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The devil unknowingly will move Israel to repentance!

The Beloved Disciple wrote what he saw and heard by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 12:

10  Then I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

11 And they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb and by the Word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

Satan and his minions have been persistently accusing you and me in any area of weakness they can find.  However, as we plead The Blood of Christ over ourselves in all areas, his accusations are of none effect.  Further, as we testify of what GOD has done in our lives, we diffuse the enemy’s ability to lay hold on us.

Verse 12 differentiates between the pilgrims (you and me) where Heaven rejoices, and the earth dwellers who are subject to the three woes.

13 Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman (Israel) who gave birth to the male Child.

14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time (1260 days), from the presence of the serpent.

15 So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.

16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.

17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

At this point, the devil knows that he has only a short time before losing all aspects of his kingdom of the world.  He knows that once Israel repents of its rejection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, his kingdom is lost.

There is a prerequisite for the second coming of Christ at the end of the 70^th week, Israel’s repentance which was recorded by THE SPIRIT in Hosea chapter 5:

15 I (THE LORD) will return again to My Place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My Face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

Jesus had to “leave” His Place in order to return to it.  He awaits Israel’s acknowledgment of their offense of rejecting Him and coming into full repentance.  This is one of the many reasons we must not redefine who Israel is.

The woman, Man-child, and the dragon are introduced and provides us with one of the most important chapters in The Bible!

This chapter emphasizes the role and purpose of Israel in the past, present, and future.

Chapter 11 reveals that the real Temple is in Heaven as is the real ark.  The ark on earth is but a replica given to Moses by FATHER.  It is important to note that the mercy seat is NOT part of the ark of the covenant.  They are always mentioned separately.

Paul emphasized this Truth as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 8:

1  Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the Right Hand of the Throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

2 a Minister of the Sanctuary and of the true Tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer.

4 For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the Law;

5 who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.

This replica was to provide both Israel and the true church an idea of what to expect in Heaven.  There is no way we can imagine the greater without seeing the lesser replicas!  Ezekiel chapters 1 & 10 further describe what is in Heaven.

The Beloved Disciple wrote what he saw and heard by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 12:

1  Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.

The woman is NOT the church, it is Israel.  The true church is in Heaven, protected from the judgments associated with the 70^th week.  This woman is pregnant, not the Virgin Bride of Christ.  It is vital that we understand the difference!

2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

There are four woman in the Book of Revelation:

Jezebel                   Revelation 2:20

The Harlot             Revelation 17, 20

This Woman          Revelation 12, Jeremiah 3:20

The Bride               Revelation 19:7, 21:2, 9

Since The Bible is an integrated message system, we can verify that this woman is Israel by referencing Genesis chapter 37:

5  Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.

6 So he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:

7 There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.”

8 And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me (the twelfth star).”

Joseph’s dream depicted the family, i.e.. Israel.  In the Old Testament, the Israel is described as a woman in travail: Isaiah 54:5, 66:7, etc.  The woman gives birth to the Man-child, the church does not!  As Isaiah 9:6 declares: Unto to us a child is born (humanity), unto us a Son is given (Deity).  FATHER is clearly not finished with Israel as Paul affirms in Romans chapters 9-11.

3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems (implies rulership) on his heads.

4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.

The dragon is further identified as the devil and satan in verse 9.

5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up (harpazo) to God and His Throne.

Jesus Christ is referenced in His rulership in Psalm chapter 2:

7  “I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.

9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.'”

There is an implied interval between verses 5 and 6; the harpazo and Israel fleeing into the wilderness for 3 ½ years.  There are 24 “gaps” or intervals in Scripture.  The church is associated with these intervals… between the 69^th and 70^th week.

6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

7  And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,

Michael (the warrior angel) and his angels prevailed, clearly two to one!

8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in Heaven any longer.

9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The term “devil” means slanderer in Greek.  The word “satan” comes from the Hebrew word for adversary.  The origin of satan is described in Ezekiel 28:2-15 and the rebellion in Heaven is described in Isaiah 14:12-17.

The earth dwellers are in for a surprise!

The Beloved Disciple recorded what he heard, saw, and experienced by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 11:

9  Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. 10 And those who dwell on the earth (earth dwellers) will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

11 Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.

