Over 2 million Suspected TERRORISTS Illegal in the United States of America?

Reports are going around claiming that over 2,000,000 TERRORISTS have illegally entered the United States of America's southern border – because it is WIDE OPEN! Here are a couple of reports:

One from The Center Square (formerly Watchdog.org) – a conservative online news organization.

(The Center Square) – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says the biggest problem with illegal border crossers is they’re coming “across the border specifically to commit crime.”

“They're coming across the border hand over fist as a result of very organized systems and processes [created] by the criminal cartels out of Mexico. They're bringing with them methamphetamine. They're bringing with them fentanyl,” the Florida sheriff said in a discussion with Citizens Defending Freedom founder Steve Maxwell.

“We're not just dealing with migrants coming here to better themselves,” he added. “That's not the issue that's creating the biggest problem. The biggest problem is that these folks are coming across the border … from all kinds of terrorist nations. … Cartels are flooding the U.S. with drugs and killing thousands of people a year and we don't even know yet the end game of the terrorists who are sneaking across. That's still oblivious to us.

Retired FBI counterintelligence officials warned Congress last month that a terrorist attack was likely imminent and preventable. They said, “It would be difficult to overstate the danger represented by the presence inside our borders of what is comparatively a multi-division army of young single adult males from hostile nations and regions whose background, intent, or allegiance is completely unknown. They include individuals encountered by border officials and then possibly released into the country, along with the shockingly high estimate of 'getaways,' meaning those who have entered and evaded apprehension.”

An estimated two million getaways illegally entered since January 2021, The Center Square has reported.

(https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/article_f406cdba-caa8-11ee-95e5-bf759c2a75b8.html).

Here’s another report from WorldNetDaily – a very far-right conservative news source. Indeed, it can be very “reliable” to most conservatives.

Sheriff’s Source: 2 million terrorists have entered U.S. - Coming through Biden's open border

There's a new report that charges there might be two million terrorists who have gained access to the United States, and are inside the borders now, as a result of Joe Biden's open borders policies for the nation's security.

That some have entered is without doubt, as border security teams have confirmed they've stopped even those on terror watch lists at the border, and those experts really have no way of monitoring those they miss. …

That information explains two million suspected terrorists may have crossed the border already into the U.S. …

Border experts have confirmed that many of those entering the U.S. across Biden's open border are men, of military age, and often traveling without family.

(https://www.wnd.com/2024/02/sheriffs-source-2-million-terrorists-enteredu-s/).

Now, I liken reading these two news sources as one would read the Star (magazine) or the National Enquirer. Let us take it with a grain of salt.

However… the latter report stated, “That some have entered is without doubt.” Indeed! Two Million!? While the true number of illegal immigrants that desire to harm U.S. legal citizens is actually unknown, as far as illegal aliens and the end-time descendants of the house of Israel – God’s living word WARNS –

“’ The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. 44) He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.

45) MOREOVER all these curses shall come upon you and pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, BECAUSE YOU DID NOT OBEY THE VOICE OF THE LORD YOUR GOD, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you.

46) And they [these curses] shall be upon you FOR A SIGN and A WONDER, and on your descendants forever. 47) Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, 48) therefore you shall serve YOUR ENEMIES, whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck UNTIL HE HAS DESTROYED YOU.

49) The LORD will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand, 50) a nation of fierce countenance, WHICH DOES NOT RESPECT THE ELDERLY NOR SHOW FAVOR TO THE YOUNG.

51) And they [these illegal aliens] shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed; they shall not leave you grain or new wine or oil, or the increase of your cattle or the offspring of your flocks, until they have destroyed you” – Deuteronomy 28:43-51.

When our U.S. President Donald Trump placed a ban on illegal immigrants from many Muslim nations back in 2017, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed them into his nation with open arms! Sadly, CANADA is expected to suffer the same fate as the USA within biblical prophecy – cf. Daniel 11:39 –

“Thus he [a reorganized United States of Europe; a revised and resurrected “Holy” Roman Empire] shall act against the STRONGEST FORTRESSES with a foreign god [Certainly, in this end time, the ‘strongest fortresses’ are the United States of America and her Anglo-descended allies], which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory [a ‘foreign god’ – speaking of superior military weaponry]; and he shall cause them to rule over many, AND DIVIDE THE LAND FOR GAIN.”

It is extremely dangerous to have radical Muslims inside Western “Christian” nations! - or for that matter, a Jewish nation!

Notice this important two-fold prophecy from the prophet Isaiah –

“The Lord sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel. …”

Again, in this two-fold prophecy, speaking concerning the end-time descendants of the house of Israel and the house of Judah respectively.

“ 9) All the people will know─ Ephraim [modern-day United Kingdom and her Commonwealth Nations] and the inhabitants of Samaria─ [modern-day United States of America and her territories; a great number of Scriptures indicate that Manasseh being referred to as Samaria] …

11) Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, 12) The Syrians before and the Philistines [Palestinians] behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth.” – Isaiah 9:8-9, 11-12.

“Make a chain, For the land is filled with crimes of blood, And the city is full of violence. 24) Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places [this world’s churches, synagogues, and mosques] shall be defiled. 25) Destruction comes; They will seek peace, but there shall be none” – Ezekiel 7:23-25.

Now, as far as the Syrian connection from the prophet Isaiah, does this mean that all or most of the Syrian refugees are terrorists!? Of course not. Yet, as we posted back in February 2021, there has been an egregious amount of ‘pestilences’ and TERRORISM since September 1, 2001!

The United States of America and our British brethren should expect even more deadly terrorist attacks from Syrians – and others! All around the world, there has been a grave uptick in massive earthquakes as well as volcanic activity.

Indeed, our Lord Jesus Christ WARNED for this end-time, “’ there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows’” – Mark 13:8.

TODAY─ in this end-time, nearly every Western “Christian” nation has radical Muslims inside their borders! And, we are not anti-Muslim, we are anti-terrorist!! And there is a growing of Islamic extremism throughout the world! As the Muslim population increases in the United States, so too will the number of Islamic terror attacks.

Consider some biblical prophecies related to TERRORISM:

“’ But IF you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments, 15) and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant, 16) I also will do this to you: I will even appoint TERROR over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17) I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. THOSE WHO HATE YOU shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you’” – Leviticus 26:16-17.

“’ The sword shall destroy outside; There shall be TERROR within For the young man and virgin, The nursing child with the man of gray hairs’” – Deuteronomy 32:25.

So, what is Islam’s role!? A person from lands that are currently dominated by Islam is prophesied to be involved with deals with a final European ‘king of the North’ – Daniel 11:27; along with Psalm 83:3-8.

