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while we are gone The concept of a final desolation of the earth during the thousand-year period described in Scripture presents a sweeping and sobering vision of the end of human civilization as it is presently known. Drawing primarily from Revelation, alongside the prophetic imagery found in Jeremiah and Isaiah, this period, often called the Millennium in certain theological interpretations, is portrayed not as a flourishing earthly kingdom populated by humanity, but rather as a silent, emptied world in which the consequences of human rebellion have reached their full and devastating conclusion. When examined carefully, these passages suggest a total collapse that affects every dimension of existence: technological, environmental, social, political, and spiritual. The binding of Satan, as described in Revelation, marks the beginning of this period. An angel descends, lays hold upon the adversary, and confines him to the bottomless pit so that he may deceive the nations no more until the thousand years are fulfilled. This detail is significant not only for its spiritual implication, but also for what it reveals about the condition of the nations themselves. If there are no nations left to deceive, then the systems, structures, and populations that once defined global civilization have already been brought to ruin. This aligns closely with the language of Isaiah, which declares that the earth is utterly emptied and utterly spoiled, and that the Lord has spoken this word. The destruction is not partial, nor is it symbolic of mere political upheaval; it is comprehensive and physical, touching the entire globe. In considering the technological achievements of humanity, such as space exploration, the implications are profound. Humanity’s ventures beyond the earth, once seen as the pinnacle of scientific advancement and ambition, would come to a complete halt. Satellites would drift aimlessly in orbit, no longer maintained or guided by ground control systems. Space stations, once inhabited by astronauts conducting research and observation, would become silent relics, eventually succumbing to decay or orbital collapse. Rockets, launch facilities, and research centers would stand abandoned, their purpose rendered meaningless in a world devoid of human life. The ambition to explore the cosmos, rooted in curiosity and dominion, would be extinguished in the stillness of a desolate earth. Military organizations, which have historically been among the most structured and resource-intensive institutions of human society, would likewise cease to exist. Armies, navies, and air forces depend upon command structures, communication networks, and logistical support, all of which require human participation. In the absence of humanity, weapons systems would fall silent. Tanks would rust in place, aircraft would remain grounded or crash without maintenance, and naval fleets would drift or sink. The immense infrastructure dedicated to defense and warfare would become useless, overtaken by time and the elements. The prophetic description of the earth being without form and void suggests not only a lack of population, but also a dismantling of the organized systems that once governed human conflict. Modes of travel would also be profoundly affected. Automobiles, once symbols of personal freedom and mobility, would be left scattered across highways and streets. Without maintenance, fuel, or operators, they would gradually deteriorate. Roads would crack and become overgrown, bridges would weaken and collapse, and the intricate networks of transportation that connected cities and nations would dissolve. Air travel would cease entirely, with airports abandoned and aircraft left to decay. Rail systems, dependent on precise coordination and energy supply, would grind to a halt, their tracks eventually reclaimed by the earth. Sea and ocean mobility would follow a similar fate; ships would drift without crews, ports would fall into disrepair, and the vast systems of global trade conducted across maritime routes would vanish. Housing and urban environments would undergo a dramatic transformation. Cities, once vibrant centers of human activity, would become empty shells. Skyscrapers, homes, and public buildings would stand as silent monuments to a vanished population. Without maintenance, structural integrity would weaken over time. Weather and natural forces would gradually reclaim these spaces. Jeremiah’s vision of cities being broken down at the presence of the Lord and by his fierce anger underscores the extent of this destruction. It is not merely abandonment, but an active dismantling brought about by divine judgment and natural decay. ** Under the level of devastation described in biblical passages, widespread, healthy vegetation reclaiming cities in the usual sense is not possible in any stable or recognizable way throughout the period. If the conditions outlined in Revelation sixteen, Isaiah twenty-four, and Jeremiah four are taken together, the environment is not merely abandoned but profoundly altered. Water systems are corrupted, extreme heat scorches the earth, and later the physical structure of the land is violently disrupted. Seasons are destabilized, and light itself is at times diminished or distorted. Under such circumstances, the basic requirements for plant life—reliable water, moderate temperatures, stable soil, and predictable cycles of light— are severely compromised. In the immediate aftermath of these events, most existing plant life would certainly perish. Crops would fail first, followed by more resilient vegetation. Forests could be burned, uprooted, or unable to regenerate due to erratic climate conditions. The imagery in Jeremiah of a land that is “without form and void” and devoid of birds strongly suggests ecological collapse, not gradual overgrowth. There would be no coordinated ecosystems, no forests reclaiming cities in a balanced sense, and no agricultural cycles tied to seasons. So, the more precise way to describe it is this: the earth would not be actively “reclaimed” by thriving plant life as we often imagine in post human scenarios. Instead, it would exist in a largely barren, unstable state, with zero biological survival. There would be nothing to restore order or beauty within this broken environment. This aligns closely with the tone of the prophetic descriptions. The emphasis is not on nature healing and flourishing in humanity’s absence, but on a world brought low, stripped of its productivity, and left in a condition that reflects judgment rather than renewal. Second Peter is one of the strongest passages describing the intensity of the final judgment: the day of the Lord comes suddenly, the heavens pass away with great noise, and the elements melt with fervent heat, leaving the earth and its works exposed or burned up. It emphasizes total dissolution of the present order rather than partial damage. When you place that alongside Revelation, where Satan is bound, and the desolation imagery in Jeremiah, it does support the idea of a world emptied of normal life. The only “life forms” present would be Satan and his angels. The texts clearly describe the removal of human society and the collapse of the systems that sustain life as we know it. Jeremiah’s language—no man, no birds, fruitful places turned wilderness—strongly points toward ecological devastation. Second Peter intensifies that by describing a kind of elemental unmaking. Taken at face value, that leans toward total extinction of earthly life. However, Scripture distinguishes between physical life and spiritual beings. Satan and his angels are not dependent on the earth’s environment in the way humans, animals, or plants are. Revelation shows Satan bound in the abyss, not roaming freely across the earth interacting with a physical environment in the normal sense. That detail matters. It suggests confinement and restriction, active observation of a ruined biosphere. So, the idea that Satan and his angels would be left to “walk the earth” contemplating the devastation is directly stated. Satan is restrained from deceiving, effectively cut off from influence over nations because there are none functioning. His condition is one of limitation and isolation, no longer dominion over a silent planet. Reflection of rebellion in the absence of anything left to corrupt lines up thematically with the passage. The thousand-year binding is understood as an imposed inactivity. With no nations to deceive and no systems to manipulate, the consequences of rebellion are fully exposed. There is nothing left to distort or control. In that sense, the desolation itself becomes a testimony. The trajectory of the descriptions points toward a world that is functionally lifeless. The earth is a stage of ruin. The passages support a condition where human life and organized ecosystems are gone, Satan is bound and unable to act, and the earth stands in a state of profound desolation. The notion of Satan and his angels existing as the only conscious beings connected to that scene fits within a theological interpretation, but the key emphasis of the text is not their observation of the ruin—it is their restraint and the finality of the judgment that produced it. Second Peter uses language that is deliberately forceful: the heavens pass away with a great noise, the elements melt with fervent heat, and the earth and its works are burned up or laid bare. To understand what is being described, it helps to slow down and consider what is meant by “elements,” what kind of “burning” is in view, and how this fits with the broader prophetic picture developing. The word translated as “elements” points to the most basic components of the created order. In the ancient world, that included what we would call the fundamental building blocks of the physical universe—earth, air, fire, and water—but the intent goes deeper than a simple list of materials. It conveys the idea of the underlying structure of the world itself. In modern terms, one might think of the very fabric of matter: the substances, forces, and bonds that hold everything together. So when the passage speaks of the elements melting, it is not describing a surface fire that consumes objects while leaving the planet intact; it is pointing toward a dissolution at the most basic level of the physical order. The phrase “melt with fervent heat” reinforces this. Melting implies that solid, stable forms lose their structure. What was fixed becomes