14th Anniversary!

Friends,

The just-concluded 13th year (Sept.--Aug.) of Life in the Key of J! was blessed with remarkable growth, both in content (105 posts vs. 77 in Year 12), and especially readership across the world. Join me in praising The Lord for the many new readers who have joined us in exploring deeper insights into His Multi-millennial Strategic Plan for Humanity—The Holy Bible!

Jesus promised: 'To everyone who has, more will be given, and he/she will have abundance.' (Matthew 13:12) He spoke of broader, deeper insights into Heaven’s secret plans. The Lord revealed it to Joel during the 2nd age (Joel 2:28–29); then, as a man, Jesus was the last One Who helped to fulfill it at the end of that age! Peter repeated it at the start of the 3rd age (Acts 2:17–18), which I believe sparked its application to us who are thirsty and attentive during the closing years of this age! Imagine that... I now believe such outpourings will be one of Heaven’s repeating patterns at the close of each remaining age of our history (get this...) including The Millennial Reign and the post-Millennial Reign ages—fresh, confirming insights poured into thirsty souls!!!

My prayer is that you and many others will remain increasingly thirsty for Heaven's fresh downloads, and attentive to discern them by applying The Mind of Christ within us.

Every discernible, predicted precursor of the closing of this 3rd age has long been visible across the world. The only one beyond our discernment is the ‘the fullness of Gentiles’ entering the Kingdom. If you are aware of other precursors not yet on the scene, please let me know!

Thank you for your readership in the months ahead, and your encouraging financial support (no matter how small). I look forward to your probing questions that challenge and sharpen us as we continue this journey together.

‘New year’ blessings~

—Brother J!

Hasty Jewish Migrations (Part 3)

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9, predicted, major, Jewish migrations

 

Parts 1–2 trace 5 hasty Jewish migrations—3 historical, 2 prophetic—and the patterns behind them. It poetically frames the 5 hasty migrations as catalyzed by 7 men: an Egyptian Pharaoh, Moses, a Roman Emperor, Germany's Hitler, the final anti-Christ man, Jesus The Lord God, and either the anti-Christ's prophet/prime minister, OR possibly one of Israel's prime ministers who might commit despicable acts that trigger massive, global anti-Jewishness. 

 

Here’s a reminder of the list of 9 major, Jewish migrations across The Bible, 5 of which would be hasty:

1.     Canaan → Egypt (not hasty)

2.     Egypt → Canaan (hasty #1)

3.     Israel → Assyria (not hasty)

4.     Judah → Babylon (not hasty)

5.     Babylon → Judah (not hasty)

6.     Judea → the world (AD 70) (hasty #2)

7.     Europe → Israel (post-1945) (hasty #3)

8.     Worldwide → Israel (pre-MR) (hasty #4, prophetic)

9.     Worldwide → Israel (post-MR) (hasty #5, prophetic)

 

Part 3 connects those patterns to The Lord’s Grace, Judgments, and the rise-and-fall of hegemon nations, to demonstrate how and why the 2 final hasty migrations might unfold as The Bible predicts.

 

Let’s briefly take note of some pre- and post-migratory parallelisms in Jewish history and in yet-fulfilled prophecies. Relevant questions may be:

 

1. Were all major migrations away from the promised land, triggered as a result of their unrepented sinfulness during lengthy periods in that land?

2. Were/will all return migrations back to the promised land triggered by The Lord’s Grace ‘to give them another chance’, and in preparation for His unique events that would/will have global impacts?

3. What were/might be significant external factors that might have impacted/will impact the 5 hasty migrations?

 

Question 1: Were all major migrations away from the promised land, triggered as a result of their unrepented sinfulness during lengthy periods in that land?

 

Yes! The Bible affirms the 4 major Hebrew/Jewish migrations away from the promised land followed lengthy periods of sinfulness in the land.