There are two types of people: earth dwellers and pilgrims.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:

13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

And Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Peter chapter 2:

11  Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,

12 having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

We are to keep ourselves detached from this world and not allow ourselves to be caught up in the societal trends toward idolatry and immorality.  We must resist any and all temptations.  If you are being challenged, call for The Holy Spirit to HELP you!

12 And they heard a loud Voice from Heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.

13 In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of Heaven.

The earth dwellers started out rejoicing but now they are in absolute fear.  They realize that their time is short:

14 The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

15  Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in Heaven, saying, “The kingdom of this world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!”

This is clearly a watershed event.  Heaven is now rejoicing and preparing for Jesus Christ to takeover rulership on the earth.

16 And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God,

17 saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.

18 The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged,

And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your Name, small and great, And should destroy those who destroy the earth.”

Why are the nations angry?  They want to have their own way and want to cast off all restraint.  FATHER will permit them to do so, and their anger will lead to Armageddon.  You and I are amazed at their blindness in trying to defend an indefensible position!  Remember, we are pilgrims, and they are earth dwellers.

19 Then the Temple of God was opened in Heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His Temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.

There are seven great openings in the Book of Revelation:

A door is opened in Heaven  4:1

The seals are opened  6:1-8:1

The Abyss is opened  9:2

Temple of GOD is opened  11:19

Tabernacle of testimony opened  15:5

Heaven is opened  19:11

Books of Judgment opened  20:12

There is a specific focus of judgment revealed by the two witnesses!

The Beloved Disciple recorded what he heard, saw, and experienced by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 11:

7 When they (the two witnesses) finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

First of all, the beast was allowed to overcome them only after they finished their ministry.  Until then, they were untouchable.  This is in contrast to the true church is protected in preparation to be presented as The Bride prior to the 70th week. The beast is not given access to wipe out the true church.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 16:

17  Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in Heaven.

18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven.”

Sodom represents immorality.

Isaiah recorded by THE SPIRIT in Isaiah chapter 3:

8  For Jerusalem stumbled, And Judah is fallen, Because their tongue and their doings Are against the LORD, To provoke the eyes of His glory.

9 The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.

10 “Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.

This judgment of immorality spans the earth, including the U.S.

Egypt represents idolatry.

Ezekiel recorded by THE SPIRIT in Ezekiel chapter 23:

3  They committed harlotry in Egypt, They committed harlotry in their youth; Their breasts were there embraced, Their virgin bosom was there pressed.

4 Their names: Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister; They were Mine, And they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah.

8 She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her.

19   “Yet she multiplied her harlotry In calling to remembrance the days of her youth, When she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.

Idol worship is closely linked to immorality for both reflect the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 John chapter 2:

15  Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but is of the world.

17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

Immorality and idol worship are increasing in all areas of society.  Children are being exposed to both at early ages.  Their mindsets are being adversely affected by any means necessary to indoctrinate them to the liberal way of thinking.  Judgment is soon coming to the earth and those who belong to the true church must focus on producing righteous fruit until the harpazo occurs.  Now is not the time to be passive.

Six Things You Need to Know About God’s Wrath

The wrath of God is: “His steady, unrelenting, unremitting, uncompromising antagonism to evil in all its forms and manifestations.”

1. The anger of God is not like our anger.

When we speak about the wrath of God, remember that it is the wrath of God.  So everything we know about God—he is just, he is love, and he is good—needs to be poured into our understanding of his wrath.

The words “anger” and “wrath” make us think about our experience. You may have suffered because of someone who is habitually angry, loses his temper, or flies into a rage. Our anger can often be unpredictable, petty, and disproportionate.

Although these things are often true of human anger, none of them are true of the anger of God. God’s wrath is the just and measured response of his holiness toward evil.

2. God’s wrath is provoked.

The anger of God is not something that resides in him by nature; it is a response to evil. It is provoked.

The Bible says, “God is love.” That is his nature. God’s love is not provoked. He does not love us because he sees some wisdom, beauty, or goodness in us. He loves you because he loves you, and you can never get beyond that (Deuteronomy 7:7).

But God’s wrath is different, his holy response to the intrusion of evil into his world. If there was no sin in the world, there would be no wrath in God. So the Bible’s teaching about the wrath of God is different from ancient mythologies, gods who run around frustrated and fuming. God’s anger is his settled resolve that evil will not stand.