fluid, what was dependable becomes unstable. If applied on a global scale, this suggests a breakdown of the earth’s integrity: rocks, metals, and the crust itself losing cohesion. The idea is not merely that cities burn, but that the ground beneath them is fundamentally altered. Mountains, which are often used in Scripture as symbols of permanence, would not withstand such conditions. This connects closely with other prophetic descriptions where mountains are leveled, islands disappear, and the surface of the earth is violently reshaped. The statement that “the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up” extends the scope beyond natural structures to everything humanity has built. Every work—cities, machines, monuments, infrastructure—would be consumed. But the wording suggests more than destruction by flames; it implies exposure and removal. We might consider the rendering as “laid bare,” which carries the sense that nothing remains hidden or preserved. The accumulated achievements of humanity, whether technological, cultural, or economic, are stripped away entirely. When we place this alongside the earlier discussion of the seven last plagues, the progression becomes clearer. The plagues dismantle life systems—health, water, climate, political order—while this final burning addresses the physical framework itself. It is as though the judgment moves from the surface of human experience down into the very structure of creation. What was already uninhabitable becomes, at least for a time, fundamentally unfit to sustain life at all. This has important implications for the condition of the earth during the thousand-year period referenced. If the elements themselves have been affected to this degree, then the earth is not simply abandoned; it is altered at its core. The instability would explain why no organized life—human, animal, or plant—could function in any normal way. Even the cycles that depend on stable physical conditions, such as weather patterns and seasons, would be describing the collapse of the physical order that makes environment possible. In scientific language, life, weather, seasons, and the periodic table all depend on stable physical laws: matter, energy, time, and predictable interactions between elements. Once God removes all known elements, we are not just talking about removing substances—we are seeing the removal of the entire chemistry of existence. Without elements, there is no hydrogen or oxygen for water, no carbon for organic life, no nitrogen for atmosphere, and no iron or silicon for planetary structure. At that point, we are no longer describing a planet with conditions—we are describing the absence of the building blocks of physical reality as we understand it. Similarly, weather and seasons are not independent phenomena. They are expressions of atmospheric chemistry, solar energy, axial tilt, and planetary rotation. If those underlying systems are removed or rendered nonfunctional, then weather does not “fail” in the usual sense—it ceases to be a meaningful concept because there is no atmosphere to behave dynamically, and no stable system in which change can occur. So the most accurate way to phrase what we are describing is something like this: It is a condition in which the physical framework of creation has been fully dismantled, leaving no stable matter, no active atmospheric system, no cyclical time-based processes such as seasons, and no chemical basis for life or interaction. In such a state, the earth is not simply lifeless; it is functionally unstructured, lacking the necessary components for nature itself to operate as a system. Another way to express it, more succinctly, would be: A world in which matter has lost its organized form, natural laws no longer produce observable cycles, and the conditions required for life, weather, and planetary processes have ceased to function. One important clarification, though: this kind of description moves beyond what physical science or even most interpretive readings of II Peter strictly require. The passage uses dramatic, cosmic language, explicitly defining the annihilation of all elements and the elimination of physical law itself. So what we are constructing here is a maximal conceptual extension of the imagery— useful as a theological picture. The earth would exist, but not as a balanced, life-supporting system. At the same time, it is worth noting that the passage in II Peter continues beyond destruction to renewal. It speaks of looking for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. That context matters, because it shows that the melting and burning are not an end in themselves. They serve as a clearing away of the present corrupted order in preparation for something entirely reconstituted. The language of dissolution is therefore paired with the idea of re-creation. So, when taken seriously, the imagery of elements melting and the earth being burned up points to a comprehensive unmaking. It is not only limited to visible destruction but reaches into the fundamental nature of the physical world. Everything that once provided stability—matter, structure, environment, and human achievement—is undone. What remains is not a functioning ecosystem or civilization, but a world reduced to a state that reflects the full consequence of judgment, awaiting whatever form of restoration follows. If II Peter is taken in the strongest literal sense—where the present physical order is fundamentally dissolved, the “elements” lose stability, and the earth and its works are fully burned up or exposed—then the question of what life could exist becomes very narrow. Under ordinary natural conditions, life depends on stability: consistent chemistry, usable water, breathable atmosphere, and predictable energy from the sun. If those baseline structures are significantly disrupted, then complex life forms—humans, animals, and plants—would not be able to persist in any way. Even microorganisms, which are far more resilient than larger organisms, will chemically and environmentally be rendered non- existent under such conditions. So if the passage is understood as describing a collapse of the normal created order rather than simply widespread surface destruction, then natural life would be reduced to one of two possibilities: First, no independent biological life at all. That is the most direct implication if “elements melting” is taken to mean a breakdown of the physical systems that support organized matter. In that scenario, even microbial ecosystems would fail because the conditions that allow structured chemistry would no longer hold in a stable way. The earth would exist in a state of judgment and transition rather than ongoing biological activity. Second, the limited survival of life is isolated or divinely sustained. Scripture does not describe mechanisms, but it does repeatedly affirm that the life of angels ultimately depend on divine preservation. If anything were to persist, it would not be because the environment naturally supports it, but because it is specifically upheld. That would not resemble ecosystems or biological continuity as we understand them; it would be exceptional and constrained. What is important in the biblical framing is that the emphasis is not on what life can biologically endure, but on the theological point: the present order is not permanent. II Peter uses cosmic language to strip away the assumption that matter, stability, and natural law are ultimate. Everything that appears fixed is portrayed as temporary and subject to dissolution. This also means that the passage is not primarily trying to map out a detailed scientific state of survivable life during that period. Its focus is on judgment and replacement—what exists is not the continuation of creation in altered form, but the removal of the present order in preparation for a renewed one. So, in strict terms aligned with our reading: apart from direct divine preservation, there is no clear basis in the text for stable, self-sustaining life continuing under those conditions. Any remaining life would be exceptional rather than systemic, and the dominant picture is one of cessation of normal biological existence rather than adaptation to it. The earth is left desolate and undone, stripped of all order that once upheld creation, stripped of the ordered substance that once sustained it. All that once held creation together has been undone, so that matter itself no longer serves as a stable foundation. There is no living thing to mark the passage of time, no breath of life to witness the passing of moments, and no movement of nature to signal change or renewal. There is no life to mark its passing, no voice of nature, and no witness of movement or breath. The heavens yield no weather, for the systems of air and water have ceased their appointed course. The seasons no longer turn, for time itself no longer speaks through growth or decay. There is no spring to awaken, no summer to increase, no autumn to wither, and no winter to still. The appointed order of times and seasons has fallen silent, and the earth no longer moves through its appointed course. There is no atmosphere to gather wind or form cloud or bring rain. The skies do not shift or stir, for the cycles that once governed them have ceased. There is no storm, no calm, no warmth, no cold—only an unchanging absence where motion once existed. All that once composed the substance of the world has fallen away from stability, so that the elements no longer hold their form. What remains is not a living earth in ruin, but a creation emptied of its structure, silent in its vast absence, awaiting the appointed renewal beyond judgment. What remains is not a living world in ruin, but a world that has been emptied of the very principles that once allowed it to exist as a functioning creation. The environmental impact of this period would be both destructive and restorative in different respects. Isaiah’s description of the earth being turned upside down and emptied suggests catastrophic events that disrupt ecosystems on a global scale. Fresh waters of lakes and rivers could become polluted or altered due to the collapse of infrastructure and possible preceding judgments. Dams will fail, flooding regions, while other areas could experience drought. Without human management, agricultural systems would collapse, leading to widespread elimination of vegetation patterns. Nature, in its totality, would become resistant to reasserting itself. All conditions are of chaos rather than