Not Troubled

SEE THAT YE 
BE NOT TROUBLED

For Yahuweh spoke thus to me with a strong hand and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, "A conspiracy," to all them to whom this people shall say, "A conspiracy;" neither fear ye their fear nor be afraid. Set apart Yahuweh of hosts Himself and let Him be your fear and let Him be your dread. And He shall be for a sanctuary, Isaiah 8:11-14.

The Earth will suffer cataclysmic upheavals, Isaiah 24:19-20 

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both body and soul in Gehenna. Matthew 10:28.

Nothing could ever be more strikingly simple and yet more deeply profound than the truth of Yahuweh's eternal Word. And it is written with the belief that those who fear and reverence Yahuweh should have no other fear; if you are one who, like myself, used to find butterflies in your stomach when pondering the one-world schemes of carnal, degenerate men, then it is my prayer this simple, but moving study will fill your heart and mind with faith and joy at the powerful working and awe-inspiring sovereignty and judgments of the Most High, Yahuweh, the King of kings. By far, our fear and dread should be of Him alone; for fear of man cripples (Proverbs 29:25) while the fear of Yahuweh emboldens and empowers (Daniel 11:32); and it is believed the word of Yahuweh herein revealed shall help to heighten and more permanently secure such calming confidence and abiding strength (Isaiah 30:15) in the hearts of those believers who continually cleave to Him in prayer to fine the Ultimate love, joy, peace, rest, refuge and victory.

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Over the things concerning the end and the coming of His Kingdom, our Messiah comforts His own in every generation, "See that ye be not troubled," Mat. 24:6. Yet some would-be ministers oppose the Messiah by using fear tactics to get a following—often by citing the following text:

And except those days be shortened there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake, those days shall be shortened, Mat. 24:22.

The general thought and interpretation which is so often derived from this text by the fear-mongering minister is: "Nuclear destruction is coming! It will nearly wipe out all flesh! Get on the bandwagon [i.e., my bandwagon!]; you better be joined up with the right guy [i.e., me!] and you better be sending them [really, me!] your tithe money! So as to escape the coming nuclear holocaust! Come for a ride or get fried!" Such limp fear tactics on the part of false shepherds—who ever exalt themselves (Ezekiel 34:1,2) ― are a smoke in the nostrils of Yahuweh who desires we look only to the True Shepherd for our salvation and exalt Him alone, Colossians 1:18. But studying the above text more closely—and pondering more of the Revelation of Yahushua the Messiah—we conclude it is He Himself who will shorten the days so as to save alive His people.

And the fourth messenger sounded and the third part of the sun was smitten and the third part of the moon and the third part of the stars, so as the third part of them was darkened; and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. Revelation 8:12

We now see it is the Sovereign Yahushua stepping in and cutting short the day and the night by one-third thus fulfilling His promise the days would be shortened:… "unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved alive, but for the elect’s sake, those days shall be shortened. And not it is this very shortening which brings about the deliverance of the elect! Further, we have the long-standing promise of Yahuweh that while the earth remains the order of day and night will never cease:

While earth remaineth seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. Genesis 8:22.

How then should we (at least tentatively) understand Revelation 8:12? In light of the words of Yahushua the days would be shortened, and in light of the word of Yahuweh in Genesis, we can only conclude, presently, if it is not day, it must be night; and if it is not night, it must then be day. It all appears to involve days which are, literally, one-third shorter: the day is shortened by one-third; the night is shortened by one-third; hence, the overall day is shortened by one-third giving somewhat amazing 16-hour day instead of 24. This implies the earth is rotating at a faster speed. If so, the increased rotational velocity of the planet will very likely cause cataclysmic upheavals heretofore unheard of. Massive tidal waves (as the sea roars before the presence of Yahuweh—the coming King—setting the nations at fear! Luke 21:25, Psalm 98:7-9), volcanoes ("pillars of smoke", Acts 2:19), massive earthquakes and fearsome lightning and thunder from the very presence of Yahuweh as He descends from on high, rolling up the heavens and setting His throne in the sky [Jeremiah 49:35-38, Rev. 6:13-17] to judge the kings and kingdoms of the earth. So massive and powerful are these tidal waves that they themselves shall cause earthquakes when striking the coastal mountains! Psalm 46:2,3

When His Law is made void by the proud and brazen, the loving patience of Yahuweh is soon depleted (Psalm 119:126) and without delay He will arise with the fiercest anger and blasting fury—thundering from the heavens to reestablish and confirm those great Oracles and to punish those who have so foolishly nullified them: His lightning shall go forth (Matthew 24:27) burning us His adversaries with great terror and vengeance (2 Thessalonians 2:7); just as He thundered from Mount Sinai, so shall He once more thunder from the heavens and judge the ends of the earth, Hebrews 12:25-29, 1 Samuel 2:10. Let all the earth be warned...and tremble. Let His people fear not any man, or legion of men, or even nations of men (Psalm 27:1-3, 118:8-12), but this and this alone. And being thus awed at the splendor and power of His presence, we shall not fear "though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof." Psalm 46:2, 3.