3. God is slow to anger.

Why does God allow evil to continue in the world? Why does he not wipe it out?

God holds out the offer of grace and forgiveness in Jesus Christ (2 Peter 3:9). People are coming to him in faith and repentance every day, and God patiently holds open the door of grace. The day of God’s wrath will come, but God is not in a hurry to bring it because then the door of grace will be closed.

4. God’s wrath is revealed now.

How does God reveal his wrath when sinners suppress the truth about him, exchange the truth for a lie, and worship created things rather than the Creator? God gives them up (Romans 1):

• Therefore, God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity (1:24).
• For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions (1:26).
• God gave them up to a debased mind (1:28).

One writer states, “Paul is not teaching that one day God will punish Roman civilization for its vice and decadence. On the contrary, the vice and decadence are themselves God’s punishment…Their punishment was their greed, envy, strife, deceit, violence and faithlessness.” [2] When we see the moral fabric of our culture being torn, then as Christian believers we should cry to God for mercy.

5. God’s wrath is stored up.

The whole Bible story leads to a day when God will deal with all evil fully, finally, and forever. This will be the day of wrath, when God will recompense every evil and bring to judgment every sin.

God will do this in perfect justice. The punishment for every sin will match the crime. When the judgment is done, every mouth will be stopped because everyone will know that God judged in righteousness and justice. Then God will usher in a new heaven and a new earth, which will be the home of righteousness.

6. God’s wrath is on sinners.

In John 3:36, he does not say, “The wrath of God will come on [the disobedient].” He says, “Whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” It is already there. Why is it already there? By nature, we are children of wrath (Ephesians 2:3). It is the state in which we were born.

What, at the end of the day, is the greatest human problem? It is not that we are lost and need to find our way on a spiritual journey. It is not that we are wounded and need to be healed. At the core of the human problem is that we are sinners under the judgment of God, and the divine wrath hangs over us unless and until it is taken away.

How God’s Wrath Is Removed

The Bible speaks about God’s wrath being poured out at the cross: “I will soon pour out my wrath upon you, and spend my anger against you” (Ezekiel 7:8). This takes us to the heart of what happened there: The divine wrath toward sin was poured out on Jesus. He became the “propitiation” for our sins (Romans 3:25), which means that the payment for our sins was poured out on Jesus at Calvary.

Don’t ever get the idea that God loves you because Christ died for you. No, it’s the other way round. Christ died for you because God loved you! He loved you even when you were the object of his wrath! God so loved the objects of his wrath that he spent the wrath on himself at the cross.

The outpouring of God’s wrath was the greatest act of love this world has ever seen.

The hope for sinners is that between us and the wrath of God stands the cross of Jesus. Sin was laid on Jesus and the Divine wrath toward it was poured out, spent, and exhausted in the darkness of Calvary. And when it was done, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “It is finished!” The wrath of God that will one day be poured out on all sin was spent at the cross with regard to all who are in him.

Then Christ rose from the dead, and he stands before you today, a living Savior! He offers to you the priceless gift of peace with God. He is ready to forgive your sins and fill you with his Spirit. He is able to save you from the wrath and reconcile you to the Father. He has opened the door of heaven, and he is able to bring you in.

The two witnesses patterned the ministries of Moses and Elijah as their callings were incomplete!

The Beloved Disciple recorded what he heard, saw, and experienced by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 11:

4  These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.

5 And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner.

6 These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

There were four specific judgments that these two witnesses brought forth.  These judgments parallel what is written of in the Old Testament linked to Moses and Elijah:

Elijah spoke by THE SPIRIT in 1^st Kings chapter 18:

37  Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that You are the LORD God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.”

38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”

And in 1^st Kings chapter 17:

1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”

And Jesus confirms the length of time in Luke chapter 4:

25 But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

THE LORD spoke to Moses in Exodus chapter 7:

19  Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.'”

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the LORD commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

In Exodus chapters 8 through 12, Moses brought forth ten plagues on the land:

Waters become blood

Frogs

Lice

Flies

Livestock diseased

Boils

Hail

Locusts

Darkness

Death of the firstborn

7 When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

9 Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves.