harmony. Animal life would also be deeply affected. Domesticated animals, dependent on human care, would face extinction or drastic population decline. Wild animals might initially expand into areas once occupied by humans, but the broader environmental upheaval could lead to instability in food chains and habitats. Sea dwelling creatures would not be immune; if the prophetic judgments include the pollution or destruction of oceans, as suggested elsewhere in Revelation, marine ecosystems will suffer massive die-offs. The balance of life, both on land and in water, would be disrupted in ways that reflect the overall desolation described in Scripture. The atmosphere itself will undergo significant transformation, as implied by the prophetic language of cosmic disturbance found throughout biblical texts. Darkened skies, altered climate patterns, and the lingering effects of divine judgments will render the environment hostile. This would further reinforce the uninhabitable nature of the earth during this period. The absence of human activity would eliminate pollution from industry and transportation, yet the preceding destruction might leave long-lasting scars on the planet’s systems. Spiritually, this period represents a profound pause in the narrative of human redemption. With Satan bound and humanity absent, the usual dynamics of temptation, repentance, and faith are suspended. Religious groups, institutions, and practices would no longer exist in their earthly form. Churches, temples, and places of worship stand empty in patience for their destruction. Their purpose fulfilled or rendered obsolete in light of the completed phase of divine judgment. The awareness of God’s sovereignty would be absolute, yet not mediated through human experience during this time on earth. On a global scale, nations as political entities would cease to function. Borders, governments, and economies would disappear along with their populations. The distinctions that once defined humanity—cultural, linguistic, and national—would no longer have any practical meaning. The prophetic vision of the earth being utterly emptied emphasizes the universality of this condition; no region or people group is exempt excepting God’s election. The world, once characterized by diversity and activity, becomes a unified landscape of silence and ruin. The thousand-year period described in these biblical passages presents a comprehensive picture of desolation that touches every aspect of existence. From the heights of technological achievement to the depths of natural ecosystems, nothing remains unaffected. Human civilization, in all its complexity and ambition, is brought to a complete cessation. The earth itself becomes a testimony to the consequences of sin and the certainty of divine judgment. Yet within this stark portrayal lies an implicit promise: that this period is not the conclusion, but a prelude to a final restoration and renewal that follows in the unfolding of the biblical narrative. The concept of a final desolation of the earth during the thousand-year period described in Scripture presents a sweeping and sobering vision of the end of human civilization as it is presently known. Drawing primarily from Revelation chapter twenty, verses one through three, alongside the prophetic imagery found in Jeremiah chapter four and Isaiah chapter twenty-four, this period, often called the Millennium in certain theological interpretations, is portrayed not as a flourishing earthly kingdom populated by humanity, but rather as a silent, emptied world in which the consequences of human rebellion have reached their full and devastating conclusion. When examined carefully, these passages suggest a total collapse that affects every dimension of existence: technological, environmental, social, political, and spiritual, extending even to the ordered rhythms of time that govern the seasons of the earth. The binding of Satan, as described in Revelation, marks the beginning of this period. An angel descends, lays hold upon the adversary, and confines him so that he may deceive the nations no more until the thousand years are fulfilled. This detail reveals not only a spiritual restraint, but also implies the absence of active nations and peoples. Isaiah’s declaration that the earth is utterly emptied and utterly spoiled reinforces the idea that the systems sustaining human life have ceased. In such a condition, the regular cycles that humanity depends upon, including the predictable sequence of seasons, would no longer serve their former purpose. The earth continues to exist, but its ordered productivity and its role as a habitation for humanity are fundamentally altered. Considering the technological achievements of humanity, such as space exploration, the implications remain profound. Satellites, space stations, and exploratory probes would persist only as remnants of a former age, no longer maintained or directed. Without human oversight, their orbits would eventually decay or drift. The same principle extends to earthly systems. Military organizations would dissolve, and all modes of travel—automobile, air, rail, and sea—would come to a standstill. The infrastructure that once depended upon seasonal patterns for scheduling, agriculture, and commerce would become irrelevant. The seasons, once closely tied to planting, harvesting, and travel conditions, would be diminished entirely in their capacity, their significance profoundly undone. Housing and cities would reflect this abandonment. Structures built with careful consideration of seasonal weather patterns—insulation for winter, ventilation for summer, drainage for rains—would await their demise. Over time, exposure to the elements would accelerate their decay. Jeremiah’s vision of a land without man and cities broken down suggests not only immediate destruction, but also ongoing deterioration under the influence of natural cycles that continue without restraint or maintenance. The seasons themselves, however, may not remain stable or familiar. The prophetic language found in Isaiah, describing the earth being turned upside down and its inhabitants scattered, suggests a disruption that could extend to the very mechanisms governing climate and seasonal change. If the earth experiences axial disturbance, atmospheric alteration, or divine judgment affecting the sun, moon, and stars—as is described in various prophetic passages—then the regularity of spring, summer, autumn, and winter could be thrown into disarray. Seasonal transitions might become extreme, irregular, or even indistinguishable. Periods of prolonged darkness or light, unseasonal temperatures, and unpredictable weather patterns could dominate the landscape, contributing to the overall desolation. These things will occur before the end. The environmental consequences of such disruption would be immense. Fresh waters of lakes and rivers, already affected by the collapse of human systems, would further suffer from lack of precipitation and temperature shifts. Earth’s upheaval will create floods without warning, followed by extended droughts. The absence of stable seasons would prevent the normal regeneration of ecosystems. Forests fail to cycle through growth and dormancy, and plant life perishes in unstable conditions. Animal life is forced to face extinction. Many species depend on seasonal cues for migration, reproduction, and survival. Birds that rely on changing daylight to guide migration would become disoriented. Mammals that hibernate based on temperature cycles fail to enter or emerge from hibernation at appropriate times. Marine life, influenced by ocean temperatures and seasonal currents, would also be affected, leading to widespread collapse of aquatic ecosystems. The disruption of seasons would therefore compound the already severe impact of a humanless world. Atmospheric conditions would likely reflect this instability. Without the moderating influence of stable seasonal cycles, weather systems could become more volatile. Storms might increase in intensity or frequency, while other regions experience prolonged stagnation. The skies themselves, as described in prophetic imagery, could appear darkened or altered, reinforcing the sense of a world removed from its former order. The interplay between sunlight, temperature, and atmospheric circulation—key drivers of seasons—would no longer operate in a life-sustaining manner. Spiritually, religious observance would vanish. The earth would persist in a state where time continues, but history, as shaped by human action, is ended. In conclusion, the inclusion of the seasons within this prophetic vision deepens the understanding of the totality of desolation described in Scripture. Not only are human systems brought to an end, but even the natural rhythms that once sustained life are either rendered meaningless or fundamentally disrupted. The cycle of seasons, once a symbol of continuity and renewal, becomes either a silent repetition without purpose or a broken pattern reflecting the upheaval of the earth itself. This reinforces the overarching message of these passages: that the final judgment encompasses all aspects of existence, leaving the earth in a condition that awaits eventual restoration beyond this thousand-year period. When the seven last plagues described in Revelation chapter sixteen are considered alongside the already desolate condition drawn from Revelation twenty, Jeremiah four, and Isaiah twenty-four, the picture does not merely intensify—it becomes absolute in its completeness. These plagues represent the final outpouring of divine wrath prior to the condition described, and they function as the direct cause of that global collapse. In other words, the desolation is not an isolated state; it is the outcome of a sequence of judgments that systematically dismantle every remaining support of life and civilization. The first plague, grievous sores upon those aligned against God, signals the breakdown of human health on a massive scale. This is not simply disease as we understand it, but a targeted affliction that resists remedy. Modern medicine, already rendered ineffective by the collapse of infrastructure, would offer no relief. Hospitals, research facilities, and pharmaceutical systems would be overwhelmed or abandoned entirely. The suffering would contribute to widespread death, accelerating the depopulation that leads into the empty earth described in earlier passages. The second and third plagues strike the seas, rivers, and fountains of