Prophecies Prove It's Me! (Poem)

Across The Bible, prophecies are strewn.

In every book, that’s what I clearly see.

Believed by a few, but by most, impugned. 

The Lord points: Prophecies will …prove it’s Me!

 

By prophecies, I issue clear commands,

For angels to shape futures that will be.

In My time and way, folks will understand,

My prophecies are ‘crops’ …I alone seed!

 

By prophecies, I give invitations,

In all ages of human history,

For all folks to form imaginations,

Then wait for them to become …proofs of Me!

 

In hearts of My faithful, FAITH will arise. 

In all others, devils sow seeds of weeds!

On them, ‘doubt fertilizer’ is applied. 

Both groups will see FRUITS from …My planted seeds!

 

By that, the wise will perceive, and will learn,

To reshape their lives with expectancy. 

By that, no fool will believe, but will spurn,

The point that, …from Me, prophecies proceed!

 

Peering into the future, folks envision unfolding plots. 

With eyes that can only ‘see’ poorly.

Reviewing history, they don’t perceive or connect the dots.

They should, but don’t see …it’s ‘My-story’! ¹

 

But there’s a completely different perspective,

When, into the future, My faithful and wise take a peek. 

They can envision this ‘prophetic prospective’:

My yet-fulfilled prophecies are …the promises I’ll KEEP!

 

When folks like J! testify of Me, dutifully,

Though what they share about Me is not written, Scripturally,

They are My contemporary prophets, spiritually!

Here’s how:

Their testimony of Me is …The Spirit of Prophecy! ²

 

Since to read, and then try to understand My ancient texts,

There’s little interest in the closing days of ‘age #3’, ³

Why not listen to what My Spirit, through them, will reflect?

Ponder their points, then, for what I’ll do, just …wait and you will see!

 

Whether you are alive or dead when I will ‘do it’,

I’ll make sure you’ll know what they said was of, and from Me.

You see, as The Lord, there’s no limit to My Spirit.

In My time and way, you will know. That’s My guarantee! ⁴

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¹ Human history is really … ‘His-story’. (Get it?)

² Strategically ponder Joel 2:28-29, Acts 2:17-18, and Revelation 19:10. 

³ See: Human History Ages (Series).

⁴ Jesus strategically uses prophecies of events in the near and distant futures, to prove He is The Lord God Almighty, Who is fully capable to do what no other being can ever do – i.e., perfectly predict prospective proceedings. In fact, He has regularly challenged all other so-called gods in contests to see what they can predict in advance, and then later, make their predictions become factual events. No so-called gods ever accepted His awesome challenge, thus proving He ALONE is The Lord God Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of all things that exist. See: Isaiah 41:21-24, 44:6-8, and 46:9-10.

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Prophetic Tunnel Vision (Poem)

Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish,

and all their young lions will say to you,

‘Have you gathered your army to take booty,

to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock

 and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’

(Ezekiel 38:13)

 

Hey, how do you respond when The Lord drops a question,

In your spirit, on which you had made a presumption?

That’s when I block out time, determined to turn inwardly,

To learn what He wants me to perceive, strategically.

 

I have long presumed Ezekiel 38:13,

Meant Israel’s allies, concerned about her, then serene,

Would only note their sympathy about the  invasion,

But wouldn’t be capable to respond on this occasion! ¹

 

I knew the context is during the apocalypse,

When all nations will be in The Lord’s tight judgment grip,

After an anti-Christ treaty that will end in betrayal.

I thought, ‘Nations might be desperate for food on their tables!’ ²

 

Apparently, by global plagues, Israel won’t be wrecked,

And might be sheltered by what I call ‘the Goshen effect’.

If that’s the case, why will only a few nations invade,

Or, as happens today, her allies will come to her aid?? ³

 

Into my spirit, The Lord dropped this perplexing question:

‘If they’ll be desperate then, what about Armageddon?!’ 

Oops! That was a hint to get out of tunnel vision,

And to broaden my narrow, contextual version!

 

In Armageddon, the final blow of the apocalypse,

Nations will have enough resources, their armies to equip,

Against The Lord and His saints, all GLOWING like krazy!

Yet the above verse predicts a response that’s …puny!!! ⁴

 

At a time when Israel won’t have a military,

Why do you think her allies won’t respond aggressively?

Please share your thoughts below on this question.

If /as you do, I will share my notions.

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¹ That is, respond as they do in our day. See: Revelation – Future Attacks in Israel and also Missed Insights in Ezekiel (Series).

² See: Revelation (Series of Series), which includes a summary of the predicted apocalypse that Jesus called ‘great tribulation’.

³ If my presumption was correct, I should have asked why wouldn’t more than just 5 nations invade Israel, not just the few described in Ezekiel 38, or capable allies come to her aid in a time of need? Admittedly, on this point, I had tunnel vision.

⁴ This point could possibly be a strategic hint that other nations may well have other reasons for not joining in the invasion, and/or for not intervening with direct and indirect support to Israel in her time of dire need.

Ten Steps to GREAT Christian Faith

Best wishes as you seek to develop, plant, receive and enjoy fruits from GREAT Faith seeds.

