Bamboozled Gamblers! (Poem)

Even if our Gospel is veiled, it’s veiled to those who're perishing,

whose minds the god of this age [satan] has blinded,

who do not believe, lest the Light of The Gospel

of The Glory of Christ, Who is the image of God, 

should shine on them.

(2 Corinthians 4:3-4)

From embracing God’s GIFT, you who refrain,

Are traversing …spiritual terrain.

Against any odds, you gamble.

Day in and day out, you stumble. ¹

But in any other betting venue,

Where the odds are so incredibly skewed,

Would you come to your senses, finally, 

Or keep on ‘chasing losses’, slavishly? ²

Maybe you never heard, and you might not have a clue,

That 80+% of His prophecies are true!

That’s right! Most of them are now factual.

Thinking the rest won’t be, is farcical! ³

To you, is that is a stunning realization,

One that’ll will spark your spiritual dedication,

Or to which you’ll just have a ‘ho hum’ reaction??

Either way, my job is done: Fake news correction. ⁴

Ponder this: Re. The Lord’s remaining prophecies…

With 3 more ages to come, per His will,

Less than 20% are yet-fulfilled.

Most of those left, cover one-of-two short ages.

That’s clear, across The Bible’s prophetic pages.

Two ages will last 1,007 years,

The shortest of which will be Earth’s most severe!

The longest of the 3 receives the least mention.

Two chapters portray your eternal dimension. ⁵

To me, this infers rapid-fire fulfillment,

Of The Lord’s remaining prophetic installments,

All within a scrunched time period!

That is His Truth, to you presented. 

Yet…

You scoff and smirk at those that are pending,

While knowing many past ones, are trending,

Not believing He has POWER to uncloak,

Every remaining prophecy that He spoke. ⁶

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¹ God’s great Gift is forgiveness for our sins by exercising sustained faith in Jesus Christ, The Lord God, and adjusting our lifestyles to accord with His righteous standards, as articulated in The Holy Bible. Rejecting His Gift seals our eternal fate in His promised, brimstone-lit lake of fire, as a fully sentient, tripartite (spirit, soul and body) immortal person. See: Prayer of Salvation (Poem), and Your Salvation Status (Q&A).

² When odds are heavily stacked against them, some gamblers chase their losses by continuing to bet, even doubling their bets after each loss.

³ Historically factual from our human perspective. But from The Lord’s perspective, they were facts when He spoke and/or inspired them to be written. He dwells in eternity, where what we regard as the past, present and future, are all NOW to Him. See: Ponder this… (All Prophecies Are Facts, Poem).

⁴ satan and his crew of devils motivate people to lie, lie, lie about all Bible Truths. Their objective is to recruit as many of us as possible to share in The Lord’s pronounced eternal lake of fire judgment upon them, for their attempted coup d’etat. The objective of their rebellion in Heaven was to dethrone, and replace Jesus, The Lord God, with Lucifer (ex-satan). See: Isaiah 14:12-13, Ezekiel 28:11-15, Revelation 12:7-9, and Luke 10:18.

⁵ See: Human History Ages (Series), and Historical Countdown - 7 Biblical Ages of Human History (Video). The Millennial Reign age is far less detailed in Scripture than the other remaining ages.

⁶ Consider these examples: Ezekiel 36, 37, 37 and 39 are a ‘prophetic quadfecta’ – 4 MAJOR prophecies in a row, that predict(ed) events in the 2nd, 3rd (current), 4th and 5th ages of history on this current version of Earth! wOw! The first 2 of these prophecies became historical facts when:

     (a)  ancient Judeans were freed (by a Persian King) from Babylonian captivity, and were allowed to return to Palestine to rebuild Jerusalem, repopulate ancient Judah, and rekindle Jewish life and traditions in good time for the long-promised birth of Jesus as a human; and

     (b)  Israel once again became a united state on May 14, 1948. 

With these ‘in our rear view mirror’, it would be foolish to bet, think, or believe The Lord will not fulfill His remaining 2 major prophecies in this quadfecta! Yet most people do. My, my, what a testimony that is of the effectiveness of devils’ lies. 

For insights on the remaining major prophecies in this quadfecta, see: First Ukraine, Next Israel’s Terrain?!, Missed Insights in Ezekiel (Series), and The Millennial Reign (Series).

How Fish Really Rot! (Poem)

 

Have you heard the adage, about how fish will rot?

‘From the head comes spoilage’, so most of us were taught. 

At leaders we point fingers, when rot is first perceived.

But what’s below those fingers, reveals what I believe.

Rot first touches basic things, like commonly known facts. 