waters, turning them to blood. This imagery, whether understood literally or as a symbol of total contamination, points to the complete destruction of the planet’s water systems. Oceans, which sustain vast ecosystems and regulate climate, would become inhospitable to life. Marine creatures would perish in unimaginable numbers. Rivers and freshwater sources, essential for drinking, agriculture, and sanitation, would no longer support life. This alone would bring human civilization to the brink of extinction. The environmental consequences would extend far beyond humanity, collapsing entire biological networks and leaving the earth in a state that aligns with Jeremiah’s vision of no birds and no fruitful place remaining. The fourth plague, in which the sun scorches humanity with intense heat, suggests a dramatic alteration of the atmosphere and the earth’s relationship to solar radiation. The delicate balance that governs temperature and seasons would be shattered. Instead of the predictable cycle of warming and cooling, there would be extreme, destructive heat. Crops would fail instantly, ecosystems would burn or wither, and any remaining human populations would face unbearable conditions. This would further destabilize what little remained of seasonal order, reinforcing the idea that the natural rhythms of the earth are no longer functioning in a life-sustaining way. The fifth plague brings darkness upon the seat of the beast, a darkness so profound that it causes anguish. This is not ordinary night, but a suffocating absence of light that disrupts both physical and psychological stability. Energy systems, already failing, would collapse completely in such conditions. Solar power would cease, and even basic visibility would be lost. The alternation between day and night, a fundamental aspect of timekeeping and seasonal experience, would be thrown into confusion. The world would oscillate between extremes—scorching heat and oppressive darkness— without the moderating patterns that once defined the seasons. The sixth plague, involving the drying up of a great river and the gathering of the nations to a final conflict, marks the ultimate collapse of organized human resistance. Water scarcity would reach its peak, and whatever remains of political or military structures would converge in a final confrontation. This moment effectively ends human governance altogether. The great systems of nations, alliances, and wars dissolve into a final act of defiance that is swiftly overcome. The seventh plague culminates in a cataclysm of unparalleled magnitude: a great voice declares completion, followed by earthquakes, lightning, and the fall of cities. Islands flee, mountains are leveled, and massive hail falls upon the earth. This is the point at which the physical structure of the planet itself is violently reshaped. Urban centers are obliterated, geological features are altered, and the surface of the earth is left broken and unstable. This directly corresponds with the language of Isaiah and Jeremiah, where the earth is described as empty, broken down, and without form in a functional sense. When these seven plagues are viewed collectively, their consequence is total. They dismantle human health, destroy water systems, destabilize the atmosphere, disrupt light and darkness, eliminate political order, and physically restructure the earth. By the time the thousand-year period begins, there is nothing left to sustain human life. The seasons, already destabilized by earlier judgments, would no longer operate in any recognizable or beneficial pattern. Environmental systems would be in ruin, and the earth would exist in a state of chaotic stillness. Spiritually, the plagues serve as the final demonstration of divine justice. They expose the complete inability of humanity to sustain itself apart from divine order. The silence that follows—the bound adversary, the empty nations, the desolate land—is not merely absence, but consequence. Every system that once supported life has been removed or destroyed, leaving the earth as a stark witness to the end of human rebellion and the certainty of judgment. In this way, the seven last plagues do not simply add to the devastation; they complete it. They are the direct pathway to the condition of total desolation described in the prophetic texts, ensuring that when the thousand years begin, the earth is exactly as depicted: empty, broken, and awaiting whatever comes next in the unfolding of the divine plan. 📖 Applying the Study For ongoing spiritual encouragement and prophetical insights, visit Higher Learning.

soon coming God has given us the Revelation warning. God's good purposes will be accomplished in as many lives as possible, may his warnings be heard, and may the grace of Jesus Christ bring salvation to the lost. God's total and complete knowledge of all future events; His ability to make these events come to pass; his love which drives him to warn us of them; and His peculiar people to whom He has made these events known are to be shared with the wise. May the Holy Spirit give us understanding and faith. This country’s true history is being revealed. Every aspect of turmoil that is happening is the consequence of failing to acknowledge God’s law and the ill-gotten gain accumulated through the evils done against God’s people. This country has sinned. God will not allow this place to persist in its pursuit of sin. He would be letting pain and suffering persist upon His people and the world. A holy and loving God can't and won't do this! We are in the very last day of this Babylon. The word of God tells us that this land shall be a land of immigrants and people of mingled racial descent. Think on how such was purposed by God ever before the first pair was created. God has begun the gathering of His temple people between the seas in His glorious holy mountain, His church; yet this place shall come to its end, and none shall help this nation with coasts on both oceans. Its destruction has begun from within. Its extensive seaports are failing, its wealth is no longer owned but borrowed, its government is no longer regarded in admiration. America’s military might is no longer invincible. Its self-policing is mired in hate for those considered lesser people. Her skies are no longer fortified. Its daily journals evade and malign truth. America’s forged birth certificate as a Christian nation has been uncovered as she has become a nation of religious confusion being led astray by political and religious leaders who have turned to cannibalism while promoting the occult. These liars have brought apostasy in every form conceivable. Its courts and educational institutions are filled with demonic spirits and are reprobative in all their considerations. But God’s love placed a people here to carry forth a most severe warning... Americans curse God and use his name in vain by the tens of millions everyday and rarely does anyone get worked up about it, but if someone doesn't stand during the pledge of allegiance or burns an American flag, people will come unglued. God’s word designated America as the dragon nation. God purposed Christopher Columbus to falsely claim America as an unoccupied and barren wilderness and he directed the Pilgrims to settle the new land. These were the first European types to travel here following the excursions of the people known as Vikings. There was the First National ready here who were first isolated in Asia before migrating from the disbursement of people through the Bering land bridge. But while America was still a youth, the occult invaded the land. As the seventeenth century drew to a close in this country, so enfeebled had the affluent christianity of the Puritans become, that the manifestations of Satan's power - occultism, witchcraft, demons at mischief - were coming out into the open. Witches began hanging out shingles, as it were, letting it quietly be known that they could cure warts and straighten toes and mix love potions, all white magic; the black magic - the hexing, the cursing, the spellbinding would come later. And the gullible, the unwary, the hopeless turned to this source of power, and more and more people began to come to so-called “knowing ones” for advice and counsel. This paganism is today a fast growing religion in America. A false god can be anything that you put faith in other than God. It can also be anything that keeps you from serving and obeying God. In America people have gods of wealth; millions of Americans have put their trust in wealth rather than in God. These people have movie star gods, sports star gods, golf gods, football gods, basketball gods, baseball gods, soccer gods, etc. Most of the nation is too busy with sports, entertainment or other worldly pleasures to worship the God of heaven. Americans don't trust in God, his dietary laws and his healing herbs for health; they trust in man-made drugs. By and large, Americans have made a god of their government, when they are stricken with disaster or misfortune, it is the government to whom most turn and in whom most put their trust, not in the God of heaven. They trust in their wickedness and knowledge. Today’s leaders within the world church are directed to not be so strict. To not be so narrow minded, to recommend that there are other truths in religion that lead to salvation. To be more open- minded – suggesting that perhaps your interpretation of scripture is wrong. They change their positions as to what is right according to the biblical way of living. People are in an “anything goes” mindset when it comes to faith, morals, values, and lifestyle. Americans are creating unique, highly customized worldviews based on feelings, experiences, and opportunities. Most people say that the objective of life is feeling good about yourself; that all faiths are of equal value; that entry into God’s eternal presence is determined by one’s personal means of choice; and that there are no absolutes to guide or grow them morally. America has never been “one nation under God.” This country has ridiculed the truth of God’s Word and called it pluralism. This country worships false gods and called it multiculturalism. This country has neglected to discipline its children and called it the building of self-esteem. It has polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. It has institutionalized perjury and deception in government and called it politically correct. The United States is a nation of knowledge, of higher education, of technology, and of science. It