God’s living Word specifically WARNS of grave problems from the Arabic peoples in this end-time (which nearly all are Muslim).

Friends, bringing in Muslim immigrants into North America will very likely result in some of them fulfilling terroristic prophecies (be sure to read ‘How Democrats are using multiculturalism and immigration to destroy America’).

Without national repentance, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and even Bermuda are doomed. Notice that lack of repentance is indeed listed as a reason that the ‘king of Assyria’ – the final ‘king of the North’ – will become Ephraim’s king:

“’ I taught Ephraim to walk, … 5) But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to repent. 6) And the sword shall slash in his cities, Devour his districts, And consume them, Because of their own counsels. 7) My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, None at all exalt Him’” – Hosea 11:3, 5-7. □

Commentary: Demons Amok!

Wednesday, Oct. 11th: Israelis take cover from the incoming rocket fire from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel. Leo Correa/AP.

by Guy LaMar

God’s living immutable word tells us that there is “a time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace” – Ecclesiastes 3:8.

Now, with that said, from what is happening in Judea – the tiny nation of Israel – personally, I hope that the terrorist Hamas (along with the Satan-led evil and vile nations of Iran, Egypt, and Syria) are totally and completely destroyed with zero mercy from Israel. As Israel unleashes their powerful wrath upon those evil demons.

Truly, watching the live news from that region is extremely upsetting and sad.

These demons kidnapped an innocent young child, possibly 6 years old, and threw him among a group of Arab youths, who beat him mercilessly until he was dead! They have kidnapped elderly Israelis and physically abused them and beat them to death! They have gouged out the eyes of young Israeli men! They have raped young Israeli women! They have raped young Israeli men! They have murdered innocent babies! They have murdered the elderly.

They have no mercy.

If we had a strong and intelligent U.S. president then this would never be taking place. And, he would strengthfully support our brethren in Israel.

Personally, this boils my blood! Imagine that a leader of the United States of America released frozen Iranian funds totaling $6 billion for the release of hostages to evil terrorists, and in turn, they commit these horrific and evil acts!

For some 75 years, Israel has been at war – either officially or unofficially.

Truly, all Christians need to understand and realize, without reservations, that Arabs are the enemy of God’s chosen people! Arabs worship Satan the devil. The “god of the earth” in whom they call Allah. Islam is a religion of Satan the devil.

Personally, I am tired of all these so-called Christians, who do not have God’s Spirit, allowing pity on a religion of Satan the devil! According to some researchers, the founder of Islam, Muhammad, was a pedophile because he engaged in sexual acts with a 9-year-old wife.

Note: According to traditional sources, Aisha was six or seven years old when betrothed to Muhammad, with the marriage not being consummated until she reached the age of nine or ten years old.

Also, take note of this statement from Ohana_is_family on Reddit – in response to whether Muhammad knew better –

“The academic Quran resources have an example of a Roman who was dipped in boiling water for "statutory rape" of a girl and the Romans had a consenting age of 13, so she was likely several years older than Aisha. …

Intercourse with a 9-year-old is immoral because a. the risk of harm to the 9-year-old is great and b. because the 9-year-old is too young to fully understand the risks to her (no meaningful consent). The risk of harm was known at the time of Muhammed. …

This study by a Sunni shows that in Muhammed's time these facts were known. …

Muhammed having sex with a 9-year-old makes him unacceptable as a moral example.” 1

Except Through Jesus Christ

Friends, our LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY WAY TO SALVATION!

There is no other!

Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 –

“’ You shall have no other gods before Me.’”

Matthew 7:15-20 –

“’ Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16) You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17) Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18) A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19) Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20) Therefore by their fruits you will know them.’”

1st John 4:1 –

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit [in other words, do not believe every person], but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

God the Father is to whom we pray, THROUGH our Lord Jesus Christ! As our Lord Jesus shows us in this example of how and what to pray –

“’ But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7) And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8) Therefore DO NOT be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.

In this manner, therefore, pray …’” – Matthew 6:6-13.

Ephesians 5:20 –

“giving thanks always for all things to God the Father IN THE NAME of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

John 14:6 –

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”

Also, John 17:1-26.

ONLY THROUGH the God of the Holy Bible are we given the opportunity of salvation.

And, absolutely no one is “saved” until they have endured – until the end of their physical life as a CHRISTIAN – in which they die in the faith, and will be resurrected into the family of God, the kingdom of God. It is then, and only then, that they are “saved.”

Our Lord Jesus says –

“’ But he who endures to the end shall be saved.’” – Matthew 24:13.

Brethren, we are in the times of the end of this present evil age. And we must be on high alert!

How long do we have!? No one knows, but the signs of the end-time are evident. This world, as a whole, will grow worse!

This vicious and unprovoked attack on the land of Judea is something that has been on the radar of God’s people for a long while. This current occupying and thief of a president – Joe Biden – gave weapons over to our enemy, and left Afghanistan in disgrace!

You ask why I say, “thief”? Because the Demoncrats stole the election of 2020! The true evidence is overwhelming! And currently, he is their puppet in the third term of Obama!

This attack on the land of Judea was an effect of the weak and feckless Biden Administration – due in large part of their support for terrorism. I am gobsmacked at how any person can support EVIL!

Yes, friends, the political modern Demoncratic party is in the same bed as these evil and vile terrorists that are attacking and mutilating, and murdering innocent Israelis! The enemies of the United States of America, and of mankind, is from within.

What should true Christians do!?

We should not allow false religions and philosophies to be accepted in our lives, we MUST stay in the Way and the will of the LORD God! Obeying the commandments of God – which are the LORD God’s Way. And yes, God does expect us to do something. If you think that just thinking warm thoughts is the only thing we need to do, then you do not know the LORD God of the Holy Bible – but, sadly, have bought into the lies of the father of lies, Satan the devil.

The LORD our God has given us an example to live by. And that example is our Lord Jesus Christ. He showed us how to abide by the spiritual laws of God – perfectly.

We, brethren, are to stay the course in faith, live the Christian life, and not be a part of this evil and wicked world that we dwell within. We are instructed by the LORD God to stay focused on the Way of God – which equals the immutable and relevant LAW OF GOD – summed up in the TEN COMMANDMENTS.

Exodus 14:13, 14 –

“And Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you TODAY. … 14) The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.’”

Let us, brethren, be of the mindset of our Lord and Savior Jesus – think of how He was towards those who hated and eventually murdered Him –

“Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’” – Luke 23:34.

“When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” – Proverbs 16:7.

“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.” – Psalm 138:7.

“For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful Have opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3) They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause. 5) In return for my love they are my accusers, But I give myself to prayer.” – Psalm 109:2-5.

“Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.” – Proverbs 24:17.