   ◊ The migration to Egypt in the days of Joseph was triggered by a severe famine in Canaan. Later, in Deuteronomy 32, Leviticus 26 and Ezekiel 14, The Lord revealed famines are one of His 4 judgments on unrepented sinfulness in any land. That application continues throughout human history, and The book of Revelation and Ezekiel 38 affirm famines will factor, respectively, in (a) the apocalypse, and (b) Russia’s future coalition invasion of Israel.

   ◊ Migrations to Assyria and Babylon were the culmination of The Lord’s long-warned judgments on ancient Israel and Judah for their gross sinfulness. 

   ◊ During His life as a man, Jesus predicted the total destruction of the 2nd Temple. It was destroyed in AD 70 during Rome’s invasion of its Judea Province, following lengthy periods of Jewish rebellions against harsh Roman rule. The Bible signals that rebellion against righteous authorities is sinful. Human opinions on what constitutes ‘righteous authority’ differ significantly from Heaven’s decision! (See: Missed Insights About Romans 13)

 

Question 2: Were all return migrations back to the promised land triggered by The Lord’s Grace ‘to give them another chance’, and in preparation for His unique events that would/will have global impacts?

 

Yes! The Bible affirms the 4 major Hebrew/Jewish migrations back to the promised land were indeed triggered by Grace, in preparation for Heaven’s unique, pending events.

   ◊ The purpose of the exodus from Egypt was to establish an eventual, broad, solid foothold across Canaan. King David came the closest to achieving that objective. This would be The Lord’s ‘set-up’ testing ground.

   ◊ The purpose of the migration from Babylon to Judea was to re-establish Jewish life, culture and religious traditions in Palestine well before the birth of Jesus as a man in Bethlehem of Judea. 

   ◊ The purpose of the pending (possibly pre-apocalypse) hasty global migration of Jews to Israel, spilling over into Lebanon and northern Jordan (Gilead, per Zechariah 10:10) might be in preparation for a ‘Goshen-effect’ type protection event during the pending apocalypse—one that could possibly be the impetus for the Ezekiel 38, Russia-led invasion of Israel for the basics of life. (See: First Ukraine, Next Israel’s Terrain?!, Why Would Russia Invade Israel? (Q&A), and Favoring Gog (Series))

The purposes of the pending post-apocalypse hasty global migration of Jews to Israel, will be:

   ◊ To remove (destroy) from their midst the most sinful, proud and potentially rebellious among them, thus fulfilling Zephaniah 3:8-13;

   ◊ To establish Jesus Christ’s Millennial Reign rule over all Jewish apocalypse survivors, under His long-promised delegated authority to King David -- then an immortal saint. See: Jeremiah 30:9, 33:14-17, Ezekiel 34:23-24, 37:24-25, and Hosea 3:5); and

   ◊ To flip global anti-Jewish sentiments on its head, and achieve global Jewish favoritism, fulfilling Isiah 60, 61:5-9, and Zechariah 8:23.

 

Question 3: What were/might be significant external factors that may have impacted the 5 hasty migrations?

 

The Bible and history clearly reveal major external factors were at play in the 5 major, hasty Jewish migrations! 

 

   ◊ The exodus migration from Egypt corresponded with the expiration of The Lord’s extensive Grace to Amorites across Canaan, as He had predicted to Abram in Genesis 15:16. While historical records do not confirm the exodus event, records do indicate ancient Egypt’s hegemony across the Levant and into NE Africa, began to decline significantly shortly after the indicated Biblical timeframe of the exodus. Both before and after the indicated timeframe of the exodus, the Egyptian Empire was under increasing threats from various sources. Eventually, Assyria became the hegemon across the region.

   ◊ The release of Judeans from Babylonian captivity was triggered when Persian King Cyrus conquered the Babylonian Empire, initiating the rise of the Persian Empire. This fulfilled Isaiah 45:1-7, predicted ~150 years before King Cyrus was born! Imagine that…., and this: many Jews migrated to Judea during the gap between the collapse and the rise of two, successive hegemon nations that had been predicted in the dream that an earlier king of Babylon had, as recorded in Daniel 2!!