is the world's leader in scientific discovery, innovation, and invention. It leads the world in computer technology, manufacturing technology, construction technology, space and aeronautical technology, engineering, medicine, pharmaceuticals, etc. And she trusts more in her science and technology than most do in God and His word. They've taken creationism out of school and teach evolution instead. They hide and eliminate true history to deceive its citizens. They trust more in man's drugs than in Gods power to heal. They trust in their construction technology to protect them from the storm rather than obeying God and trusting Him to protect. They’ve built the most technologically advanced military in the world. They have aircraft carriers, nuclear subs, stealth jet bombers, nuclear missiles, cruise missiles, smart bombs, spy satellites, global communication, tanks, armored personnel carriers and body armor. They don't need God to protect them because they have the most advanced technology in the world. They have made science their God. The God of heaven says that Babylon's technology won't save her: “Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.” Hasn't the America fortified her strengths in the heavens with its space, missile, satellite, and aircraft technology? God says that this won't make a difference when He brings his judgment upon America. In the church in America today there is every sin imaginable. As a nation, America has rejected God's commandments, both his moral and religious laws: over 95 percent have rejected His Sabbath; 87 percent have rejected the Ten Commandments; and 85 percent of Americans have rejected all moral absolutes. When one considers these statistics, it is amazing that 85 percent of Americans consider themselves Christian in contradiction to the fact that they have rejected God's law. Fornication, adultery, divorce, abortion, homosexuality and false doctrine are rampant in the church in America. Much of the church has embraced New Age occultism, they have rejected salvation by faith and many church leaders are declaring that Jesus Christ is only one of many paths to salvation. Church leaders are leading many astray today. The great multitude of sin in the church is largely a result of pastors who have failed to preach the truth, and/or have polluted and compromised the truth and/or who have lived a life of sin and debauchery as an example to their congregations. There is a famine of hearing God's pure uncompromised word in America. Many church leaders have also failed in the following areas: many in America are extortionists; many are engaged in adultery; a growing number are homosexuals; and we've got church leaders engaging in sexual abuse of children. Church leaders are compromising and corrupting the truth; they're declaring the commandments of God have been done away with; and they're teaching salvation by works. It is church leaders who are bringing the occult into the church; many are declaring that all religions are equally true and some are even declaring that they are gods and teaching their congregations to do the same. The history of this country’s besiegement of the rights of God's people, is a clear model of what America, the Babylon, will do to the people of God. Many government documents and court rulings have already identified truth believers as the enemy and government detention centers have already been set up. These detention centers aren't conspiracy theories or speculation, they're documented facts. The only speculation is the purpose for which they will eventually be used. God's word clearly reveals that these detention centers will be used for the incarceration of his people who do not accept the mark of the beast. The treasures in the temple were all carefully crafted according to God's design. They each represented certain truths from God's word and for his plan of redemption and plan of salvation. When these treasures were taken away and the ceremonies came to a halt, Gods truths were carried away with them. This is symbolic of the carrying away of the truth from God's church in America. There have been several attacks on biblical doctrine in public schools in America. First evolution began to be taught; then prayer was removed in 1962; the following year the Bible was removed; in 1968 a law requiring creationism as an alternate theory to evolution was declared unconstitutional and in 1980 the Supreme Court said the Ten Commandments had to be removed from the classroom. And now that the entire truth of history is being biblically and rationally unfolded the elimination of these courses is being government sponsored. When these truths were carried away from schools, they were carried away from society and in turn they no longer exist in a great many places of worship in America. The establishment of the one-world government, will also be responsible for the establishment of the one-world religion; both of these makeup the New World Order. The mark of the beast and the image of the beast will come about as a result of the one world state religion in the New World Order. Prophecy speaks to a particular of importance; it says that Babylon would be as when “God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.” Sodom and Gomorrah was burned by fire and brimstone but Babylon was never burned at all. The city of Babylon was taken in tact. Since this prophecy is not about ancient Babylon, it is obvious this prophecy is meant for the end-time Babylon - America. Babylon was filled with immigrants who would suddenly fight against her before her destruction. There are currently as many as 20 million aliens in America. The Immigration and Naturalization Service estimated that in 2003 there were 78,000 aliens from countries of ‘special concern’ due to the war on terrorism. Others have used the government's own statistics to show that the figure is actually closer to 150,000 undocumented immigrants from the Middle East. An estimated 115,000 immigrants are from China and 55,000 from Korea. Legal immigration between 1981 and 2002 amounted to over 18.5 million. Among these were over 1 million from former eastern bloc countries; 981,500 from the Middle East; 551,800 from Korea; and 931,100 from China. Prophecy has more truth...almost all of the continental United States is located south of 48º latitude and almost all of the former Soviet Union is located north of 48º latitude. This places Russia north of the US. The significance of this is that Jeremiah and Daniel prophesied that Babylon's destruction would come from the north. Prophecy says that along with this nation from the north will come an assembly of great nations from the coasts. China, North Korea, and Iran are coastal nations, and they are each hostile towards the US. The bible prophecy of Revelation says that Babylon’s destruction comes in one hour. The only possible way that the great nation of America could be destroyed in one hour is with nuclear missiles. Russia, China and North Korea have nuclear missiles and Iran is working on acquiring them. There is a sound of war in the land...great destruction! They are assimilating themselves into extinction. Watchfulness, not dispiritedness fostered by the mistaken notion that Christ's return must be far off in the future, must characterize the true believers constant posture. Observing the signs has a positive significance for life in the present. They serve as a reminder of God's call to watchfulness, holy living, and service to Christ. the signs of the end do not belong necessarily to the category of the extraordinary or spectacular. The exhortations to be watchful, given by Jesus and the apostles, presuppose that the signs will be a part of the ordinary course of history and therefore that discernment is necessary. Such discernment is also required, of course, in the case of the extraordinary; counterfeit "signs and wonders". One sign is the proclamation of the everlasting gospel to all nations. Another, divine judgments in nature. And another, increasing opposition to God. The most important sign – the carrying forth of the three angels’ message with particular and intense focus on the first angel’s message. It gives to our present age its primary purpose and significance. The period between Christ's two advents is preeminently the messenger age, the time when God graciously calls all people to choose to be saved, a time foretold by the prophets. Disruptions in nature are reminders of the fact that the present fallen world is under God's curse, but not yet His wrath. They are signals emphasizing the need for all sinners to repent. However, the people of God are urged to regard these signs as "birth pangs" of a time like nothing ever known and to take comfort in the fact that God promises to protect and preserve them in the midst of this suffering. The opposition of the world to the word of God is expected to increase in various persecutorial methods against God’s people prior to the end. We are called to endure in faith until the end. The bible predicts heightened persecution against God's people such as has not been since the beginning of the world. Consider the effect of truth on the end times. Learning the truth will challenge the misplaced feelings of peace, comfort, and security that most people have. But knowing the truth, living the truth, will cost everything in the last day. Everything will be fulfilled, everything will happen, what the prophets of God has announced...nothing will be cut off from their words. As we contemplate the time we’re in, our study of prophecy produces peace and hope in the heart of every believer. And remember, no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. God’s people must study the entire panorama of prophecy. Prophecy tells us that the intense pains of a dying world, cannot be avoided. This country is reverting to its founding roots...proposing legal edicts to mass murder human rights, to place in bondage preferred cultural and faith observant individuals. The court’s attitude is folding back to historical eras. Unwilling to hear and accept challenges pertaining to the status of certain groups. It has abdicated its duty to justice. Emerging tactics today are weakening the moral interests based on decisions of the political, educational, legal, and civil institutions. It can be concluded that these decisions together have served to entrench the interests of political incumbents and economic elites at the expense of isolated peoples living here, especially the multitude