“’ You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44) But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45) that you may be [children] of your Father in heaven; for He makes the sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.’” – Matthew 5:43-45.

“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.” – Romans 12:14.

Our Lord Jesus Christ desires that His people be a people of LOVE! A people that truly care about their fellow man. A people that has compassion for others. A people that has heartfelt grief for misguided people who allow false prophets, false doctrines, and demons to manipulate and confuse them.

Let us brethren pray to Almighty God and our Lord Jesus Christ that They will return soon and establish the glorious kingdom of God!

Conclusion

The LORD God (the family of God; which at this moment in time consists of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ) makes it abundantly clear that we cannot have friendship with evil! –

“’ No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You CANNOT serve God [the true and only LORD God] and mammon [wealth and assets].’” – Matthew 6:24.

“You CANNOT drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you CANNOT partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.” – 1st Corinthians 10:21.

“Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” – Amos 3:3.

Sadly, very few people understand that when the LORD God is speaking through the Holy Bible, it is speaking to the Christian people. It is not speaking to the people who reject it. Although, in many ways, it is – because God’s living word is SHOUTING A WARNING OF REPENTANCE TO ALL PEOPLE OF THE EARTH! - cf. Acts 17:30-31.

Yet, in reality, this warning must be shouted unto all the world, whether our peoples will embrace the message or not. This DIRE WARNING has been shouted unto all the world since near the beginning of creation – cf. Genesis 2:15-17; Jude 1:14-15.

The Holy Bible is not only a handbook for Christians, it is an Instruction Manual for all mankind. It is a Bible (a collection of the LORD God’s word; “living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” – Hebrews 4:12) by which all Christians are to observe, follow, and obey.

Now, there was a time within God’s living word when the LORD God warned His chosen people against these types of evil and vile people that we have to deal with TODAY!

The LORD God commanded the children of Israel to completely annihilate the heathen nations which the LORD God of our fathers gave them to possess – e.g.

“’ These are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful to observe in the land which the LORD God of your fathers is giving you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth.

2) ‘You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations which you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. 3) And you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and burn their wooden images with fire; you shall cut down their carved images of their gods and DESTROY THEIR NAMES FROM THAT PLACE.

4) You shall not worship the LORD your God with such things.’” – Deuteronomy 12:1-4.

“’ Now if the city will not make peace with you, but war against you, then you shall besiege it. 13) And when the LORD your God delivers it into your hands, you shall strike every male in it with the edge of the sword. 14) But the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall plunder for yourself; and you shall eat the enemies’ plunder which the LORD your God gives you. 15) Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.’” – Deuteronomy 20:12-15.

And, the LORD our God continues –

“’ But of the cities of these peoples which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, YOU SHALL LET NOTHING THAT BREATHES REMAIN ALIVE, 17) but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, just as the LORD your God has commanded you, 18) lest they teach you to do according to all their abominations which they have done for their gods, and you sin against the LORD your God.’” – Deuteronomy 20:16-18.

Friends – the LORD our God had commanded the children of Israel to completely annihilate the cities that They were giving them as an inheritance! To completely destroy them – from the women, the children, the cattle, the sheep, the oxen. To let nothing remain alive.

The reason behind this: the LORD God knew that those abominable people would continue to produce even worse people than they were. Their children would grow into vile and despicable people in whose animals were – more than likely – being used in zoophilia and bestiality!

Sadly, the children of Israel – even under the rule of King Saul – did not do what the LORD God commanded. King Saul spared King Agag of the Amalekites, along with the cattle and the sheep.

Saul, the first king of the kingdom of Israel, disobeyed the LORD God!

Did this disobedience come back and bite the chosen people of God!?

Yes.

A result?

Moslims.

Terrorists.

Be sure to read all of 1st Samuel chapter 15.

Now, as was then, God’s living word says to us, “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 1:9.

Truly, the best way to resolve the radical Islamic terrorists is to annihilate them from the face of the earth, making them ashes under the feet of God’s people. As an example to all other evil and vile nations.

Now, that may sound like an unmerciful, unchristian idea. Yet, truly the only way for evil to disperse from existing is to “execute judgment on” those whom Satan the devil and his demons are influencing and using. “To convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds: which they are committing in an ungodly way,” including those ungodly sinners who have spoken ungodly things against Him! – cf. Jude 1:14-15. This evil terrorism will only truly be eliminated when our Lord Jesus Christ, His mighty angels, and His saints return! That glorious day is closer today than yesterday. □

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Think About This... A Great Crisis Strikes Judah!

by Guy LaMar

In the land of Judah, the nation of Israel was confirmed as a nation in 1948. And, it was fully established as such in 1968. So, 75 years ago, the tiny nation in Palestine, Israel, was recognized as a nation. By most nations. And, 55 years ago, Israel was officially established as a nation unto the world!

There are many biblical prophecies throughout God’s living immutable word about the end-time events – including what our Lord Jesus Christ spoke of in Matthew chapter 24.

In verse 34, our Lord Jesus says –

“’ Assuredly, I say to you, this generation [the generation that will see all these things take place] will by no means pass away till all these things take place.’”

True Christians have come to understand and realize that the founding stock of the United States of America came from the tribe of Manasseh. And, the founding stock of Great Britain came from the tribe of Ephraim.

The living and holy word of the Eternal One prophesied about these soon-coming end-times just ahead. Here are but a few two-fold prophesies –

Zechariah 14:1-5

“’ BEHOLD, the Day of the LORD is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst. 2) For I will gather all the nations to battle against JERUSALEM; The city shall be taken, The houses rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity [even subjugation], But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

3) Then the LORD will go forth And fight against those nations [speaking here of the infamous Battle of Armageddon], As He fights in the day of battle. 4) And in that day His [our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ] feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.

5) Then you [in Jerusalem] shall flee through My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from THE EARTHQUAKE In the days of Uzziah king of Judah.

Thus the LORD my God will come, And all the saints with You.’”

Also Matthew 24:15-18 –

“’ Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place’ (whoever reads, let him understand), 16) ‘then let those who ARE IN JUDEA flee to the mountains [through My mountain valley]. 17) Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18) And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.’”

Also Luke 21:20-21 –

“’ But when you see JERUSALEM surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. 21) Then let those WHO ARE IN JUDEA flee to the mountains [through My mountain valley], let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. 22) For these are THE DAYS OF VENGEANCE, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.’”

Also Jeremiah 30:5-7 –

“For thus says the LORD:

‘We have heard a voice of trembling, Of fear, and not of peace. 6) Ask now, and see, Whether a man is ever in labor with a child? So why do I see every man [IN JUDEA] with his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor, And all faces turned pale?

7) ALAS! For that day [the Day of the LORD; which will affect all nations eventually] is great, So that none is like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, But he shall be saved out of it.”