   ◊ The hasty migration of Jews from Europe and elsewhere, to Palestine happened during the gap between the collapse and the rise of two, successive hegemon nations: The U.K. Empire, and America as the post-WWII global hegemon. 

   ◊ The 2 pending, predicted, pre- and post-Millennial Reign age migrations of Jews from across the world, to Israel, will likely also happen during a gap between the collapse and the rise of two successive hegemon regimes: 

‡ Possibly, the collapse of America as ‘the’ hegemon nation, and the rise of a predicted, 10-nation federation (possibly across Europe), one that will relatively quickly be reduced to 7 nations. (See: Daniel 7 and Like Parent, Like Child (Series); and later, 

‡ The collapse of the anti-Christ’s global hegemon regime during or at the end of the apocalypse in the predicted 7-year 4th age, and the rise of Jesus Christ’s global Millennial Reign in the 5th age.

Conclusion

 

Across The Bible, The Lord iteratively states the entire Earth and everything therein, belongs to Him, and has, from the start, been under HIS direct control. Because His Grace to humans is extended over vast timeframes, we lack the ability to perceive His perspective on our history. Thus, He inspired, preserved and promulgated The Bible for us who are wise enough to study it dutifully. The rest of us FULLY DISCOUNT His involvement, or even His existence!!! Imagine that… And our insulting discounting remains totally irrelevant to Him achieving His declared, multi-millennial plans. They shall continue to unfold apace.

The only question is who among us are/will be wise enough to perceive His Hand orchestrating events in human affairs, ESPECIALLY during the transitions from one predicted age-to the next?? The 2 clearest, consistent indicators of His moves remain:

• The nation of Israel, and
• The rise and fall of major hegemon nations. 

My tip: Learn to read these indicators well by tracking His repetitive patterns and shocking reversals of those patterns across history, current affairs, and indicated future trends.

Arming for Armageddon (Poem)

See the Armageddon series here

Shhh...

Here’s something I think the world doesn’t know:

As arms cascade, and armies parade,

Show-casing arms, they’ll use against foes,

They’re arming for what Scripture portrays.

 

It’s earthly foes, they all have in mind,

As new weapons, they crave, then design.

They speak in terms, their foes to malign,

Like young bullies act, in ways benign.

Good Works Delusions (Poem)

See the Discerning Delusions series here

 

There’s a strange paradox I perceive,

On both sides of the ‘Christian divide’, 

Folks Christian and Christianesque alike,

About good deeds, and what they believe.

What The Bible says, they over-ride,

And think, with The Lord, a deal they’ll strike!

 

I perceive some Christians may agree,

‘Good deeds salvation’ just isn’t their thing,

But something for other religions.

They ‘signed up’ for salvation that’s free!

So the ‘good deeds thing’, they’re not buying!!

About this, they’ve got strong convictions. 

Closer Than We Think!

 ‘Therefore wait for Me,’ says The Lord, ‘Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations to My assembly of kingdoms, to pour on them My indignation, all My fierce anger; all the Earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy. For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language [a global unitary language, like pre-Tower of Babel], that they all may call on The Name of The Lord, to serve Him with one accord. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, My worshipers, the daughter of My dispersed ones, shall bring My offering. In that day you [Jews worldwide] shall not be shamed for any of your deeds in which you transgress against Me [disbelief, denial, denigration, etc.], for then I will take away from your midst [population of Jews worldwide] those who rejoice in your [Jewish and typical human] pride, and you shall no longer be haughty in My holy mountain [global government in the Millennial Reign age, the ‘seat’ of which will be Jerusalem, in a greatly expanded Israel]. I will leave in your midst a meek and humble people [the post-apocalyptic population of Jews worldwide], and they shall trust in The Name of The Lord [The Messiah]. The remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness, and speak no lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed their flocks and lie down, and no one shall make them afraid [because of the presence of The Lord God Almighty ruling the Earth].’ (Zephaniah 3:8-13)

 

This prophecy was given in the 7th century BC, during the 2nd age of human history. It looks forward to the dawn of the The Millennial Reign age, the 5th age of history, when The Lord will have ended the apocalypse at Armageddon.

