PEACE IN THE MIDST OF BATTLE
II Kings 6:14-17
Today, the children of Yahuwah worldwide are in a great battle against Satan and his forces. The earth and its people are in upheaval in all ways. The takeover of earth by the evil ones is taking place. In America rioting and killing in the streets of our cities is becoming an almost daily event, with racial conflict, Muslim terrorism, and unrest in general over the downfall of our protective Constitution. Volcanoes and earthquakes are increasing all over the earth daily in number and magnitude. The world’s leaders are calling for a new world order – “globalization” – and countries are banning evangelism (the open spreading of the Good News of Messiah’s salvation). Chile and Russia have recently banned evangelism. Prior to this Chile was a nation totally open to evangelism and the Bible. Now, they are taking the Bibles out of schools and colleges in Chile, and bringing in the United Nations to enforce rules, such as a 2-child per family law – similar to China’s one child per family law. The earth’s nations are changing daily. The Bible has been banned as a hate-crime book overall, and the use of the Name “Yahweh,” or its close proximities, are banned also, from the Roman Catholic Church downward.
My youngest daughter studied and worked to be a paramedic. She was working with a local fire department to also become a fireman. Recently, she told me that she had gotten an office job. She said that the firemen were told that they have to carry pistols, or rifles now, because they are also targets of terrorism, as are the police. She would have to also carry a fire arms to protect herself. She has a husband and two lovely daughters, so I am very relieved that she is out of two major danger zones.
In the history of Israel, warring tribes were always attacking, and trying to overthrow Israel. Only when sin reached its zenith, and Yahuwah had to judge them, did they lose their wars. In the account in II Kings 6, we read that the King of Aram (today’s Syria) is warring against the King of Israel in the north. It is all too close for comfort in our day – for the war raging in Syria comes right to the northern border of modern Israel, and sometimes crosses the line into the Golan Heights (ancient Bashan in the Bible).
Today, as the invasion of earth by fallen angels, returning Nephilim, and soon by Lucifer-Satan himself, plus the giants and hybrids that are being cloned and created in underground laboratories all under the earth by America and other nations increases, the LucifericIlluminati elite and the rulers of the dark kingdom have teamed up to increase efforts towards the great battles of the intense, but short, time of great tribulation.
In President Obama’s recent, and supposedly last, speech to the United Nations on September 20th, he clearly gives the guidelines for the new world order.When you think of a united world ruled by a few super men, think of the anti-messiah who will rule over it all, along with his false prophet who uses religion to unite the world’s people under the “man of perdition.” The word “perdition” in II Thessalonians 2:3, when speaking of him, is the Greek word “apolea,” from the name Apollo or Apollyon (Revelation 9:11).
The world is uniting under several banners: New diseases, mother earth dying, global warming, the “war on terror,” religious unity, economic and political unity, and what may fall on earth from outer space, as well as the “alien agenda.” All of these are fear-tacticsto unite the earth’s people under what appears to be the right, until it is too late, and the world’s people find out that those they’ve trust are the bad guys.
We, who believe that there is only one way to eternal life--through the blood of Messiah Yahushua (or Iesous/Jesus), and His resurrection--are referred to as “fundamentalist extremists,” and “the far right,” in Obama’s speech. He goes on to use these terms for us also: “Those who want to be free of outside contamination,” “Those critical,” “Those trying to reverse this process…”—referring to those that oppose globalism, the new world order, the equalization of nations.”
Constitution defense is labeled “aggressive nationalism.” Patriotism is called “crude Popularism.” You can hear the speech on YouTube.
Basic Christianity is under attack worldwide, and as I wrote above, evangelism is being outlawed nation by nation until it will be a worldwide edict, especially since the Bible is considered a “hate crime book,” because it stands against homosexuality, and all sexual perversions, as well as carrying an exclusive message that there is only salvation in the Elohim of Israel! The calling of evil “good,” and the calling of good “evil,” is encapsulated in the term “Tolerance.” (Isaiah 5:20)
Where are those whose faith and loyal is so united in Yahuwah and Yahushua that they “know their Elohim” are strong, and do exploits?” (Daniel 11:32b) There will be such a people. The separation is fast taking place between the lost and the saved, the set-apart saved and the lukewarm. Yahuwah is raising up a new “Gideon 300,” “exploit people” who will overcome and endure to the end in strong faith because they know their Elohim in personal relationship.