Also concerning this soon-coming end-time of trouble, this two-fold prophecy, Daniel 11:30-32 –

“ … ’So he [a final United European Catholic civic and military leader; who will be as tyrannical, if not worse than, Antiochus IV Epiphanes] shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31) And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there [on a rebuilt altar or temple] the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION.

32) Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt WITH FLATTERY; but the people who know their God [speaking of the “end-time prophets”] shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.”

Continuing, Daniel 11:36-40 –

“’ Then the king [again, a final United European civic and military leader] shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every [false] god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper TILL THE WRATH [the Day of the LORD, which lasts 3 ½ years] has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.

37) He shall regard neither the God of his fathers NOR THE DESIRE OF WOMEN [will this final tyrannical European leader be a homosexual?], nor regard any [false] god; for he shall exalt himself above them all.

38) But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses [military purposes in ‘honoring a foreign god’ – as in military applications with The Large Hadron Collider?]; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things.

39) Thus he shall act against THE STRONGEST FORTRESSES [in this 21st-century ‘the strongest fortresses’ would be the United States of America, Israel, and the United Kingdom; in regards to “Jacob’s trouble”] with a foreign god [a foreign god of military might and strength], which he shall acknowledge, AND ADVANCE its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.

40) ‘AT THE TIME OF THE END the king of the South [a final confederation of Islamic nations civic and military leader] shall attack him; and the king of the North [this final United European Catholic civic and military leader] shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through.

41) He shall also enter the Glorious Land [Palestine], and many countries shall be OVERTHROWN [they shall lose their sovereignty]; but these shall [initially] escape from his hand: Edom [which is Turkey], Moab [which is Iraq], and the prominent people of Ammon [or Jordan]. 42) He shall stretch out his hand [this final resurrection of the ‘king of the North’] against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.’”

Daniel 12:1 –

“’ AT THAT TIME Michael [a great archangel] shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation [speaking of Judah], Even to that time.

And AT THAT TIME your people shall be delivered [the physical remnant of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, as well as], Every one who is found written in the book [the Book of Life].

2) And many of those who sleep [are dead] in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life [speaking of the first resurrection], Some to shame and EVERLASTING contempt [speaking of the second resurrection after the Millennial Reign of Christ].’”

And, speaking of the founding stock of the United States of America and the founding stock of Great Britain –

Genesis 12:1, 2 –

“Now the LORD had said to Abram [whose name would be changed to Abraham] … 2) ‘I will make you A GREAT NATION; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.’”

Genesis 35:9-12 the promise is passed down to Jacob, Abraham’s grandson. God explicitly states –

“Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him, ‘Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel 1 shall be your name.’ So He called his name Israel. 11) Also God said to him: ‘I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; A NATION and A COMPANY OF NATIONS shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body. 12) The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.’”

Notice that 1st Chronicles 5:2 records for us this promise being passed on to Jacob’s/Israel’s son JOSEPH –

“ … although the birthright was Joseph’s ─”

In the Book of Genesis chapter 48, the promise is conferred upon Joseph’s two sons Manasseh and Ephriam –

Verse 15 – “And he [Jacob/Israel] blessed Joseph, and said:

‘God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day, 16) The [angel of the LORD God] 2 who redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads’ Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.’”

So, the LORD God would make the descendants of Manasseh A GREAT NATION. Other Scriptural passages proclaim and show us that Manasseh’s descendants would inherit incredible political, military, geographical, abundant natural resources, and agricultural blessings.

The Eternal our God has fulfilled His promise to make Manasseh A GREAT NATION, and Ephriam A COMPANY OF NATIONS. And, world history shows us that the LORD God’s promise to Abraham began to be fulfilled around the 1800s with the American Industrial Revolution. And by the mid-20th century, the United States of America had become the most powerful and affluent nation in world history! The US's exceptional military power and prosperity are a fulfillment of the LORD God’s promise to the descendants of Manasseh.

Greatest Quantity of True Christians

The United States of America has possessed the greatest quantity of true Christians in one place than any other nation on the planet! There is so much to be said concerning this topic – books worth. The key word being has – because, according to a 2015 Pew Research Center report – “the major new survey of more than 35,000 Americans by the Pew Research Center finds that the percentage of adults (ages 18 and older) who describe themselves as Christians has dropped by nearly eight percentage points in just seven years, from 78.4% in an equally massive Pew Research survey in 2007 to 70.6% in 2014. Over the same period, the percentage of Americans who are religiously unaffiliated – describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” – has jumped more than six points, from 16.1% to 22.8%.” 3

But to keep this article simple – we as begotten children of God should WATCH and PRAY and have our spiritual armor suited up!

Let us, brethren, follow the instructions of the LORD God –

2 Timothy 3:1-5 –

“But know this, that IN THE LAST DAYS perilous times will come:

2) For men [mankind] will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3) unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good; 4) traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5) having a form of godliness but denying its power.

And from such people turn away!”

And, it’s sad to say, such people are everywhere in this 21st-century world!

Also, as an angel of the LORD God told the Prophet Daniel concerning this end-time, there is an increase of knowledge. Increased knowledge in good and increased knowledge in the evil and bad. There is an increase of the living word of God. And, there is an increase of false prophets!

“’ But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until THE TIME OF THE END; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.’” – Daniel 12:4.

And sadly, as it was ‘in the days of Noah’ the majority of our peoples will be completely confused concerning the truth of the end-times. Or, they will completely ignore the loving gospel concerning the end-time.

“’ But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 4 37) But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38) For as in the days before the Flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39) and did not know until the Flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.’” – Matthew 24:36-39.

The Apostle Peter also wrote of this TIME OF THE END –

2nd Peter 3:1-4 –

“Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), 2) that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

3) knowing this FIRST: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4) and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For since our fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation [or rather, in this 21st century word, ‘from the beginning of the Big Bang!’].”

As our Lord Jesus Christ let us know – there would be several things to Watch and look out for. And, be sure to read TODAY "Prophetic Events to Watch For."

“ … ’ Take heed that no one deceives you [religiously and spiritually]. … you will hear of wars and rumors of wars [all throughout this present evil age]. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom [a reference to Daniel 11:40]. … famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.’”

Truly, religious deception, wars, violence, and an increase in lawlessness. Droughts, famine, and great earthquakes in various places around the world, along with other natural catastrophes, disease epidemics, and the rise and aggression of a radical Islamic power!

The rise of a great and powerful United States of Catholic Europe's final civic and military leader who seeks global supremacy!

A great and influential false Catholic religious leader – an end-time pope.

