Revelation 17:12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.
13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.
14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
15 Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.
16 And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
17 For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
18 And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.”
Carnal man is always looking for an external, literal view of this Fifth Gospel in order to protect its perceived dominion. The mathematicians want to overanalyze “one hour” so that they can project the specific date for this event. Yes, FATHER is the Great Mathematician but HIS Wisdom exceeds ours and HE tends to shy away from formulas so that man will not be able to function effectively as a false prophet. Get the picture?
In the parable of the workers in the vineyard, Jesus shares an important aspect of bringing forth Sons for the work of reconciling mankind:
Matthew 20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2 Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went.
5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’
7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.’
Our Heavenly Father is the landowner of all the earth and HE chooses laborers at the break of day, the third hour, sixth hour, ninth hour, and the eleventh hour. Each laborer received the same wage. Each was to harvest the fruit of the vineyard, a Tabernacles harvest at the end of the age. Men were standing around idle for they were simply “being”, not “doing”. They are not encumbered with dead works generated by the religious system. They have been spared of those soulish activities to keep people busy and enslaved to the system. The men of the eleventh hour are the final group selected to harvest just before the end of the day or age. These men have been chosen based on their availability and willingness to work. They may have felt unproductive for a period of time but in the end, they received the same reward from FATHER as an act of Love.
8 “So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’
9 And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius.
11 And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner,
12 saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’
13 But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
14 Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’
16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”
FATHER has no problem in providing wages for HIS workers no matter what realm those wages are found in. Further, HE is not moved by men’s persuasions and justifications in order to gain more for “self”. Additionally, HE is looking for quality, not quantity. What HE wants is a complete harvest and is not concerned about when someone ascends to the revelation of Love. What matters is that they showed up! Some have had this revelation for decades and others just recently received it. Both are equally rewarded. FATHER’S Love transcends time and resource allocation for neither are scarce in the Kingdom.
FATHER allows the ten kings to be in authority for a period of time while HIS laborers are called forth to maturity. It is not because the kings have any true authority but are only given enough to sustain the current system until the Sons are ready. FATHER uses whomever HE will to tend to matters until HIS chosen ones are ready to proceed to their next phase. Pharaoh did a fine job of keeping the children of Israel in bondage until their appointed time of departure. FATHER gave the ten kings authority for the space of “one hour” as HIS harvest was being matured. Their derivative authority and soulish law kept a lower level of order in the land at hand. They were of one mind to give power and authority to the beastly religious system. This system enslaved most of mankind by keeping them under its control through fear-based doctrine. “If you are not for us, you are against us” is the cry of those who remain under the yoke of religious doctrine. Fear of being rejected and isolated has kept many from stepping outside the “camp” where FATHER could speak to them.
The power given to the ten kings is self-destructive by nature. Separation from FATHER brings forth destruction. Total separation from FATHER brings forth death. This group who heads up the religious system makes ware with Jesus Christ and the Beloved Sons who are the very elect and have been commissioned into HIS army- the called, chosen, and faithful. The venue for this war is the entire earth of peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. We are moving quickly toward the full revelation of Love and its fulfillment toward all of mankind. The mysteries have been reserved for the initiated who have been available to hear HIS call to harvest. The confrontation will come soon as it is beyond the eleventh hour. It is important to focus on “being” so that when FATHER calls you to “do”, you will be ready and available for the sound of the trumpet.