of immigrants of color, voluntarily here or forced to be here. There are two court sessions in play – the U.S. Supreme Court and the Supreme Being’s Court. The soundness of the Supreme Being’s Court differentiates truth from political, sociological, philosophical, and the “merely personal” preconceived opinions not based on reason or actual experience. The critical need for reform by this country has passed. Most of earth’s inhabitants parrot the world’s perspective, which is based on a humanistic philosophy that stands in direct conflict with God’s will as revealed in His Word. According to His Word, these have already fallen away and do not have the light. When the Supreme Court of the United States declared same- sex marriage to be a constitutional right, it was a slap in the face to the laws of God and man. It was a direct frontal assault on both religious freedom and the Constitution of the United States, undercutting the very foundations on which they claimed to stand. Every people will suffer under the very tyranny of the usurped authority of man. Some will suffer for righteousness sake while obeying God...others, choosing to obey man rather than God, will suffer the penalty of unrepentant sin. These lack the sound foundation of biblical truth. This nation is being cast into an abyss not to arise from. The overreach of the world’s governments have put every earthly country in great jeopardy, and in recent years it has divided the people of the world into factions instead of uniting them. Too much of the world looks like Sodom and Gomorrah. A growing chorus of nations are preparing seriously for war, and this is a very real probability to happen tomorrow. The Lord gave us His written Word so we could see the world, mankind, and ourselves as He does. To see as He does is to see the truth. As the Lord said through Isaiah the prophet, those who do not speak according to His Word do not have the light in them. We are in the time to expect that those who will be standing on the truth and wholly following the Lord will be paired down to a very small number. Some are waking up to the profound differences between what the scriptures actually say and what they have been told they say, often even by their own compromising pastors. This is the purpose of the first angel’s message. Regardless of how small a number the faithful become, their faithfulness will ultimately turn the tide. There will be a gospel sounded with a loud voice. As the divisions in this country become more clear and pronounced than ever, a great unity will grow in the small and persecuted company of the faithful. It is always worth it to stand on our convictions without compromise. We will also find out that those we did not think we had any common ground with will stand in Christ together with us. We will obey Him regardless of the consequences. Every soul to ever walk the earth are all similarly tried...by faith. The soon coming of the end will see many of our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ risk their lives every day to worship and obey Him. Now is the world’s people time to be tested. The hedge of this country is being removed. Its sowing is ready for reaping. We must not put limits on how long we will stand or what cost we will pay to stand for God and His truth. We do not just stand for truth because it is the truth, but because truth is what our God is. God’s truth will win, but for His own reasons. We know that the Lord often allows setbacks to test His people. Truth will win over all deception and lies, but we all may not get to see that in our lifetime; however, our life can help lead to this victory if we live by the truth. We stand because it is the right thing to do. The churches are dividing today. And its not upon theological questions. The sharp divide is because of political differences. And this marks the end of man’s government. The liberty of man is not safe in the hands of any church. The whole world is at an inflection point. Shattered peace in Europe has impacted stability everywhere, and reckless nuclear threats endanger the global non- proliferation regime. Autocrats are working overtime to undermine democracy and export a model of governance marked by repression at home and coercion abroad. A nation’s power springs from its people. And every people, in every land is divided. This is the first of the division spoken of by Jesus. Jesus gives some details as to how this division will look. He begins with a family in which, perhaps, two of the three children come to belief and are born spiritually. Maybe it is the mother and a child that believe. They may be able to hide their conversion for a while but soon a change in behavior will be seen by the other three and it will be determined by various means that they are believers. That will result in pressure from the three to encourage the two to denounce their faith and return to the religion of the family. Jesus details the division further by saying, “They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” This division can produce conflict that is severe enough to result in beatings and even in martyrdom. This persecution against believers is clearly not limited to family members but may involve neighbors or others who hear of someone becoming a believer. These may become so incensed over this spread of faithfulness that they in mob action act to remove the enemy from their midst. In many cases the government acts resulting in imprisonment and possible torture and in some cases death. Just as Jesus was hated and hung on a cross to die, so will his followers be persecuted in most areas of the world. The most bitterest division ever is nurtured in the dragon nation of America. Divisiveness based on politics, religion, ethnicity, group identity, gender preference, financial status, ignorance, education, and history. The truth to remedy all division...who is on the Lord’s side. For a time, God’s people were hedged here in the west, free of open persecution and not having to suffer the way our brothers and sisters do in other areas of the world. This was a place of God’s interest and blessing because of the message to be brought forth by His scattered Israel. This began with the loud cry of 1844. And our social experiences and purposes were prophesied in tables. America’s acts of aggression against other nations in its determination to retain and expand slavery and in pursuit of its “manifest destiny” to govern the continent from sea to sea showed it to be heaven-daring, soul-destroying, slave-holding, and a neighbor-murdering country. The gathering prophesy told of the woe to come upon this country. The United States was lamb-like only in its pretensions and surface appearance. This nation was founded not as a democracy but as a slavocracy. It was, it is, and will be the hypocrisy of independence. There is no mention of slavery in the final Declaration of Independence. When it came time to draft the Constitution, the framers carefully constructed a document that preserved and protected slavery without ever using the word. And this is the country that makes the case for freedom to the world? They did not want to explicitly enshrine their hypocrisy, so they sought to hide it. Their Constitution contains 84 clauses. Six deal directly with the enslaved and their enslavement, and five more hold implications for slavery. The words are dark and ambiguous; such as no plain man of common sense would have used, and are evidently chosen to conceal the long range plot to bring forth the 2025 Project. This is the sin that is America. Fifty-nine percent of Americans say they want to just start over. Corrupt practices are commonplace in this country. Americans prefer today a divided government. So called democracy in the US has become alienated and degenerated, and it has increasingly deviated from the essence of democracy and its original design. Problems like money politics, identity politics, disputing between political parties, political polarization, social division, racial tension and wealth gap have become more acute. All this has led to the failed functioning of democracy in the US. This world leading nation is gravely ill and so rooted in endemic racism that God purposed one who possesses power to manifest evil in the world through influencing people and commanding demons. This ideology, is reinforced not just by laws but by racist science and literature, maintained that “other” people are lesser in being. This is the belief that allows designated Americans to live with their betrayal. How wonderful are the purposes of God. It was the bondage in Egypt that brought forth a nation chosen by God and it is the continual bondage in this Egyptian styled land from which the peculiar people of God will be made Israel. Faithful believers who commit themselves to following God’s laws could expect trouble, persecution, and even death for those who resist religious laws as well as civil statutes. Its churches coercive tendencies are all upheld by the laws of the land. They are oppressive when possessed of civil power. Look at its Declaration of Independence and its Constitution; and then look at its institution of slavery, the darkest and most condemning sin upon this abyss of a nation, and its laws of continual bondage, look at the religious intolerance, the corruption and oppression existing throughout this land. But will our faith grow strong eror weaker as a result? Are we willing to suffer and possibly die for our faith? When we face persecution would we be willing to risk our life to keep the bibles we have? Do you think you would grow spiritually, or do you think you would instead deny your faith? The soon coming is the end. Nothing has changed concerning the true nature of this country and the warnings found in Revelation still remain pertinent. It is still vital to live out an unwavering allegiance to God, realizing that this will bring disfavor and even negative sanctions as we follow scriptural injunctions to be inclusive in our love. Faithfulness to the call to be a true “son” of God, one who reflects His image by modeling his inclusive love, sometimes means breaking with social conventions and even national laws. It means not being caught up in the nationalistic impulse which encourage others to put the welfare of America above the well-being of the rest of the world. It does mean denying America’s claims to be pure, innocent, and “Christian,” while telling the truth about the underside of America’s practices: its willingness to