Then one sacred trusted thing, it will push to redact.

When Truth is sold for gold, and kindness dies for gain,

Lies become a stronghold, and more in life …is feigned.

Then builders cheat, teachers sleep, preachers ‘slant’ The Word.

Fields then wither, laws grow weak, none say it’s absurd.

Long before leaders corrupt, and rot becomes complete,

Truth SHOUTS OUT,

‘This I instruct: From Truth, please don’t retreat!‘

Most leaders do not conjure rot; they rise from its source.

Like plants they grow, well-watered by those they are endorsed. 

They wear the masks supporters crave, then promise them...

...good deals. 

They harvest all the bitter fruits supporters’ hearts conceal. 

Corrupt leaders reflect lands where virtue once was gold.

Basking in their secret sins, they stand before us bold!

When they can no longer cloak desires to control,

They cast off all pretenses, when folks learned what they stole!

A rotten head will lead the way where life’s dark waters flow.

The weaker body follows fast, too blind or slow to know.

The leader fights the stream at first, but not for very long;

Its body, sick with hidden rot, cannot be brave or strong.

Leaders boast! Some folks still cheer, as life’s dark waters rise.

Pulling strings like puppeteers, their fans believe their lies. 

Don’t they know that nations fall when pride is their main sin?

God ensures they won’t arise, till Truth is found within! 

One finger that to leaders points, leaves 3 that self-convict.

The leaders that we all anoint, don’t just themselves depict.

From ‘home-cooked soups’ they all arise, and show what’s in our pots!

So when it’s scum, leaders become, they show …our hidden rot!

Moving Heaven to Earth

After 7 major, international and one major national moving experiences, I have a few clues about what’s involved in such. But there’s something akin to this about which I am totally clueless—namely, preparing for an intra or inter-universal move! ¹ So I asked The Lord about His pending plan …to practically empty Heaven on Earth!!! That’s the perspective I have when reading Psalm 149:9, Zechariah 14, Matthew 25:31, and 1 Thessalonians 3:13. His response was, ‘Look more carefully and closely, J!’ 

 

I had been wondering if I might be mis-interpreting those verses, because the concept of an ‘empty Heaven’ was so striking. Of course, The Spirit of God is everywhere, so no place in existence can ever literally be empty. But the notion of The Lord, all His angels, and all His saints from the first several ages of history coming to this current version of Earth, is indeed stark.

 

During a session with ChatGPT, my focus turned to the final of 3, promised earthquakes during the apocalypse. That one will be the worst ever quake in Earth’s history! ² It is mentioned in various prophetic verses. When they are strategically connected, they paint the picture of the entire planet, except Jerusalem, becoming a massive, possibly unified plain! Ezekiel 38:18-20 predicts every wall on Earth shall fall down!!! Selah… 

 

Based on my international development experience (including designing and overseeing disaster projects), I shared in several posts, some imaginations about managing a GLOBAL disaster relief, recovery, rehabilitation program. From every perspective, that is indeed UN-IMAGINABLE!!! Yet, the need for such seems to be inferred in Earth’s near future. ³

 

Reflecting on my visit to Cape Town’s Table Mountain during my assignment to South Africa, I tried to imagine the future Jerusalem on a massive table mountain. Then it dawned upon me: With everything an apocalyptic mess across Earth’s land mass, where might The Lord, spend the first night of His Millennial Reign?! And what about His Throne?! I thought surely His earthly Palace would NOT be included in some Earth Strategic Rehabilitation Plan, nor would His earthly Throne likely be fashioned on this Earth! (See: End His Homelessness (Poem))

 

Suddenly, I saw in my spirit, what Apostle John saw in Revelation 21:2, ‘…the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.’ Of course, his vision was of that city descending upon the promised, eternal Earth, not on this current version of Earth. So my thoughts quickly transitioned from what might remain in Heaven, to what else might The Lord bring with Him to this Earth, along with all His saints and ­­­­­all His angels?!

 

Attempts to force every event in The Book of Revelation into a time linear sequence, should raise these questions: 

 

1.    Since it was not until Revelation 21 that John saw and visited what his angel tour guide called, ‘the lamb’s wife’—the massive, new, eternal Jerusalem, where might The Lord’s wife/bride have been in Revelation 19? That chapter portrays The Marriage Supper of The Lamb, with all His saints—friends invited to the supper. No bride is present! (Imagine that!) That scene is followed by our return to Earth for the Armageddon War, both of which will pre-date the start of The Millennial Reign age. Presuming ‘bride’ and ‘wife’ are the same, the angel’s description of that city, suggests it, rather than the church, is The Lord’s bride and wife. (See: The Bride of Christ (Series))

 

2.    Why, in John’s vision, did he see the eternal Jerusalem descend onto the new, eternal Earth, after The Millennial Reign will have concluded??

