Idumeans admitting circumcision, and the entire Jewish law, from this time, or the days of Hyrcanus, is confirmed by their entire history afterward.”

World Book Encyclopedia, 1967, Vol. 6, p. 55:  There is Edom [Esau is called Edom in Genesis 36:8]. And Edom is in 'Modern Jewry' Jewish Encyclopedia, 1925 edition, Vol. 5, p. 41. Even the encyclopedia on your shelf may inform you of these events, if one is sharp enough to understand the significance: “The Hasmonean dynasty conquered the Idumeans in the 100's B.C., and converted them to Judaism”.