Also, possibly a dozen “end-time prophets” coming upon the end-time scene, traveling throughout the nations and standing before “the god of the earth,” the final European Catholic civic leader, and the final false Catholic religious leader, proclaiming ‘let my people go!’ Along with proclaiming the ’gospel of the kingdom in all the world as a witness to all the nations.’

And then the end will come.

Brethren, many of these things ARE HAPPENING NOW!

As we Watch and Pray, we are witnessing what may be the end of the ‘beginning of sorrows’ before our very eyes!

Conclusion

The nation of “Israel” – populated today with the descendants of the tribe of Judah (along with a significant remnant of Levi and Benjamin) is going to suffer serious military losses, and lose part of its territory which is occupied by her enemies.

Our Jewish brethren in Israel are being attacked and will be heavily destroyed. God’s living word makes this abundantly clear!

This unprovoked and vicious attack of which Iran (certainly the greatest terrorist nation in the world) backed, stuck Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip.

When the city of David – Jerusalem – is attacked and divided, the foreign occupying powers will begin what God’s living word calls the ‘abomination of desolation.’

“’ For then there shall be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 23) And unless those days were shortened, no flesh, would be saved [alive]; but for the elect’s sake [the physical remnant of the house of Israel and the house of Judah] those days will be shortened.’” 5

Then, “’ Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light [the atmosphere will be clogged with volcanic ash, along with a period of abnormal cold and darkness predicted to follow a nuclear war, caused by a layer of smoke and dust in the atmosphere blocking the sun's rays]; the stars [demonic angelic beings] will fall from heaven [the atmosphere], and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30) Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven [outer space], and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.’” – Matthew 24:21-22, 29-30.

And then the resurrection of the dead in Christ and those of us who remain and are alive are resurrected –

“ … ‘He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet [the SEVENTH TRUMPET BLAST], and they will gather together His elect [His spiritual elect] from the four winds, from one end of heaven [the atmosphere] to the other.’” – Matthew 24:31.

And then, the seven last plagues upon an unrepentant mankind.

Yes, brethren and friends, all roads point to a rough period of time just before us.

As our Lord Jesus commands –

“’ But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness [and even spiritual drunkenness], and cares of this life, and that Day [the Day of the LORD] come on you unexpectedly. 35) For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36) Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.’” – Luke 21:34-36.

‘These things’ are beginning to occur, and it’s about to get so much worse!

Sadly, the majority of our peoples will just continue on as they always have – ‘like it was in the days of Noah.’ And just like those before, they will meet their doom. □

1) ISRAEL means “struggle with God” #3478 – However, many other Bible help books (and I realize that the Strong’s Concordance isn’t the most accurate, or maybe the most extensive word study help you can use; my hardback states “struggle with God” – the Online Strong’s states “He will rule as God”) does state that the name Israel has a shocking meaning - “He will rule as God.”

2) See also Gen. 22:11; 28:13-15; 31:11; Hebrews 11:21.

3) Pew Research Center, 12 May 2015, htps://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/05/12/americas-changing-religious-landscape/.

4) Surely, we have to presume that our Lord Jesus Christ now knows.

5) “In this we see the word “shortened” used for the Greek word “syntemnō”. A deeper study shows that this is correctly translated into “limited”. While both words can work in theory, it will depend on who is “teaching” the scriptures. Why? Ministers who do not study the Scriptures and their original translation diligently may teach from their own understanding, rather than from the Scriptures. This Scripture does NOT mean that God will shorten the time of the tribulation randomly. But rather is it already limited to 3 1/2 years for the elect's sake. God does not lie, and does not change.” – Samuel LaMar.

Israel at War! Over 1,100 Dead!

Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images

This is from the Daily Beast –

JERUSALEM—Violence erupted in the Holy Land on Monday after Hamas militants fired roughly 150 rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip, and Israel responded with major airstrikes against Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza.

(https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/violent-jerusalem-clashes-just-start-210649434.html).

Here is another report –

Death toll rises to more than 1,100 after surprise Hamas attack on Israel.

Benjamin Netanyahu warns of ‘long and difficult war’ as security cabinet signs off on wide-ranging authorization for military action. …

In a call to Netanyahu, Joe Biden said US military assistance was “now on its way to Israel with more to follow over the coming days”. The US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, said the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier and its strike group of warships would be moved closer to Israel in the Mediterranean while US air force squadrons in the region would be reinforced in a show of strength. …

In a televised address on Saturday night, Netanyahu said the Israeli military would use all of its strength to destroy Hamas’s capabilities in response.

“Get out of there now,” he told people in Gaza, who have no way to leave the tiny, overcrowded Mediterranean territory. …

The growing list of the dead represented every corner of Israeli society including a commando general, a former Israeli international football player, partygoers and families, including women and children. …

Israel announced on Sunday it had ordered the evacuation of communities bordering Gaza, while thousands of reservists reported for duty and more received call-ups as a state of emergency was expected to be formalized on Monday. …

On Saturday, backed by a barrage of rockets, hundreds of Hamas operatives broke out of Gaza and fanned out into 22 Israeli towns, shooting at civilians in an attack that stunned Israel. …

Early on Sunday, the Israeli military said its forces were still fighting incursions by the militant group in eight places, and that two hostage situations had been “resolved”, but did not clarify whether all the hostages had been rescued alive. …

(READ MORE: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/08/israel-gaza-hamas-attack-netanyahu-warns-of-long-and-difficult-war).

Israel certainly hoped that its “Iron Dome” would have protected her. And, while it was in action, it didn’t work as well as Israel had hoped.

Why?

A report from NDTV World answers –

Israel is at war following an unprecedented attack by the Hamas group. Over 5,000 rockets were fired toward Israel from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in just 20 minutes after it declared Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

Air raid sirens across Israel shattered the morning silence and the Iron Dome system, one of the best air defence systems in the world, was again in action. In dramatic visuals, the Iron Dome destroyed rockets mid-air and the sky was illuminated with bursts of flares. This time, however, the scale of the attack was unprecedented.

What is the Iron Dome system?

The Iron Dome system is a ground-to-air short-range air defence system deployed in several parts of the country to counter rocket attacks, mortars, artillery shells, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at short range.

The air defence system has a range of approximately 70 km and has three central components that form a unit, namely; Detection and Tracking radar, Battle Management and Weapons Control and the Missile Launcher armed with 20 Tamir Missiles. …

What Happened This Time?

The near-perfect air defence system found itself overpowered after a barrage of rockets from Hamas. For several years, the terrorist group, Hamas, has been trying to find a weakness in the Iron Dome system. They have been largely successful in doing so by overwhelming the system with a Salvo rocket attack (multiple rockets launched in a short span of time), making it difficult for the control system to intercept all targets. This time, over 5,000 rockets were launched in just 20 minutes.