Clearly, the sky "retreating like a scroll" (Rev. 6:14) is not from a nuclear explosion as erroneously taught by some; rather, it is the revealing—the revelation (Revelation 1:1) - of a vengeful King, Yahushua the Messiah, as He rends the heavens to come down (Isaiah 64:1, 2), to save His chosen ones and to take His Kingdom, to build up Tziyon (Psalm 102:13-16) and to rule over all the earth; it is the Son of Yahuweh who rolls up the heavens making the sky retreat like a scroll as He descends like a Lion (Rev. 5:5) with Judgment and Vengeance, revealing His awesome presence, power and anger: (8) But unto the Son He saith…(10) Thou, Yahuweh, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Thy hands: they shall perish, but Thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment and as a vesture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed." Hebrews 1:8...10,11.

What will such massive upheavals and judgments in the heavens and the earth do to the modern devices of technology which man worships and with which he has attempted to mitigate the curse (Genesis 3:17-19) and live in careless ease (Ezekiel 16:49, Amos 6:1)? What will become of the earth’s gravitational pull? Jet propulsion? The earth’s electromagnetic fields? Electronic devices? Radar? Satellites? It appears to this writer that these destructive upheavals of Judgment will be so massive, overwhelming and powerful that all the modern technological devices of man shall be rendered null and void (Isaiah 2:8-22)...impotent in the face of Almighty’s wrath when He rolls up the heavens, when the sky thus retreats like a scroll and when the pride of man is abased at the revelation of His awesome, fearsome Presence, Revelation 6:12-17!

A number of brethren have aptly brought to our attention the similarities between the plagues upon Egypt in the days of Moses and the plagues of the Revelation upon Babylon and its subordinates in false worship; let us note another striking similarity in this vein: it is the false deities/demons of Egypt that were being judged in those plagues (Exodus 12:12, Num. 33:4); so with the plagues of the Revelation 9:20. Thus, is explained the likely removal of all that by which modern man exalts himself: especially his technological advances and multitudinous evil devices/inventions, Ecclesiastes 7:29, Romans 1:30. And so we see in Scripture after Scripture the mention of barbaric weaponry of war—used just prior to the Messiah's appearing ( and used in anger against the Lamb as well yet to no avail! Rev. 17:9-14, 19:11, 19) - being turned into agricultural tools in the Millennial Kingdom:

And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Yahuweh, to the house of the Elohim of Ya’acob; and He will teach us of His ways and we will walk in His paths: for out of Tziyon shall go forth the law and the word of Yahuweh from Yerushalayim. And He shall judge among the nations and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Isaiah 2:3, 4, Micah 4:1-4.

See the following as well and note closely the primitive weaponry of war which Yahuweh will turn into much needed agricultural instruments in the coming Kingdom of blessed, fruitful abundance (Amos 9:13):

Come, behold the works of Yahuweh, what desolations He hath made in the earth; He breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still and know that I am Elohim: I will be exalted among the heathen; I will be exalted in the earth. Yahuweh of hosts is with us, the Elohim of Ya’acob is our refuge. Selah Psalm 46:8-10

In Yehudah is Elohim known; His Name is great in Israel. In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Tziyon. There brake He the arrows of the bow, the shield and the sword and the battle. Selah Psalm 76:1-3 (Also compare further Psalm 76:7 with Rev. 15:8 and , Psalm 76:8 with Habakkukk 2:20/Rev. 8:1).

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and He that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering and to conquer. Revelation 6:2

And the messenger thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathereth the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of Elohim. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Revelation 14:20

And the sixth messenger poured out His vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. Revelation 16:12

Why does a river have to be dried up for this warring entourage? Can they not just fly over the Euphrates in their jets? Note: all the kings of the earth are here seen being gathered together to the battle against Yahushau… "to the battle of the great day of El Shaddai," vx. 16:14.

And I saw a messenger standing in the sun, and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great Elohim: that ye may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. Revelation 19:17, 18

We see here the rage/anger of the nations is greater than ever (Rev. 12:17) against Yahuweh, against His Messiah and against His anointed people, Psalm 2:1, 2. And so, not being repentant but angered at His judgments upon them, they are now drunken, not with wine, but with the rage, the madness and blindness of false worship (Isaiah 29:9, Jeremiah 51:7); and so they gather themselves to fight against Him in this last-ditch effort to reject His unyielding, crushing, iron-rod-rule over all the earth, casting aside His law which carnal man ever deems to be cords and fetters of bondage (Psalm 2:3; while the spiritual man ever deems this great law to be the "perfect...law of liberty," Psalm 19:7, John 8:31, 32, Romans 7:7, James 1:25).