oppress religious groups and races that it sees as a threat to its goals, to deny equal rights and respect to minority groups, to pursue wealth at the expense of the poor and vulnerable both at home and abroad, deport undocumented immigrants back to certain death in their countries of origin, as well as many other sins. We must still recognize that the nation’s vaunted Christianity and Republicanism will not restrain its punitive response to defiance of its policies. The vast majority of American churches at the denominational level, both Roman Catholic and Protestant, are still joining hands in an effort to force their systems of belief on the nation through the changing of laws. They preach that the financial setbacks, natural disasters, and various tragic events America has recently suffered are God sent as punishments for departing from bible law. They teach that the heavy hand of God’s discipline will not be removed until the laws of the nation are consistent with God’s laws, as they perceive them to be, and enforced. America is beginning to experience its demise. It is too far gone to be redeemed by mercy. There’s a reason God gave us the first three verses in the Revelation. That we might discover in our investigations of Revelation 13 and 14 the true perspective of American realities. We must commit to living out our calling as messengers of God’s love recognizing that our purpose is that of proclaiming His truth. The overwhelming signs of the last part of story include the weakness of democratic values among key elite groups and the general public; severe economic setbacks, which will intensify social conflict and enhance the popularity of remedies that could be imposed only by authoritarian governments; social and political polarization, often produced by leftist governments seeking the rapid introduction of major social and economic reforms; the determination of conservative middle-class and upper-class groups to exclude mainstream and leftist movements and lower-class groups from political power; the breakdown of law and order resulting from terrorism or insurgency: intervention or conquest by a nondemocratic foreign power: triggering the collapse or overthrow of democratic systems in this and other countries. The world is witness to a global economic collapse, the dangerous increase of Iran’s nuclear power capabilities, Israel’s facade as God’s people and revealing their moral and spiritual corruption, China’s quest for world dominance, the skyrocketing rate of suicide, the rising threat of socialism, the anarchy spilling into the streets, the attack on this nation’s capital, and the mounting death toll due to the coronavirus. God’s true people will be comforted in the prophetic scriptures, which confirm that God is still on His throne and will reign in power and glory. The prophetic scriptures shout from every book in the bible. We may be sojourners in this strange land, surrounded by foreign faces, hearing unfamiliar voices, witnessing hordes of people worshiping pagan gods. We have a choice to either focus on dire circumstances or stand with the God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and His Word. God wants us to understand why He does what He does. There is a vast difference between knowing about God and actually knowing who God is. When we personally know God and have a close relationship with Him, we can better understand what He does and why He does it. God’s people must anoint their eyes. They must have the mind of Christ knowing when and how, if at all, to answer accusers. America knows about God, but a vast number has no comprehension of God’s character. The Supreme Being of the bible is a God of majesty, wisdom, truth, love, and grace, and He is jealous over His children. He is also a God of judgment and wrath, and He does not change. Nothing can alter the character of God. He will judge sin, He will finish His work. What He planned in eternity, He will carry out in time. God’s people must anoint their eyes. 📖 Applying the Study For ongoing spiritual encouragement and prophetical insights, visit Higher Learning.

covenant faith Please allow me to peak your inquiry into what we read, and may I begin with this, hoping that you feel no shock or disdain in this day and age of political correctness…God made a racial choice in His forming man and He made a divine choice concerning the exclusivity of God’s covenant with His people. God shows His people their own particularity that they may affirm God. God began with man being created with the privilege of bearing His image, not His color, for no amount of intelligence can determine what, are even if, God has color seeing as how God is a Spirit. The mention of physical differential appears with Isaac and Rebekah’s sons. All were to share their mental and spiritual faculties with God. This is why we must understand the covenant that we may better understand the word of God. God created man that confirms that God is God. And life is to confirm His righteousness. It is for a certainty that Adam and Eve were ethnically generic and in God’s wisdom and in God’s time He would do that which serves His purposes for the creation that gives Him pleasure. If we only knew what God has in store for us. I pray that our consciences are clear with God not allowing any human prejudices to depreciate the power to love as Jesus loves. But our conversation around the covenant of God must be inclusionary of all diversity resulting from the ministry of Jesus Christ who died for all. Do not allow shades to move us away from the ultimate mission assigned. Not all will conform to the will of God to receive of the benefit. It is in our faith in God’s covenant promises that all injustice is repaired. Jesus’ presence is power and we pray that our descriptor is that we are one with him. God’s covenant does not make us like a new Adam…it is designed to make us like the last Adam, transformed by the word of God. What is that like…the new covenant finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ who is the true seed of Abraham, the true Son of God. The new covenant promise of forgiveness of sins is fulfilled in Jesus himself, and thus he pours out his Spirit on his people so that they are enabled to do God’s will. God’s covenant addresses the two greatest measures of life in our day; SIN and racial conflict. God in His unsurpassed and infinite wisdom resolves both measures in the divine purpose we learn from the twin births of Esau and Jacob. In God’s wisdom His people find great courage and comfort. God’s wisdom knows ALL things and He foreknew ALL things before there was ever anything. The covenant sharpens our definition of God’s wisdom and shows its relevance in our lives today. Everything must be considered in the wisdom of God. God could have created a “tree of wisdom” instead of the ”tree of the knowledge of good and evil”. We learn tree of good and evil from God’s word that wisdom is not “knowing good and evil, wisdom is knowing good from evil”. It is disobedience that causes us to know evil. And what was evil became good in their eyes. Then, after experiencing through disobedience what was thought good became evil. Nakedness was good until disobedience. Walking with God was good until disobedience and hiding from Him was sought. They were tempted to be like God, knowing good and evil. Their sin became like Satan’s…trying to be like God. Sinning can never by any way make man like God. The tree was created because God wanted Adam and Eve to be wise concerning what is good and aware of what is evil. Creation was to be the lesson book for God’s people. Wisdom is a “tree of life”. God’s covenant, when obeyed, gives life. God’s wisdom is revealed through His covenant of faith with Israel. God promised Abraham that in him, in his seed, all the nations of the earth would be blessed. It seems this would have taken place through the entire world, but history makes it clear the world will not be subject to God and will persistently resist and rebel against God. It was not through the plural seed of Abraham that God brought about the blessing of the world, but through the seed singular of Abraham - Jesus Christ. This is why we are in awe of the covenant of God. God brings about what He has promised in ways we could never imagine or even believe if we were told in advance. God’s wisdom is seen in His dealings with Israel as demonstrated in two manner of people. God’s wisdom is realized in Christ. God’s purpose was a mystery. Christ’s first coming resolved the mystery of the seed. And God’s eternal purpose is to reveal His wisdom to the celestial beings as well as to His people on earth. God is still accomplishing His purpose, which will culminate in the establishing His covenant in His people and the second coming of His Son. When this purpose and program is completed, the full scope of God’s wisdom will have been revealed, and this wisdom will be revealed as so great it will provide the fuel for the praise of God throughout all eternity. God promised to bring salvation and blessing not only to the chosen people but also to the Gentiles who believe. He promised a Savior who was a man, the seed of Eve and of Abraham and of David, but also One who was the divine Son of God. It is this lengthy mystery that will assure that sin will never again come to be. It is the privilege of the covenant that effectuates the marvel of the wisdom of God in saving us. Before God begins this talk with us let us place our hearts and souls where we know we are now in God's perfect timing. It is His timing that grows our faith as we are obliged to wait and trust in God and His timing makes certain that He, and He alone, gets the glory and praise for pulling us through the time that we may be fashioned without sin. Psalms 31:15 God’s covenant was very explicit in stating the promise to Abraham that God would have a visible people made forever perfect through sanctification and is made able to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus. And the bible sanctions this promise. Hebrews 10:14-19 Revelation 7:3, 4 These are not the total number of Abraham’s descendants, but are a very elect group from among that number who will in the latter times have a special mission to fulfil. Revelation 12:17 Revelation 14:1, 4, 5 Let’s move to the light that the shadows be not seen. This “better” covenant… Isaiah 42:1, 6, 7 The “new covenant” is not just a promise waiting to be fulfilled but a person who embodies its fulfillment. God’s covenant word is the