(https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israel-palestine-hamas-gaza-iron-dome-how-israel-defends-its-skies-from-rocket-attacks-4460636).

As I had written in an important article “Blow the Trumpet!” concerning the two-fold prophecy in the Book of Jeremiah chapter 1, verse 15, “’ For behold, I am calling All the families of the kingdoms of the north,’ says the LORD; ‘They shall come and each one set his throne At the entrance of the gates of JERUSALEM, Against all its walls all around, …’” – and we can think of the ‘walls all around’ in the nation known today as Israel as her Iron Dome – it’s an air defense system. “ … ‘And against all the cities of JUDAH.’” – speaking of an invasion and utter destruction!

The terrorist group Hamas (backed by Iran) has been shouting at the top of their lungs, “Death to Israel, and death to America!” They want Israel annihilated! Both Iran (the greatest terrorist nation on the planet) and the terrorist political and militant group Hezbollah have endorsed Hamas’ unprovoked attack!

God’s living immutable Word – the Holy Bible – shows us that soon the LORD God will remove Their divine protection from JUDAH – and it appears it will be from the terrorist nations of Iran and Syria – which certainly includes their proxy puppets Hamas –

“Elam bore the quiver With chariots of men and horsemen, And Kir uncovered the shield. 7) It shall come to pass that your choicest valleys Shall be full of chariots, And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.” – Isaiah 22:6-7.

Continuing with verses 8 & 9 – “He [Almighty God] removed the protection of JUDAH. You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest; 9) You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great; …” – Isaiah 22:6-9.

Elam is a reference to at least some in Iran.

And, what most might not be aware of – the tiny nation called Israel is highly descended from the tribe of Judah. Jerusalem is the “city of David” (cf. 2 Kings 14:20). Therefore, God’s living word is clear that Israel is prophesied to be gravely damaged. Now, this dual prophecy in Isaiah 22 appears to revolve around the terrorist nations of Iran and Syria. But certainly can include their proxy puppet Hamas. It appears that those in Gaza are aligning themselves with those terrorist nations against Israel.

Friends, the entire 47th chapter of the Book of Jeremiah is a dual prophecy concerning the Philistines (modern-day Palestinians), including Gaza – also notice that Ashkelon is spoken of –

“The word of the [Eternal] that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines [modern-day Palestinians], before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.

2) Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, waters rise out of the north, And shall be an overflowing flood; They shall overflow the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell within; Then the men shall cry, And all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.

3) At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses, At the rushing of his chariots, At the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers will not look back for their children, Lacking courage, 4) Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; For the LORD shall plunder the Philistines, The remnant of the country of Caphtor.

5) Baldness has come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is cut off With the remnant of their valley. How long will you cut yourself?

6) ‘O you sword of the LORD, How long until you are quiet? Put yourself up into you scabbard, Rest and be still! 7) How can it be quiet, Seeing the LORD has given it a charge Against Ashkelon and against the seashore? There He has appointed it’” – Jeremiah 47:1-7.

So, grave problems were thus prophesied for the Palestinians, including those of the Gaza Strip – since this is a dual prophecy. This, of course, has a soon-coming application! Ashkelon is currently part of Israel. And, the terrorist group Hamas just targeted it, and the Palestinians will either control it again or be so numerous within it, that they are affected.

Sadly, towards the end of this present evil age, the nation of Israel will lose territory to the Palestinians. Rockets, nor the Iron Dome will be the solution for our brethren of Judah. Those who truly follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ are to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem” (Psalm 122:6). Even though we know that true lasting peace will not come until after the glorious and powerful return of our Savior Jesus Christ, the resurrected saints, and His mighty angels with the establishment of the kingdom of God! □

Our Roots

by Leonard V. Johnson

I just finished putting together Minister Michael C. Garrett’s in-depth God-inspired free online booklet “God’s Promises To Abraham.” A PDF booklet, which is a transcription of his 2016 seven-part series of sermons by the same title. Well, in this personal for June 2022, I briefly want to go over our roots as Anglo-Saxon Americans and Britons.

Now, to be sure our Jewish brethren know their roots. Within God’s living word - the Holy Bible – it’s traced all the way back to Judah the 4th son of Jacob. Also, assuredly, nearly every Arab knows that they are descendants of Ishmael – a son of Abraham’s. The Turkish people, generally, know that they are descendants from Esau – born of Abraham’s son Isaac and brother to Jacob.

But where are our roots!?

Where are the roots of the Anglo-Saxon American peoples and the Briton peoples!? And for that matter, the Canadians, the Europeans, and the Germans!?

And it is of interest to note that it is highly believed that the term “Saxon” is derived from the expression relating to the descendants of Isaac – or rather Isaac’s sons.

Now, my wife likes to say that she is “heinz 57” – a person that’s a born mixture of at least 2 or more different races. And in a sense, she’s correct. I’ve studied her genealogy, and her 5th great-grandfather Josephus Spruytte was born in Stadan, Belgium in 1688 – a direct descendant from Asher, a son of Jacob (whose name was later changed by God to Israel - Genesis 32:28). Her maternal side, however, becomes a little muddled.

Since the early beginnings of my research into my roots, I have made wonderful discoveries! Having believed most of my life in being of Irish descent, it was exciting to learn the revelation that I am descended from John de Johnstone of Dumfriesshire, Scotland of 1120 – my 22nd great-grandfather – a direct descendant from Benjamin, a son of Jacob (though certainly there is some ethnic intermingling).

So, with a little time and some elbow grease one can certainly discover their roots, and can come to see and know who they are and where they came from.

As I said earlier, our Jewish brethren – from the tribe of Judah – pretty well recognize who they are because of their recognition and their continued recognition of God’s holy Sabbath – the seventh day of the week; what we call Saturday. Most of our peoples in America and Britain know of it as the “Jewish Sabbath.” Unfortunately, the majority of our peoples observe Sunday – the first day of the week. And, I’ve gone over it with you in previous articles, and I’ve certainly spoken before of the Sabbath being a sign – such as in the article “’ It is a sign.’” But, as the apostle Paul says to us –

“Therefore He [our Lord Jesus Christ] says: ‘Awake you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.’” – Ephesians 5:14.

Our Roots Revealed

We read in 2nd Kings 16:6, the first instance where the name Jews is used – “At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath …” – KJV. The southern kingdom had retained Jerusalem as its capital and had seceded from Israel. They were led by the tribe of JUDAH – hence they are called Jews. Now, the term “children of Israel” refers to all twelve tribes – the House of Israel and the House of Judah.