At this point, one would rightly inquire, "If these things shall truly be the case, how does it all come about?" How is it that Man’s modern-day technology shall be set at naught; how is it that this modern-day tower of Babel shall be destroyed leaving Yahuweh alone exalted? Isaiah 2:11, 17, 22 Many times through natural means—which are nevertheless quite subject to the sovereignty and foreknowledge of Yahuweh—the Creator of all things works His eternal purposes. Take, for instance, what Yahuweh called "the treasuries of the snow" when speaking with the prophet Iyob (Job); evidently, He has prepared these treasuries for His great, hidden purposes (Rev. 10:3, 4) and He is able to call upon them in an instant for executing His wrath. But how can this be? What connection do we have between those "treasuries of the snow" and His great wrath? Is not snow somewhat blessed and peaceful? It can be! One of my all-time favorite things in life is walking through the woods during a heavy snow with no wind: you cannot hear your steps [or, if so, just barely] and all the surrounding noise is muffled; all is quiet and here we find the most beautiful, serenity one could ever imagine pressing in on the ear and the consciousness! It is, seemingly, a heaven-built sanctuary in time and space and entering therein is a most blessed experience. How then, can the treasuries of the snow be linked to the incredible, fearsome wrath of Yahuweh...a heavenly judgment which those dwelling in our current era have yet to see? Based on the discourse which now follows, this believer is rather convinced "the treasuries of the snow" is a direct reference by Yahuweh to the Arctic regions of the North and South poles—unquestionably, the great treasuries, great storehouses of the snow. Of these treasuries, Yahuweh asks Job:

Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow? Or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? Job 38:22, 23

Amazingly, Yahuweh Himself cites these treasuries of the snow as those which are called upon in the time of trouble (Jeremiah 30:7) and in the day of [His obviously victorious] battle and war, Proverbs 21:31, Revelation 17:14, 19:11-21. Considering these "treasuries of the snow" we see"

1. Their direct/indirect effects on weather (in which are allowed some measure of clearly detectable wrath, punishment and correction, Job 1:18, 19, 37:11-13, Psalm 107:33, 34).
2. The Cycle of Wrath ( a phrase derived by the writer based on Scripture and observation).

Both of the above are related to the wrath and correction which come from the presence of Yahuweh. Considering the first, we cite storms of tornado, hurricane, lightning, ice, snow (blizzards) and wind. Many of these storms are spawned when cold, arctic air encounters the contrasting warm, moist, equatorial air. But we shall momentarily focus only upon the second: the Cycle of Wrath.

From all evidence, there is some grand cycle of wrath related to the mass melting and freezing of snow in the polar regions. My brother recently recounted how in the continental United States in the year 1816 the American farmers planted a summer crop: it was killed by a major frost and snowstorm from June 6th through the 9th; the cold at this time extended from Canada to Virginia and wiped out New England’s corn crop; they tried once more with new seed: the second crop was killed by another cold wave, I believe in July; subsequent to this second devastation, they tried once more with new seed and the third crop was also killed by a third snowstorm and/or cold wave on August 20th. One writer during this time observed a great volcanic eruption had occurred a year or so prior to this strange summer; that very eruption had blocked out so much heat from the sun the overall average temperature of the earth was lowered enough (tentatively, by about 1 or 2 degrees) to result in this rather stern correction upon no small part of our nation as vital crops were so devastated three times over! (And all of this was only 4-5 short years after the massive, 8.3-seismic upheavals of the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812– which rang church bells in Boston 1000 miles away from the epicenter! See:

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/QUAKES/FactSheets/HiddenHaza/ 
and also the "Eyewitness Accounts" in 
http://www.hsv.com/genlintr/newmadrd

Hence, this Cycle of Wrath appears to work as follows:

1. The overall temperature of the earth gradually rises—very likely from increased solar radiation/activity/storms (i.e., solar flares).
2. The polar caps then begin to melt causing the seas to rise and the additional water released from the thawing polar caps enters the oceans placing renewed/increasing pressure on the tectonic plates.
3. As a result of this increased water weight/pressure, great earthquakes, volcanoes and tidal waves follow.

4. The subsequent volcanic activity/clouds/ash block out the heat of the sun lowering earth’s overall temperature and, once more, the polar caps refreeze to what we shall call their "normal size" for lack of a better phrase.