The Prophet Elisha did more miracles than almost anyone else in the Tenach, except maybe Moses. He saw into the unseen realm of the extra-dimension of Yahuwah – outside of time, outside the universe that contains time. Our survival in the days ahead will depend on how we see things, and how clearly we hear from the Spirit of Yahuwah. We must see things from His perspective in order to see through all the deceptions and only see reality.
How could Enoch, who lived before the Flood walk with Elohim, and be taken by Him into His dimension without dying? The Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Persian religious combo of “Christianity” put a separation between what they call an “Old Testament” and a “New Testament,” when there is no separation. In the Tenach, many who walked by faith in the Word of Yahuwah were filled with His Spirit, and many of them performed miracles, or set miracles into motion. All of the gifts of the Spirit are present in the lives of His servants in the Tenach/Hebrew Scriptures. Messiah fulfilled all the Levitical offerings as “the Lamb of Elohim.” He came to remove the barriers of sin so that we might be filled with the Spirit of Yahuwah, return to obeying the Covenant of Yahuwah, and live as children of Yahuwah in an extra-dimensional realm-- a “spiritual” realm, free of the lusts of the flesh.
Here is the story of Elisha and his servant. We must have the spiritual eyes of Elisha or else we will be overwhelmed and overtaken with the great horrors and deceptions that are fast-coming on the earth. From BibleHub.com, The Scriptures:II Kings 6:8-18:8 “And the sovereign of Aram was fighting against Yisra’ĕl, and took counsel with his servants, saying, `My camp is in such and such a place.’ 9And the man of Elohim sent to the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl, saying, `Be on guard, do not pass this place, for the Arameans are coming down there.’10The sovereign of Yisra’ĕl then sent to the place of which the man of Elohim had spoken to him, and warned him, so that he was on his guard there, not once, and not twice.11And this greatly troubled the heart of the sovereign of Aram. And he called his servants and said to them, `Declare to me! Who of us is for the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl?’
12And one of his servants said, `None, my master, O sovereign, for Elisha, the prophet who is in Yisra’ĕl, declares to the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl the words that you speak in your bedroom.’13And he said, `Go and see where he is, so that I send and get him.’ And it was reported to him, saying, `See, he is in Dothan.’14And he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.15And the servant of the man of Elohim rose early and went out, and saw an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, `Oh, my master! What do we do?’ 16And he answered, `Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’17And Elisha prayed, and said, `יהוה, I pray, open his eyes and let him see.’ And יהוה opened the eyes of the young man, and he looked and saw the mountain covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.18And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to יהוה, and said, `Strike this nation with blindness, I pray.’ And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
Is there anything more joyously exciting than this--to see what Yahuwah sees, to hear what He says, to know His nature, ways, and thinking--to know Him?
I smile broadly at verse 12 every time I read it, as I also do with the following account. After Elisha died and was buried, a war broke out in the area of his grave. These versesmake me marvel, because here is a man who lived around 900 BCE, and yet he has more power with Abba than anyone I know on earth today, with 7 billion people and 2.4 billion Christians.[Read the exploits of Elisha in II Kings 1-13]
II Kings 13:20-21: The Scriptures: 20 “And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the raiding bands from Mo’aḇ came into the land in the spring of the year. 21And it came to be, they were burying a man, and there they saw a raiding band, and cast the man in the tomb of Elisha. And the man fell and touched the bones of Elisha, and came to life and stood on his feet.”
Elisha’s life is an example of the exploits of today’s“remnant” that has been trained and empowered by the Spirit of Yahuwah.I tell you with all my being: Without the in-filling of the Spirit of Yahuwah, who is Yahuwah Himself – the Spirit – no one will overcome, or survive. Throw religious doctrines of man in the trash and read what Abba has for you, taught to your spirit by His Spirit – the “Spirit of Truth.”
We are in the midst of great battle. Our lives are at stake – our physical existence on earth, and our eternal life and position in the Kingdom. The only safe place to be is to be considered a trusted servant by Yahuwah, who stands blameless in His Presence. The only protection we have is in our relationship with Yahuwah and Yahushua, and how they relate to us.
I have been going through many battles lately,with some unusual manifestations from the demonic realm, and doing more spiritual warfare on a regular basis than I would consider “normal.” The true new birth enlists us assoldiers. (II Timothy 2:1-5) We enter the battle that rages against us from the dark kingdom. If we are filled with the Spirit of Yahushua, He will empower us, not only with spiritual weapons against the enemy, but with His Presence to lead us through the battle. If we are not equipped with the “weapons of warfare that are not carnal, but mighty to the pulling down of strongholds, then we are open to defeat.(II Corinthians 10:3-6; Ephesians 6:10-18)
He promises His set-apart children, even in the midst of battle, that they will have His peace, His joy, His love, His faith, His power, and His authority-backing. Though in the midst of battles I have not faced for over 30 years, His peace reigns in my spirit. You must know that you are a spirit-being, housed in a physical body. Your spirit-being has a carnal soul (mind, emotions, reasoning, feelings, and will) that relates to this natural world through the five senses, using the brain. It contains the sin-prone nature (“flesh”) and is vulnerable to input from deceiving humans as well as the realm of the fallen angels.