10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

11 Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.

Now that their ministry was completed:

12 And they heard a loud Voice from Heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.

13 In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of Heaven.

14 The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

Jesus met with Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration and the parallel of the two witnesses is compelling!  It is imperative that we view the linkage of the Old and New Testaments as an integrated message system given to us by FATHER.

The preciseness of the 70^th week and the legal requirements of two witnesses are fulfilled!

The Beloved Disciple recorded what he heard, saw, and experienced by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 11:

1  Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.

2 But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.

3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

FATHER uses “half-week” designations through Scripture:

Half of the (70^th) week of years is found in Daniel 9:27 and Revelation 12:14

1260 Days (1^st half) is found here in verse 3 as well as chapter 12 verse 6.

42 months (2^nd half) is found here in verse 2 as well as chapter 13 verse 5.

Time, times, the dividing of times (2^nd half) is found in Daniel 7:25, 12:7, and Revelation 12:14.  This use of times is our equivalent to both, or two.  This phrase represents 3 ½.

This period of time known as the 70^th week is the most documented period of time in the Bible which marks itself for a literal interpretation that limits the time of future judgment upon the earth, preceding the Millennium.  With what is happening in the Middle East today, it speaks of the last days of the end times!  It has been reported that four U.S. Carrier Groups have been deployed to the area.  The U.S. has a total of eleven with three currently in drydock.  This looks serious!

The literal fulfillment of the 69 weeks of Daniel 9:25 is a guarantee of the literal fulfillment of the 7-year duration of the 70^th week.

The term “Temple of GOD” is used in Scripture as follows:

Tabernacle

Solomon’s Temple

Zerubbabel’s Temple

Herod’s Temple (aka 2^nd Temple)

3^rd Temple referred to here in the verse above

Millennial Temple

Heaven’s Temple

The Temple Institute is currently fabricating utensils to be used in the 3^rd Temple.

For 3 ½ years, the two witnesses are given power to prophesy.  Why two witnesses?  This is the number of witnesses required by Law.

Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Deuteronomy chapter 17:

6 Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

And Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 18:

16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’

FATHER gives a clear and final warning by HIS two witnesses of the impending final judgment.  Even in judgment, we find a last attempt of mercy.

This “two witness” requirement even applied to the ongoing ministry of Our Lord Jesus Christ on earth:

At His transfiguration in Matthew chapter 17:

1  Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves;

2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.

At His resurrection in Luke chapter 24:

3  Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.

5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,

7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.'”

And in Mark chapter 16:

12  After that, He (Jesus) appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country.

13 And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

At His ascension in Acts chapter 1:

9  Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,

FATHER takes HIS Word literally as well as seriously, and so should we.

There is a specific focus of judgment revealed by the two witnesses!

The Beloved Disciple recorded what he heard, saw, and experienced by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 11:

7 When they (the two witnesses) finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

First of all, the beast was allowed to overcome them only after they finished their ministry.  Until then, they were untouchable.  This is in contrast to the true church.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 16:

17  Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in Heaven.

18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven.”

Sodom represents immorality.

Isaiah recorded by THE SPIRIT in Isaiah chapter 3:

8  For Jerusalem stumbled, And Judah is fallen, Because their tongue and their doings Are against the LORD, To provoke the eyes of His glory.

9 The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.

10 “Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.

This judgment of immorality spans the earth, including the U.S.

Egypt represents idolatry.

Ezekiel recorded by THE SPIRIT in Ezekiel chapter 23:

3  They committed harlotry in Egypt, They committed harlotry in their youth; Their breasts were there embraced, Their virgin bosom was there pressed.

4 Their names: Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister; They were Mine, And they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah.

8 She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her.

19   “Yet she multiplied her harlotry In calling to remembrance the days of her youth, When she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.

Idol worship is closely linked to immorality for both reflect the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 John chapter 2:

15  Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but is of the world.

17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

Immorality and idol worship are increasing in all areas of society.  Children are being exposed to both at early ages.  Their mindsets are being adversely affected by any means necessary to indoctrinate them to the liberal way of thinking.  Judgment is soon coming to the earth and those who belong to the true church must focus on producing righteous fruit until the harpazo occurs.  Now is not the time to be passive.