5. The cycle begins once more from the top.

Regarding point 1, Yahuweh records His use of the sun in calling forth fire from heaven upon Sodom and Gomorrah, Genesis 19:23, 24. This particular burning judgment of such great magnitude and ferocity likely formed the Dead Sea (also called the Salt Sea, cf. Genesis 19:26) and is later mentioned by Yahuweh and the prophets David and Jude, Job 38:12, 13, Psalm 11:6, Jude 7. Along with Genesis 19, one of these texts mentions the sun directly—as does the prophecy of Malachi (4:1-3) which is ultimately attached to the scorching sun-judgments of the Revelation (16:8, 9).

We now appear to be in the phase of rapidly-melting polar caps just in advance of new, volcanic/seismic/tidal activity. In His sovereign wrath, Yahuweh will shake both the heavens and the earth (Haggai 2:6, 7, Matt. 24:29, Luke 21:26, Hebrews 12:26, 27) and the mightiest of men will cower in fear. And all of the world will know that there is an Elohim in Israel...exalting His Messiah, vindicating His Name, executing His fierce wrath, redeeming His people, and saving those who worship Him alone as He destroys the wicked and rewards the righteous. Yahuweh reigns as King forever and using His creation (including the cycles of wrath appointed in His foreknowledge and sovereignty) to punish evildoers and wicked, apostate nations does not take away from the fact that He is the One shaking out the lawless from off the face of the earth (Job 38:12, 13) and turning them to ashes (Malachi 4:1-3) as He establishes His Kingdom wherein shall dwell the righteous.

Let us, then, heed the words of Yahushua: we have no need to be troubled; we have no place to fear the devices of evil, lawless men (be it the one-world, United Nations Gestapo, the Illuminati, the Pope, the Trilateral Commission, the CFR, the IMF, the Skull and Crossbones...or any other secret society). But it is now time for those who are mere men—who have established and perpetrated these vain machinations—to fear and tremble before Yahuweh—the All-Powerful One—and to turn from their evil devices by which they are manipulating and destroying mankind via wars, vaccinations (filled with the flesh of detestable animals and creeping things, Isaiah 65:3, 4), tyranny-based genocide, abortion, sorcery (I.e., pharmaceuticals and food processing) and every other method of mass murder (falsely labeled "population control" in the name of being "politically correct" [but morally bankrupt!]); let those who think they rule the world begin contending with the hot thunderbolts of Yahuweh El Shaddai...and tremble with repentance lest He turn them to ashes (Psalm 2:10-12, Isaiah 33:14); let those who abide in foolish schemes and who worship Satan the Devil know that Yahuweh rules not only the entire earth but the entire Universe as well. Man can either humble Himself by bowing before Yahushua, the King of kings, and by obeying the Good News which establishes the law and the prophets or in disobedience he shall find himself being destroyed for proudly opposing the eternal, unstoppable purposes of Yahuweh, Proverbs 21:30.

And so, let the sons and daughters of the Most High walk in His paths and fear Him alone regardless of the threats and workings of lawless men who may prosper to work murderous persecution for a short season, but who will, consequently, stir up the anger of the Living Mighty One as He thunders from the heavens upon them (1 Samuel 2:10): He shall surely destroy His adversaries in their pompous pride and iniquity.

Arise, O Yahuweh, and let Thine enemies be scattered! And let them that hate Thee flee before Thee! Numbers 10:35, Psalm 68:1, 2, Isaiah 2:20, 21, Revelation 6:15-17.

Let us maintain our childlike trust in the One who gives His mighty, heavenly messengers charge over us to protect us and to keep us for His eternal Kingdom; He will surely bless His people with strength and power. Let us take comfort in His great love knowing that only the shed blood of Yahushua the Messiah can save us; for it is only through His blood we are able to draw near into the very Presence of the One who gives us His power by clothing us with the armor of His light, Psalm 104:2, Romans 13:12, James 4:8; apart from prayer in the Spirit one cannot be clothed with the whole armor of Elohim (Ephesians 6:10-18) empowering he or she to walk in victory. In His fierce wrath, Yahuweh shall completely vent His anger as He puts away all evil from the earth. Let us, then, ever draw near to His presence and remain hidden in the safety and refuge provided for those who abide under the shadow of the Almighty, Psalm 73:17, 18; 91:1, 3, Zeph. 2:3. Hallelu-YAH! His Kingdom Comes! His Name is exalted!

Postscript: the writer makes no claim there will never again be further nuclear explosions to kill the masses; however, from all evidence the Scriptures provide, the end-time judgments we have considered are seen as coming upon the lawless from the throne of the Most High (Revelation 6:16, 17; 16:9) - not from the nuclear silos of the Russians or a Moslem Madman.

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