It is imperative for your survival that the carnal soul (mind-based) be disciplined by the Word and by your actions to corral its rebellion, and subjugate it to the re-born spirit. Your spirit-being also has a “spirit” which is found in the middle of you, in your digestive/reproductive area/”loins.” If truly born again from above by the action of the Spirit of Yahuwah to your faith in Messiah, it becomes a temple for the entrance of the Spirit to dwell in you--giving you power over the flesh, the carnal soul, and very real devils that surround us.
In the true new birth,the Spirit of Yahuwah does 40 things to transform you into a totally new creation, which includes some DNA changing too. The true new birth positions you to return to a state that Adam and Eve lived in before their rebellion. Yet, His Spirit waits for you to invite Him to enter your new “temple of the spirit,” just as He waited for Solomon to ask for His entrance after the Temple was built (II Kings 8).
[Refer to: “The True New Birth”/July 2015]
Messiah baptizes us into the Spirit (i.e. Luke 3:16). He comes with His gifts and empowerment. (i.e. I Corinthians 12:4-12) With His entrance, we become miracle children of Elohim. I’ve seen a lot of miracles and received them too. I know His capabilities even to multiplying food, healing, delivering, saving, and empowering. I’ve lived a life of miracles, as I wrote in my autobiography Touching the Eternal.
The true new birth is the greatest of all miracles. Unless you are truly born of the Spirit and empowered by the Spirit, you cannot do the spiritual warfare that is needed now, and will be needed more, in the days to come, as the fallen ones increase and manifest more and more (Revelation 12:7-17). There is war in the heavenlies, but now it has entered earth. This is no time to advance your worldly goal and ambitions! We’re at war! The next few months will be horrendous as we see the army of the enemy more clearly. So, we must see the “angel army” and be at peace with our Master!
Elisha kept his peace. His relationship with Yahuwah allowed him to see into the “unseen realm” of Abba’s dimension. The servant saw on a carnal level--on a natural level--and he feared. But, not Elisha! He saw the heavenly armies of angels. He saw into plans of the enemy and reported them to the King of Israel. Is this so strange in our day? I should be a lifestyle forHis set-apart ones. Through the true new birth, we become heavenly beings – new creations. (II Corinthians 5:17-21) We enter into an eternal dimension through the portal of our spirit. As we obey the Master and praise Him, He envelops us in His arms and holds us tight! Do you feel His arms around you?
From September 22nd, the Autumn Equinox, until December 31st, is 100 days. From September 22nd until Obama leaves office is 120 days. Turbulence is imminent! Yet, we rest in the peace of Yahuwah as we obey His commands and are led by His Spirit within our spirit. We trust in the “mind of Messiah” within our spirit. (Romans 8:14).
John 14:26-27: “But the Comforter/Helper, the Set-Apart Spirit, whom the Father shall send in My Name, He will teach you all things and remind you of all that I said to you. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
The re-born spirit remainsat peace. It is the receptacle, the temple, of the indwelling Spirit. In Scripture the word “heart,” except when talking about your physical heart, is speaking about your mind. Do not let your mind be troubled. Receive His peace!
John 10:14, 27 with Psalm 23: “I am the good Shepherd, and I know Mine, and Mine know Me…My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me…when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me…”
Isaiah 41:10: “Do not fear, for I am with you! Do not be dismayed, for I am your Elohim! Yes, I will strengthen you! Yes, I will help you! Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness!”
Isaiah 26:3-4: “You will guard in perfect peace the one whose mind is stayed on You, for he trusts in You. Trust in Yahuwah forever, for in Yah, Yahuwah, is a Rock of Ages.”
Philippians 4:4-8: “Rejoice in Yahuwah always, again I say `rejoice.’ Let your gentle humility be known to all men--the Master is near. Do not worry at all, but in every matter, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to Elohim. And, the peace of Elohim, which passes all understanding, shall guard your heart and mind through Messiah Yahushua. For the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is righteous, whatever is clean, whatever is lovely, whatever is of a good report, if there be any uprightness, if there be any praise, think on these things.”