1. Compassion for others acts as a faith turbo boost! Got a need? Intercede!

2. Recognize and resist paralyzing fear that fights against planting seed faith.

3. Recognize and resist contempt that is still bred from familiarity, with anything, including Scripture and the Christian walk. Avoid being contemptuous toward those who may have contempt for you.

4. Seed faith, when planted, still sparks initiative to speak, so SAY what you believe, thus planting faith-filled word seeds.

5. Be timely in planting and growing seed faith. Don’t despise small beginnings.

6. Recognize and resist heady pride. Remain humble, sincere and worshipful before God.

7. Ignore your forgiven sinful background, and your descendants.

8. Watch your word seeds. They reveal your faith, and will not belie your heart.

9. Testify often and widely of God’s works in your life. A personal prayer log is a great tool.

10. For sure, God still tests hearts and minds, to verify and uncloak our faith, our willingness to believe, speak, and then act on what He says. Slow down. Pray to recognize, and to obtain Grace to pass His tests. (Jeremiah 17:10)

Excerpted from Two Outsiders Speak, Greatly (poem)

Tribulation Age Precursors: Degrading Militaries (Poem)

There will be NO militaries during The Millennial Reign age! 

Still active is an age-old military planning tactic:

Covertly degrading an enemy‘s army, pre-attack.

Today’s armies are developing surreptitious tech help:

AI technology to facilitate pre-attack preps!

 

But since AI development is still underway,

Older technologies remain very much in play.

AI will soon leap from an only pre-attack focus,

To its full integration in a battle-field locus.

 

Unbeknownst to those military planners across the world,

The Lord is using these innovations, His plans to unfurl!

Since from Him, ALL knowledge, wisdom and understanding derive, ¹

Then, on every wave of our innovation, just know …‘He rides!’

 

I perceive the waves on which He may be …‘currently riding,’

Relate to on-going conflicts and wars that are widening.

--Israel’s war in Gaza, and strikes Hezbollah ordained.

--Russia’s David and Goliath-type war against Ukraine.

 

When into Lebanon and Jordan, Jews will spill,

We’ll know Zechariah 10:10 …will be fulfilled!

>>Might Israel’s plan for a buffer zone in Lebanon,<<

‘Seed’ this verse to be fulfilled, like a ‘…prophetic pre-dawn’??<<

 

Similarly, the swipe-force of Russia, ‘the mighty bear’,

>>Must be diminished before, into Israel, it’ll tear!!! <<

Only then will it need help from Iran and other nations,

Per Ezekiel 38, Gog’s Russia-led invasion!! ²

 

They are two of The Lord’s strategic plans I perceived now.

 But what about Gaza?? What has He …prophetically vowed??

In 5 Bible books, borders of the promise land are described.

They differ! To this I intuit …strategy is ascribed! ³

 

Though they differ, one thing about which we shouldn’t be deluded,

Is that, in The Lord’s FIRST description, Gaza is INCLUDED!

Jews’ obedience and population shifts,

Might explain all those promise land ‘border drifts’. ⁴

 

After many centuries of The Lord’s Grace plan,

For Ammonites and Canaanites across that land,

He planned a genocide as, from Egypt, Hebrews first returned.

More Grace from The Lord, the Amorites and Canaanites

hadn’t earned! ⁵

There was no prophetic plan at all for genocide,

As in that land, a third time, Israel would abide.

The global community failed to follow-through, 

On plans for people in that land who were not new! ⁶

 

Since to the land, Israel has returned,

Many wars and gross conflicts have upturned,

The land, the region and lo, the whole world!!!

In spite of it all, strategy unfurls.

 

The world is transiting the silent space between,

Two key chapters in Ezekiel’s …vision book scenes:

1. Between re-establishment of the Jewish nation,

2. And that nation, defenseless, under an invasion. ⁷

 

Regarding this interim, here’s what The Lord has declared:

‘Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen, in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the Earth are gathered against it.’ (Zechariah 12:2-3)

 

Check √ ...A prophecy being fulfilled in our midst!!!

Yet to believe The Lord’s Word, most folks still resist!

‘Ok, be blind to what’s right under your nose.’

That’s what I hear from Him, as He prepares …His woes. ⁸

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¹ See: Colossians 2:3.

² See: Israel (Series), and especially In the Days of These Kings (Series).

³ See: Genesis 15:18, Numbers 34,  Deuteronomy 1:7 and 11:24, Joshua 1:4, 13 – 21, and Ezekiel 47:13 – 47:29.

⁴ For example, see: Deuteronomy 7:22-23 and Exodus 23:29-30.

⁵ See: Genesis 15:16, Deuteronomy 7 and 20. Tribes who inhabited the land before Abraham arrived there were the Canaanites, Amorites, Amalekites, Hittites, Hivites, Jebusites, and Perizzites.

⁶ See: Palestinian Immigration (Series).

⁷ See: Missed Insights in Ezekiel (Series), and also A People, Un-walled (Series). Did you know Ezekiel 37 predicted the establishment of the nation of Israel, and the very next chapter, Ezekiel 38, is a prophetic inference about the dissolution of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and a multi-nation invasion?? Back-to-back prophecies from The Lord are strategic signals to the world that we MISS!

⁸ See: Revelation (Series of Series).