And, reading verse 5, notice that Remaliah king of Israel (one of the last kings of Israel) was at war against THE JEWS. Can you imagine that!? The Jews at war against Israel! But, doesn’t nearly everybody teach that the Jews are Israel!? Yet, the TRUTH is they are not! The Jews are not Israel at all.

Notice this: King Solomon’s successor was his son Rehoboam. And under King Solomon, the people had been taxed greatly. The people of Israel sent their representative to the new king who said, “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.” – 1 Kings 12:4.

Doesn’t this sound familiar!? Before the American colonies seceded from Britain a group of colonial representatives wrote down all the reasons why. And one reason being: “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had stood before his father and they advised him, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” But the king rejected their advice, consulting the young men he had grown up with. They, answering him thus – “say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist! 11) And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!” – 1 Kings 12:6-11.

Then the people of ISRAEL rejected him as their king. The people took a man who was the “superintendent” under King Solomon, Jeroboam I, and made him their king. And they set up their capital in Samaria – north of Jerusalem. So, the tribe of Judah seceded from Israel and became the Kingdom of Judah. And the tribe of Benjamin went with them.

One of the first things which the newly crowned King Jeroboam did was to change the seventh-month festivals of Israel – which is the Feast of Tabernacles – to the eighth month (cf. 1 Kings 12:32). Now, mind you, certainly the Northern Kingdom – the House Of Israel – was guilty of breaking the holy Sabbath throughout most of its history – even before being taken captive by Assyria – but there is not one iota of evidence in God’s living word (which I can find) that states that King Jeroboam changed the seventh-day Sabbath to the first-day – Sunday. However, we do know that Constantine the Great had!

But, another blasphemous thing that King Jeroboam did – because of fear that if “the people go up to [Jerusalem] to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill him” – is that he had built two state temples with golden calves – one in Bethel and the other in Dan. “He made shrines on the high places, and made priests FROM EVERY CLASS of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.”

And so the tribes of Levi, Judah, and Benjamin became known as the Kingdom of Judah. They are not Israel.

Kingdom of Israel Taken Captive – 734-732 BC

In the span of 19 different kings and seven dynasties, the kings of Israel rebelled against the Lord our God, the Creator of heaven and earth. And finally, the LORD God warned them that He would drive them out. And He did. The HOUSE OF ISRAEL was taken captive to Assyria on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. In 2nd Kings chapter 17, we read of this very thing!

“Now the king of Assyria [King Tiglath-Pileser III] went throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria and besieged it for THREE YEARS. 6) In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel [not the Jews] away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.” – 2 Kings 17:5-6.

Verse 18 – “Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them from His sight; there was none left but the tribe of Judah alone.”

So, only the Kingdom of Judah remained.

Verse 23 – “Until the LORD removed Israel out of His sight, as He had said by all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria, as it is to this day [meaning, as it was when this was written]. 24) Then the king of Assyria brought the people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its cities.”

In other words, the people called ISRAEL were forcibly relocated by the Neo-Assyrian Empire! They were all moved from their farms, from their cities, and from their homes!

So now they were the ones being called Samaritans in the time of our Lord Jesus. The Jews in the time of our Lord Jesus were from the Kingdom of Judah.

So the Kingdom of Israel lost its identity.

They were driven away from the LORD God, and became known as the “Lost Ten Tribes.”

The Holy Sabbath – ‘it is a sign between Me and you’ (Exodus 31:13)

Our LORD God had made an everlasting sign with the children of Israel. It’s recorded for us in the Book of Exodus chapter 31 –

“And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 13) ‘Speak also to the CHILDREN OF ISRAEL [again, meaning all twelve tribes – including Ephraim and Manasseh; between God and His people], saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep [see Ex. 20:8], for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I AM the LORD who sanctifies you.’” – Exodus 31:12-13.

Another way of saying: ‘I AM the LORD that sets you apart from all other nations.’

“’ Therefore the CHILDREN OF ISRAEL shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath THROUGHOUT their generations as a perpetual covenant.’” – verse 16.

So, it is an agreement. And it is perpetual, which means endless or never-ending! This had NOTHING to do with the Old Covenant!

“’ It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel FOREVER; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the SEVENTH DAY He rested and was refreshed.’” – verse 17.

The Hebrew word used for “sign” is ‘ôt, which means “mark, or symbol.”

This should remind us of Ezekiel chapter 14 in this end-time in which the LORD God tells the prophet Ezekiel (and in this end-time an EZEKIEL WATCHMAN) –

“’ Therefore say to the HOUSE OF ISRAEL …’” – recall, the prophet Ezekiel was a prisoner. Here, his country, Judah, had been invaded, and he was among the prisoners of war in a prison camp next to the River Chebar in the nation of Babylon when he was writing this. But the HOUSE OF ISRAEL – the very nation to which he was being sent to – had been taken captive more than a hundred and forty years before!

“ … ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Repent, turn away from your idols, and turn your faces away from all your abominations. 7) For ANYONE of the House of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel [the House of Israel], who separates himself from Me and sets up his idols in his heart and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, then comes to a prophet [certainly, a false prophet] to inquire of him concerning Me, I the LORD will answer him by Myself. 8) I will set My face against that man [or even a self-proclaimed prophetess] and make him A SIGN and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people. Then you shall know that I AM the LORD.’” – Ezekiel 14:6-8.

It should also remind us of Ezekiel chapter 9 –

Verse 2 – “ … One man among them was clothed with linen and had a writer’s inkhorn at his side. They went in and stood beside the bronze altar. … 4) and the LORD said to him, ‘Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put A MARK on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.’ 5) To the others He said in my hearing, ‘Go after him through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity. 6) Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; BUT do not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary.’”

Truly, an identifying mark. A seal. Recall, the LORD our God is going to seal the servants of our God (the 144,000 (a PDF article)) on their foreheads! Cf. Revelation 7:2-3.

The House of Israel Does Not Have the Sign

So, during those 19 different kings and seven dynasties, their captivity, their migration, and integration into other nations, the people of the LORD God have lost their sign – they have lost their identity.

But here only the Kingdom of Judah remained. They were all that remained in the land of Palestine – the tribe of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi. In 597 BC King Nebuchadnezzar II laid siege to Jerusalem which lasted some THREE MONTHS! The city fell! And forced exile and detention began of the people of the LORD our God.

Again, the Kingdom of Judah retain their identity; because they have retained the SEVENTH DAY SABBATH, which is a sign that identifies. The Jews today keep the Sabbath sign. Yet, they suppose that they are ISRAEL. They have even called their nation by the name ISRAEL. Yet, they are only JUDAH.

Israel – the Kingdom of Israel – was driven out and became “lost.” They also lost the Sabbath.