 

Ever since this amazing prophecy was pronounced, penned, preserved, propagated and preached, I imagine people who were, and are now familiar with it, may have wondered:

Age-ending Stock-taking (2nd Age)

See the introduction and series here

2nd Age Genesis 6 Equivalent

 

The 2nd age is history. 

What follows is my summary 

of what I imagine may have been Heaven’s perspective

of that age, as it prepared for the birth of Jesus, 

The Lord God, as a man. 

 

¹ After King Cyrus released the Babylonian captives, many Jews returned to Judea and began to rebuild Jerusalem, and re-establish Jewish customs across the region. Some men married pagan wives, contrary to The Lord's inter-marriage law. Because the Law was far from their minds, The Lord sent prophets to remind the people of His requirements for them to remain safe in the land. In response to their hard-headedness, The Lord kept His Word to His prophets to send ‘a famine of His Word' across the land. *

² Now as the end of The Lord’s promised years of ‘silence from Heaven’ approached, ALL in Heaven began to activate their assigned roles, written in The Scripture of Truth, concerning the Birth of The Lord as a human man. 

³ Angels dutifully began to orchestrate the assignments of people into their designated roles in the many miraculous events to occur—Roman governors and soldiers assigned to Judea, Mary and Joseph betrothed, degeneration of Temple worship and related affairs, etc.

⁴ And The Lord said, ‘The time for My birth and sacrificial offering are close at hand. For My Word, and that of My prophets across the 2nd age, shall become historical. From then on, many people will come to know I am The Lord.’ 

⁵ The Roman Empire was the giant hegemon in those days—represented by the thighs and legs of iron in the statue about which Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar had long ago dreamed. Rome spread its ruthlessness and wickedness across all regions it controlled.

⁶ And the kingdom of satan was greatly stirred, understanding something BIG was about to explode on the Earth. Thus, it magnified its deceptions and temptations across the world to distract from what it perceived Heaven may have been planning. satan remembered The Lord’s word in Eden, ‘…The seed of a woman shall crush your head!’

⁷ Preparing to perform His Father’s will on Earth, The Lord was sustained by The Spirit of Joy for His pending transition from God Almighty, to a fetus in the womb of a virgin.

Age-ending Stock-taking (3rd Age)

See the introduction and series here

3rd Age Genesis 6 Equivalent

The Bible, history, human nature, and current events, together,
give us more than adequate information to guesstimate
the age-ending conditions in the 3rd-through-6th ages.
Come along as I imagine their ‘Genesis 6 equivalents’.

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¹ And it came to pass in the latter days of the 3rd age, that multitudes filled the Earth with the fruits of their evil desires.

² Many approved Salvation Interns in The Lord’s Kingdom looked upon the ways of the world, and found them pleasing. They mingled their loyalties, and compromised their Internship covenant with those not of His Kingdom.

³ The Lord determined He would vomit them out of His mouth, as He had threatened to do to many in the 1st century Church at Laodicea.

⁴ There are giants on the Earth in every sector of life: giant corporations and executives; giant political personalities; giant entertainment/social media stars; giant criminal enterprises; and much more. These are the mighty upon the who corrupt all the Earth.  

⁵ Thus, distinctions between The Lord’s righteous Interns, and the profane peoples of the world, began to blur in the eyes of all peoples. The thoughts of their hearts are only of evil, continually.

⁶ It grieves The Lord how love for Him and His covenant ways had grown cold in the hearts and lives of all peoples, including many in His Church. Their worship is loud and vigorous, with hands lifted high, but their hearts and lifestyles are far from Him, and they refuse to labor in His vineyard.

⁷ Because they ignored His many, passionate warnings, He turned them over to the spirit of delusion, that they might believe errant teachings and obvious lies they call ‘alternative facts’.