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Friday, August 16, 2019

Epstein, Babylon, The Kingdom of God


EPSTEIN, BABYLON, THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Blog Post Date:  8-16-2019

Makow Introduction
According to Henry Makow, the world is currently run by a group of people occasionally called the Illuminati.  This group of elites are generally deemed to be a satanic cult that engages in pedophilia and human ritual sacrifice.  This statement may be considered basically true as more information becomes available.  Keep in mind that Mr. Makow considers himself (racially?) Jewish although he is a practitioner of Christianity.

Babylon - Revelation
As previously posted, the vast expanse of the Revelation has been fulfilled as a prophecy of the continuing advance of the church in Rome, later in Constantinople, then back to Europe which currently includes the various protestant groups.  We are currently witnessing (and living in the time period of) the fulfillment of the Church as described in the Laodicea prophecy and the fall of Mystery, Babylon, which should no longer be a mystery to the readers of this blog.

Revelation 14:8 and Revelation 16:19 announces the prophecy of fallen Babylon and Revelation chapter 18 describes the fulfillment.

Revelation 14:8 NET A second angel followed the first, declaring: "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great city! She made all the nations drink of the wine of her immoral passion."

Revelation 16:19 NET The great city was split into three parts and the cities of the nations collapsed. So Babylon the great was remembered before God, and was given the cup filled with the wine made of God's furious wrath.

Revelation 18:2 NET He shouted with a powerful voice: "Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detested beast.

Epstein
The arrest, investigation, voluntary witness information, and possible death of Jeffrey Epstein will turn the world upside down.  Some claim that nothing will be done and justice will not be served, but they are mistaken.  It may not be an instantaneous action but Epstein seems to be the key pinnacle to achieve much of the fall of the modern Babylonian system.  The coming dissolution of the central banking system will supply a large additional fall of Babylon. 

Concerning Jeffrey Epstein, his handlers (said to be the CIA and Mossad), and his pimps were primarily in the blackmail business and it is becoming clearer each day that many influential individuals are guilty of having sex with an illegally underage female. 

Is having sex with a woman a crime?  Not in the world of today but under the laws of God they would be stoned.  However, the modern crime involves the statues of many countries declaring it illegal to have sex (or bodily contact) with a young female below a certain age.  Arab Muslims apparently do not have similar laws or decrees.

I have lived in sprawling metropolises but I currently live in a “Smallville, USA” type town.  It has been recorded, that even in various Smallvilles, the majority of teenagers have sex with each other (not necessarily adult men).  It is essentially become a social prerogative.  The fact is: teenagers have sex on a regular basis.

What does this have to do with Epstein?  There have been reports that some girls were bound and others drugged but as a Makow commenter explained:

Ghislaine Maxwell's role has been fully described by the underage prostitutes. She recruited them, and instructed them in the details of prostitution to men they would not normally find attractive. 

Epstein reportedly handed them $300 for a typical session with himself for training purposes, and a reported $10,000 to a slightly underage Virginia Roberts for sex with Prince Andrew. The girls were not victims. They were prostitutes, often, no doubt, the pride of their parents who saw them consorting with the rich and famous. 

Just look at their faces in the photos, beaming with pleasure at their glamorous roles in life while their honest contemporaries are slaving away at Starbucks.

Of course lots of girls would flock to a Craigslist ad having that job description, just as lots of teenagers actually did flock to Ghislaine's enticements.

But however we view this Epstein Affair, it was not child trafficking or pedophilia.

The Makow commenter considers the majority of Epstein’s “Angels” to be willing participants although some may have perhaps been forced into service.  His last recorded sentence says that Epstein’s operation, “was not child trafficking or pedophilia”.  If recruited and willing to participate, it could be said that the girls were not trafficked but just willing prostitutes.  However, legally it was pedophilia even if the girls were willing subjects.

Unless information is later released to show otherwise, the Epstein affair appears to be a case of illegal statutory sex with legally underage girls complete with videos for blackmail purposes of government officials, Hollywood figures, and high status men with lots of money and much to lose through blackmail and extortion.

Aside from underage prostitution, the actual horrifying events involve pedophilia with extremely young children, boys and girls, child trafficking involving sacrifices, human trafficking, slavery, organ theft, and personal perversion for various Satanic rituals.  These offences most likely will not be identified through the Epstein witnesses and evidence.  Fortunately there are various law enforcement agencies investigating and catching these perpetrators through various types of stings which are reported in the alternative news on a regular basis.

Kingdom of God
It has been said by Dr. Jones that either at the fall or near the fall of the modern Babylonian system, there will be a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit.  This outpouring may coincide with the resurrection of the elect/overcomers who will step to the front and begin managing the governments of the world under the leadership of Jesus Christ implementing the laws of God.  This is the only way that the world can be truly healed.