 

Indeed much, if not most of The Book of Revelation might be sequenced events. It may be a stretch to presume what John saw in chapter 21 indicates the ‘first on the scene appearance’ of the eternal Jerusalem. Moreover, ChatGPT reminded me of The Lord’s history of ordaining earthly types of things and events in Heaven. 

 

Ergo, it might not be too much of a stretch to imagine much more might accompany The Lord in our transition from Heaven (likely the new, eternal Earth), to Earth, to end the apocalypse, and begin The Millennial Reign age!

 

What if an earthly type of the new, eternal Jerusalem

comes along with us, complete with The Lord’s Palace and Throne?

 

Moreover, Bible scholars generally believe the predicted 3rd Jewish temple, described in detail in Ezekiel 40 – 47:12, will be constructed during the tribulation age, the short, 4th age of history, and it will serve as the Millennial Reign age temple. If so, ponder this enigma: 

 

How might that temple be the only building on Earth

that will survive a massive, global earthquake, and be raised

 from an altitude of 2,428 feet above sea level,

to a higher altitude? ⁴

~~~o~~~

‘Is there anything too hard for Me, The Lord God?’

(Genesis 18:14 and Jeremiah 32:27)

 

Finally, imagine that city, in all its grandeur, but minus the GLORY of The Lord and us, His immortal saints, after the end of the Millennial Reign age. Imagine all the wealth that might have accumulated there over the previous thousand years, from folks the world over, trying to curry favor from Jesus, and especially from His mortal, Jewish kinfolk. Just as in ancient times, and also during the Ezekiel 38, Russia-led invasion of Israel, I suspect that city will then be a HUGE WEALTH MAGNET that will attract hordes of greedy folks, aiming to get their share of that wealth. And I imagine some might seek to extract revenge against the (mortal) Jews living there—people who will have been highly-favored during the previous thousand years! ⁵

 At that time, Revelation 20:7-9 predicts the following: 

Now when the thousand years have expired, [the kingdom of] satan will be released from his [its] prison [the bottomless pit], and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the Earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. They went up on the breadth of the Earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city [Jerusalem]. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. ⁶ 

 

I refer to this rebellion as the 2nd War of Gog and Magog—humanity’s final rebellion against any/all things righteous. It will set the stage for the promised resurrection and transformation of all peoples who will not have been previously resurrected and transformed into immortal beings. It will be the first such event to include a mix of saints and sinners, for the Lord’s promised Great White Throne Judgment. Revelation 20:11-15 predict He will consult His Book of Life—possibly to separate out His saints from sinners. ⁷

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¹ The title of this post is ‘a take on’ the colloquial expression, ‘Moving Heaven and Earth’, which means doing everything possible to achieve a seemingly impossible objective. The Bible is not absolutely clear on the location of the new, eternal Earth – whether in this current, or another universe. It depends upon the meaning of ‘new heaven(s) and new Earth’ mentioned in Isaiah 65:17, 66:22, Hebrews 8:1, 1 Peter 3:13, and Revelation 21:1, especially since the terms, heaven(s), have different, contextual meanings.

² See: Global Earthquake (Series) and Revelation 16:18).

³ I say, ‘near future’, because every prophetic precursor of the predicted transition from this current 3rd age (the church age), to the pending 4th age (the tribulation age), has been actively visible across the Earth for several decades. I am unaware of any other ‘prophetic shoe’ that needs to drop before the next transition occurs. For more on this exciting topic, please see: Human History Ages (Series), Mid-ages Musings (Series), and especially the video, Historical Countdown – 7 Biblical Ages of Human History. Also, email me (KeyofJLife@gmail.com) if you know of any prophetic precursor that has not yet manifested anywhere on the Earth. Thanks~ 

⁴ The altitude of the temple mount in Jerusalem is 2,428 feet above sea level. Zechariah 14:10 does not indicate the height to which Jerusalem will be raised just before the start of the Millennial Reign age.

⁵ See: Isaiah 14:1-2, 60:3, 5 &10, 61:5-6, Zechariah 8:23, Zephaniah 3:19-20, and Micah 4:1|2.

⁶ I perceive ‘saints’ in this passage may refer to mortal people who will have embraced Jesus as Messiah and The Lord God during the 5^th and 6th ages. For more on this distinction, see: Salvation in the Millennium? (Series).

⁷ See: Bible Raptures – Types and Timings (Series), and also Revelation - Future Attacks in Israel.