The Assyrian Empire “reached its height in the eighth and seventh centuries under Sargon II (722-705 B.C.), Sennacherib (705-681), and Assurbanipal (668-626). It had come to include nearly all of the civilized world of that time. One after another, Syria, Phoenicia, the Kingdom of Israel, and Egypt had fallen victim to Assyrian military prowess. Only the little Kingdom of Judah” remained. 1

The death blow [to the brilliant and successful Assyrian Empire] was delivered by the Kaldi, or rather the Chaldeans – the Neo-Babylonian Empire – in 612 BC. Under the leadership of Nabopolassar - the founder and first king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire – who had served the Assyrian kings, he organized a revolt and finally captured Nineveh. Now the Assyrians themselves had been taken into captivity – together with the Israelites. Where the Israelites would eventually migrate and be “sifted” into other lands – moving west and northwest. And by the time the Kingdom of Judah was taken captive to Babylon, they had already been captured and annexed more than a hundred and forty years before.

The Assyrians would later migrate into the land known today as GERMANY.

Here is an excerpt from the controversial Dr. Herman L. Hoeh from his Compendium of World History, Volume 1 –

“The Hebrew root “heth” (from whence Hittite is derived) signifies “warrior.” The Canaanite Hittites were famous warriors. As the Assyrians were a war-making nation, the world also attached the name “Chatti” – meaning “warrior” or “men of war” to them when they anciently migrated to the Halys River basin in Asia Minor.” 2

Roman authors believed that a people of mixed Belgic and Germani descent had somehow migrated to the Iberian Peninsula 3 around the fourth century BC.

To Note: 

“The construction ‘Ger-man’ breaks down into ‘ger’ (still used in English as ‘gar’) … meaning spear, and ‘man’ which is unchanged in meaning. ‘Her-man’ is another form of the word. It was likely to have been formed of ‘ger’ for spear and ‘ker’ for an army of spearmen, for which ‘k’ was softened to an ‘h.’ … the possessors of this name were tough, fierce killers … The Romans introduced Germani …” 4

The Left-leaning “politically correct” Wikipedia writes of Germani, “many scholars consider the term problematic since it suggests identity with present-day Germans.”

Yet, they never quote the illustrious Sir William Smith –

“The Germans regarded themselves as indigenous in the country; but there CAN BE NO DOUBT that they were a branch of the great Indo-Germanic race, who, along with the Celts, migrated into Europe from the Caucasus and the countries around the Black and Caspian seas, at a period long anterior to historical records.” 5

Truly, the Germans of today have their roots back in ancient Assyria. They appear not to know that they don’t know who they are. The Ten Tribes of Israel migrated into Western Europe and into the British Isles. And, as I went over in the article “Freedom – A True Blessing From God,” it has been well identified that the majority of the founding stock of France are descendants of the tribe of Reuben. And that the founding stock of the British people were descendants of Joseph – divided into two tribes: Ephraim and Manasseh.

As I mentioned earlier, I have my ancestry (as far back as I could research without going overseas) – my ancestors migrated from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and settled in Virginia in the United States in about 1675. One source claims that they were Quakers back in Scotland. 6

God’s Promises To Abraham

Again, I have just finished putting together Minister Michael C. Garrett’s in-depth God-inspired free online booklet “God’s Promises To Abraham.” A PDF booklet, which is a transcription, of his 2016 seven-part series of sermons by the same title. Following are links to those God-inspired sermons –

6-25-16 – God’s Promises To Abraham

7-02-16 – God’s Promises To Abraham – Part 2

7-09-16 – God’s Promises To Abraham – Part 3

7-16-16 – God’s Promises To Abraham – Part 4

7-23-16 – God’s Promises To Abraham – Part 5

7-30-16 – God’s Promises To Abraham – Part 6

8-06-16 – God’s Promises To Abraham – Part 7

And, the reason for this short article is to announce this complimentary PDF online booklet. This series of sermons along with this free no-obligation PDF booklet will help you with some amazing information about our ancestry. About our roots. And not only that, but it is also a KEY needed to help unlock and understand biblical prophecy. And it WARNS of a Coming Last Crusade involving a United Europe in these end-times, along with the subjugation of the United States of America in the next few years!

You may wonder, Where Are We Headed? This world is in trouble and the United States of America is heading for her collapse. And it is all foretold within the pages of your Bible.

Now, at this same time, I want to mention to you another free online PDF booklet “The Confusion About Death.” I have mentioned it surely in many sermons. It is sad to know that the greater majority of our peoples are deathly afraid of death. Even though our beloved apostle Paul writes, “But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope [meaning, the hope of salvation and of the resurrection].” – 1st Thessalonians 4:13. This booklet will help you understand just what is death and just what will happen in the “afterlife.”

Now also, a most wonderful website – www.owensborocojc.com – is available. And you are more than invited to come and visit us. “Church of Jesus Christ Online Ministries” website. Over 370 posts. It reaches around the world.

Here is one of our latest articles “Why So Many Don’t Understand Pentecost.” A great many throughout the remnant churches of God just simply observe these festivals because their congregation does, yet DO NOT fully understand why – the true meaning along with GOD’S PLAN in commanding them to be kept.

Here is another article, a commentary from Guy LaMar, “A One Ruling Government Is Coming!” There are a growing number of people who believe that there will be a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT before the return of our Lord Jesus. Yet, God's living word DOES NOT teach this and will never happen before His glorious and powerful return.

Now here is another article, “Is This ‘the Beginning of Sorrows’?” Are the ‘troubles’ we are witnesses around the world today the beginning of this prophesied ‘beginning of sorrows’ spoken of by our Lord Jesus!?

The website – www.owensborocojc.com – is not a website that begs for money, it’s absolutely free. It’s already nearing its 11th year. It is one of only a few websites that is explaining the Word of God, the Truth of God, and helps understand more fully the Plan of God.

So, thank you for your time, your love, and your support. Until next time, this is Leonard V. Johnson.

Bibliography:

1) Burns M. E. and Ralph P., World Civilizations Fifth Edition, Vol. I, The Mesopotamian and Persian Civilizations, W.W. Norton & Co., New York, © 1974, pp. 55. Illustration on the page from the same source.

2) Hoeh, L.H., Compendium of World History, Vol. I, 1962 - http://www.herbert-armstrong.org/Miscellaneous/Compendium%20Vol%201.pdf.

3) Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, III, 29.

4) The History Files, European Kingdoms Germanic Tribes, Cherusci (Germans) - https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/BarbarianCherusci.htm. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

5) Smith, W., A Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology, and Geography, 1858, pg. 281 - https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48044/page/n5/mode/2up.

6) Johnson, Dr. Lorand V., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1298796/pdf/taos00013-0034.pdf. Retrieved 10 June 2022.