It has often crossed my mind if the world under the leadership of Jesus Christ will have open borders and most if not all the world’s citizens will abide by the laws of God and there will be no government handouts. If everyone stops killing, taking and importing drugs, attempting to get a welfare check of various kinds, etc., there will really be no need for walls and borders.  At the moment, however, I support a wall, and the elimination of various forms of welfare.

Mr. Trump and the Patriots are signing executive orders and building a wall between the USA and Mexico, not because we hate Latin Americans, but in order to stop human trafficking, the importation of drugs, and the welfare state bleeding of the country, among other things.  This may not be necessary or important in the future but at the present it represents a force to block and destroy the modern Babylonian system.

A list of names from Epstein’s Black Book presented by X-22:
Bill Gates, Walter Cronkite, (Designer) Peter Marino, (Judge?) John Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Naomi Campbell, Chris Tucker, Prince Andrew, Larry Summers (former president of Harvard), Sandy Berger (B Clinton Cabinet)










Sunday, December 16, 2018

Servants of the Kingdom


SERVANTS OF THE KINGDOM

12-16-2018

The Parable of Vineyard Laborers
Matthew 20:1-16 NET Laborers In The Vineyard:  "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. (2) And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard. (3) When it was about nine o'clock in the morning, he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work. (4) He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.' (5) So they went. When he went out again about noon and three o'clock that afternoon, he did the same thing. (6) And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?' (7) They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go and work in the vineyard too.' (8) When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first.' (9) When those hired about five o'clock came, each received a full day's pay. (10) And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage. (11) When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner, (12) saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.' (13) And the landowner replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn't you agree with me to work for the standard wage? (14) Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you. (15) Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?' (16) So the last will be first, and the first last."

All of the parables included in the gospels distinguish various aspects of the Kingdom of God.  Note that the gospel of Matthew employs the phrase, “The Kingdom of Heaven”.  It is claimed by some that Matthew wrote his narrative specifically for the Judeans (Jews) and they expected the kingdom to come from heaven.  This does not give evidence that people will be raptured away to live in heaven, but rather that the glorification of heaven will be presented on the earth by God.  Luke employs the phrase, “The Kingdom of God” because Jesus Christ returning from heaven will rule the earth as King and this (the earth) will be His kingdom.

The first verse makes it clear this parable is about the Kingdom of Heaven (or God).  The first or beginning workers who symbolically agreed to be kingdom workers would literally be the apostles and several others around Judea.   The next group would be the crowd who spoke several different languages as Peter and other apostles preached after receiving an anointing of the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit allowed Peter to speak to speak to the crowd and all understood him in their native language.  This is the true meaning of “speaking in tongues”.  The modern babbling instances border on heresy.  About 3000 believers accepted the message concerning the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and were baptized into the faith.

Acts 2:41 NET So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.

As the apostles, including Paul, and other believers spread the word other sincere believers came forward and repeated the actions of the apostles.  This process of preaching and explaining the gospel message of Jesus Christ has continued down to the present time.  All true believers (i.e. Kingdom workers) regardless of the length of their service prior to death will be paid (rewarded) the same.  Length of service is not an issue but the quality of service, as will be explained in the next parable, is very important.

There are many claiming to be believers of the gospel message but are all believers actually kingdom workers?  Does salvation automatically merit you a glorified body in the first resurrection?  Unfortunately it does not.  Salvation will allow you to receive little or no punishment at the second resurrection but it will not necessarily grant you access to the first resurrection.  Only the sincere, completely forgiving kingdom workers with the mind of Christ (and other things to be discussed later) will partake of the first resurrection to be appointed preachers, teachers, and Melchizedek priests under the leadership of Jesus Christ.

The Parable of Ten Minas
In the parable of the minas given to slaves (i.e. servants), verse 19:15 claims that the King (Jesus) had returned to his land (earth) after receiving the kingdom.

Luke 19:15-21 NET The Parable of the Ten Minas:  When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading. (16) So the first one came before him and said, 'Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.' (17) And the king said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.' (18) Then the second one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has made five minas.' (19) So the king said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.' (20) Then another slave came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth. (21) For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.'
Mina:  An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value.  A weight containing 50 shekels, according to Hebrew usage.

The King had given each servant a certain amount of minas which is symbolic of the express authority and ability to transmit the gospel message.  Each servant had been given equal amounts of ten minas.  The first subject doubled the amount of minas.  The second subject only earned five minas.  The third reported subject buried his mina and did not attempt to earn anything.

The first who doubled his amount was awarded authority over ten cities, the second was awarded five cities, and the third reported servant had his minas taken away and given to another.  The first and second will be a part of the first resurrection and the first will receive more authority than the second one due to his kingdom work ethic. 

The third will have to wait for the second resurrection.  Although at that time, he will receive a glorified body (i.e. abode or mansion in the KJV) with little or no punishment (i.e. the fire of God) he will not be given any authority.

It is generally believed by many that all unbelievers are punished in “hell,” while all believers receive “eternal life.” There appears to envision a type of divine democracy, where all individuals 00are treated equally, depending only on whether or not they believe in Jesus Christ.  However, there are two resurrections; and all the elect of the first resurrection will not receive the same reward or authority.

The Parable of the Talents
Matthew 25:13-40 This parable is similar in content to the parable of the minas.  However, this version uses talents as a value of currency rather than minas.

Talent:  If the talent was silver it would be equivalent to 3,000 shekels, 6,000 denarii,
or 94 3/7 pounds of silver.

This parable features a man going on a journey rather than a King receiving a Kingdom which could be a parallel feature or issue.  Also each of three servants were given differing amounts:  5 talents; 2 talents; and one talent.  Each servant was told to invest their talents and earn even more.  The 5 talents earned 5; the two talents earned two; and the third servant with one talent buried it in the ground and earned nothing.

Verse 25:14 is the key verse which says, “To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability”.  This implies that if a person can manage well at his/her level of ability he/she can be trusted to manage even more.  The first two mentioned servants were both put in charge “of many things”.

Robertson’s Word Studies:  According to his own ability. Each had all that he was capable of handling. The use that one makes of his opportunities is the measure of his capacity for more.

Fire; Hell; Judgment
The source of the fire in the “lake of fire” which most believe is “hell” is the throne itself. Thrones symbolize authority and law, or more specifically, the administration of the law by one in authority. To be seated upon a throne signified that the king was issuing decrees or judgments in an official capacity according to the laws of the nation or in this case, the laws of God in the Kingdom of God.

Man punishes; God judges.  Burning people alive in hell is not justice, it is punishment. True justice is never fully accomplished until all the victims of injustice have been recompensed and the sinner restored to grace. This cannot happen in a human devised prison system, nor could it happen by torturing sinners forever, nor could it even happen by annihilating all sinners in fire. All of these alternative methods represent punishment, not divine justice.

The Elect, Chosen, Saint, Overcomer
The Jubilee year was called every fifty years and was a time for forgiveness.  It stood as a reminder of God's providence and mercy.  The dedication of a year for this emphasis provided the community with a time to come back into right relationship with one another and with God. 

The Jubilee was a season of total forgiveness and the complete evisceration of all debts:  legal, monetary, and criminal.  All land was restored to its rightful owner; all slaves and indentured servants due to unpaid debt were set free with no recurring penalties for that particular debt. 

A better word that is easily understood is “forgiver”.  An overcomer is essentially a person who forgives or lives by the principles and standards of the Jubilee as written above.  It is a person who is living or growing up into the Kingdom of God which is the laws and standards of Jesus Christ.  It is one who is coming into a state of maturity in Him. An Overcomer is putting on His Father’s mind and is coming to agree with what God does in the earth and how He accomplishes those goals. He is learning to say “Amen” to all that God does, bearing witness to Him in all things, and not disagreeing with Him. An Overcomer is one who is coming to understand the Father and His ways.

Revelation 3:21 KJV  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.

Revelation 3:21 YLT He who is overcoming--I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit down with my Father in His throne.

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:1-14 NET Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: (2) "The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. (3) He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come. (4) Again he sent other slaves, saying, ….”Come to the wedding banquet."  (5) But they were indifferent and went away, …..(6) The rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them. (7) The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire. (8) Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy. (9) So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.' (10) And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. (11) But when the king came in ….. he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. (12) And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But he had nothing to say. (13) Then the king said to his attendants, 'Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!' (14) For many are called, but few are chosen."

The Kingdom was first offered to the Judeans (Jews).  The kingdom was described as a wedding banquet (i.e. the true Church will be the metaphoric “bride of Christ”).  Jesus and his disciples spread the gospel of the Kingdom and Jesus taught many lessons and performed many miracles, but the religious leaders and many of the population did not respond. 

The religious leaders declared war on the believers and proceeded to beat, imprison, and kill many of them throughout Judea and further north as they delivered the gospel word.

In 70 AD the Roman army destroyed Jerusalem and set the remainder on fire.  Most of the Christians in the area, heeded the words of Jesus found in Matthew 24 and fled the city to a northern location.  The believing group then traveled to various places.  One apostle went to India, another to Egypt and other apostles and believers spread out into the Roman world of Turkey, Greece, and other European areas.  They garnered many believers throughout the land and the majority were descendants of the northern ten tribes of Israel who had been forced to leave the Canaan area and later migrated to European areas.

Verse 14, “For many are called, but few are chosen" refers to the above discussed “Elect, Chosen, Saint, Overcomer” group and not to everyone who claims to have made a statement of faith.  One person is indicated who did not receive the first resurrection and he was to be 'Tied up and thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

The “weeping and gnashing of teeth” is not literal pain but rather it symbolically represents regret, dismay, remorse, and anguish which again is not literal.  The dead souls do not think or express emotion, but the verse serves to imagine their thoughts.