Word made flesh. Thus, from Adam through Noah, from Abraham through Moses, and from David to Christ, to his elect, God’s people are being defined, united, and shaped through an ever renewing and developing covenant bond. God’s covenant promises have been unveiling since He clothed Adam and Eve. Genesis 3:21 Notwithstanding their sin, God cares. These coats of skin had a significancy. The beasts whose skins they were must be slain, slain before their eyes, to show them what sin cost, to show them what death is. It was as though they were slain for sacrifice, to typify the great sacrifice, which, in the latter end of the world, should be offered once for all. Their admonition for having committed sin: the first thing that died was a sacrifice, or Christ in a figure, who is therefore said to be the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. The sacrifice did no wrong, but clothed the sinner. They put on the Lord Jesus. The New Covenant comes into focus whenever the Lamb and his blood are mentioned in the bible, and it speaks to a new relationship with God. According to Revelation, God will be faithful in fulfilling His promises to Israel. God’s word offers priority of clear texts over private interpretation and priority of spiritual illumination over obscure conjecture. Why say this…let’s reason brothers and sisters…we accept the truth that the 144000 are of Israel as biblically stated. Now read in Galatians… Galatians 3:26-29 The descendants of Abraham; Ishmael, Isaac, Keturah’s offspring and their bearing, Esau’s descendants, Jacob and all his bearing, and where there was faith in Christ that proceeded Abraham – Adam, Abel, Noah, and the other faithfuls, these are that innumerable great multitude. Everyone represented by Jesus, the ideal king and Israelite, is considered part of true Israel and therefore shares in the blessings promised to Abraham. Yet not all of Abraham’s physical seed belonged to his spiritual seed. Some became the synagogue of Satan. Revelation 7:9 spiritual seed The identification is evident…count the stars. Revelation 2:9; 3:9 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hear the complete fulfillment of the new covenant. For none to need being taught implies that such a condition as this can only exist after the binding of Satan. Does the new covenant bind to Revelation? The new covenant is stated prophetically as the ongoing relationship between true believers and God that will be in full fruition in the end of days. The connection between the blood of Christ and the new covenant is the power of that mediation that Jesus is finishing in the heavenly sanctuary. There will be the occasion when Jesus finds no fault with them. Daniel 9:27 This new covenant is designed to break the curse of sin from that first brought through Adam…for the judgment proceedings will be complete before Christ returns…it is purposed to return us to the image of God. This spiritual Israel is based on the faith of the patriarch Abraham even before he was circumcised who was ministered by the Melchizedek priesthood, which is understood to be the type of the believers’ faith in Jesus Christ. As there is no precedence to Melchizedek, there is no precedence to Christ, and neither will there be precedence to God’s final living people. They are people of the promise. These have salvific knowledge of the word and have no need to be taught of the ways of the Lord, they lack need for exhortation regarding reconciliation with God. These will show there to be no abrogation of the law. These will evidence by emphatic declaration of the immutability of the covenant. These are now reckoning with sin. These show the new covenant to be present reality. Abraham, Sarah, Ishmael, Isaac, Rebekah, Esau, Jacob…these players and their characters are all in place in God’s plan. And as it is the covenant of God that establishes His people, the question is where are we? Let’s look at the covenant particulars with Abraham and with Jacob. Genesis 12:1-3 Genesis 28:13-15 There is not only the land promise and the promise of numerous descendants, but also the promise that God will be with Jacob wherever he goes. This is God’s presence that is the final fruit of the covenant relationship. This is God’s presence with the scattered of Judah. Because God has undertaken to be our God, He will do that for us which will answer the compass and vast extent of our engagement as He orders and disposes what is best fitted for our deliverance. Whether God lengthens or shortens, embitters or sweetens, as He pleases, our confidence must be according to the counsel of His determination, His will. The highly controverted discourse of Esau and Jacob was prophetic in its consequential revealing of the purpose of God’s covenant. Throughout the bible, God relates to His people through His covenant. It is through this covenant relationship, which serves as the foundation for God's promise to bring redemption to His people, that we can understand the advancement of His kingdom. As passions of violence have been released upon God’s scattered people, against humanity, our most powerful response must be to counter with a passionate revolution of purpose, with greater passion and drive than that which the wicked wages against us. The covenant, if believed in, and adhered to, will purpose us with the will of God, as is the truth of God, through the spiritual faith that is of Christ. Spiritual faith involves the recognition of a belief that there is something greater than ourselves, something more to being human than mere sensory experience, and that the greater whole of which we are part is divine in nature…and the opening of the heart is an essential aspect of true spiritual faith. And so, our brothers, sisters, and friends to the east, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon will be brought into the covenanted faith in Jesus Christ. In this covenant faith is found forgiveness, God making us perfect in Jesus, God’s will done in us, our inward journey, our unique and distinct purpose, our reward. God’s covenant is not brought forth to coerce or manipulate, but to be freely received with the faith of reason. And this faith is centered in love for God, so it strives to act as God wills and is, therefore, manifested in more than just words but also in our respondent actions. And because the enemy of all righteousness accuses us, the function of our faith must be related to the covenant of God. The covenant discussed is our commitment of believing God's promises, trusting in His faithfulness, and relying on God's character and faithfulness to act. All the while accepting, receiving, and resting upon Christ alone for justification, sanctification, and eternal life. The purpose of this covenant is to authenticate our change in character and conduct based on the person of Jesus and his work of atonement accomplished through his death on the cross and his work in the most holy. What does this display to every observer? That our works alone do not have any value for obtaining a positive final judgment, but that a positive final judgment depends on faith alone in what Christ will conclude according to the origin of things in God. Think on the incredible implications of this question… Luke 18:8 What responsibilities do God’s covenant people have to the nations of the world? Faith gone from earth! If not for God’s covenant promises…for it is the covenant of God that moves us from human faith to the faith of Jesus Christ. What precisely is this human faith to the faith of Jesus? Human faith is that demonstrated in the courtyard. It is our expression of belief that leads to imputed righteousness. But all to often this belief falters and we must again return to the courtyard to again confess that which we have not totally forsaken. But the faith of Jesus is just that, as his righteousness is imparted unto us and our spirit is commended unto God, our faith is now in what God can and will do for us; heal us, answers to our prayer, we receive of His blessings, deliverance in a trial, guidance in a difficult decision, and, most importantly, receiving salvation. Obedience to the law of God is purposed in the covenant and yet covenant faith reaches beyond the law. The purpose of the law has never been to forgive sin or bring justification, no law could do this. This is what the covenant blood of Christ is for, and it is why mankind needs a Savior. The two-fold purpose of the law is to point out sin that we might know the wrong and then to point us to Jesus Christ that we might do the right. Establish this thought in your mind; it is covenantal carelessness that brought forth hatred between the two manner of people, a very unusual birth, a birth that was so different that Isaac favored the oddity, and God determined this would bring forth some very ungodly actions, and where we are embarrassed to think of these people as our spiritual ancestors. Although the texts about Jacob and Esau are ostensibly speaking about individuals, each brother represents an ethnic group. Let’s better reason with God concerning the 2520. Leviticus 26:40 The iniquity of our fathers??? How are we accountable? Isaac must have trembled violently with great force as reality dawned upon him. As covenant head and father, he gave the blessing, so full and rich, to someone not his firstborn son, Esau. The deed is done; the word had been spoken, and that oral contact was now legally binding by covenant. No turning back now. Isaac tells Esau concerning Jacob, his brother - “I blessed him…and indeed he will be blessed.” This is God’s reality. How the truth is handled establishes our standing with God. Proverbs 19:21 The enormity of our faithlessness in the covenant promises of God is reflected in this pathetic scene. Reason with the word of God. Hebrews 12:16, 17 We are to reject all ungodliness…all ungodliness…all ungodliness! Esau and his descendants would prove to be the prime example of this. He sold his birthright, despising it, rejecting his high calling, privilege, but also his important responsibility. Yet he wanted the material prosperity. In other words, he wanted all the benefits of God’s kingdom but none of the serious effort. Does this sound familiar in our day as well? Esau had forfeited his claims to the blessing, but he retained a strong sense of entitlement. Here is where covenantal faith will always place us in the presence of God. Please hear this; Esau could have enjoyed God’s blessing if he had submitted to God’s will. Jacob has the great patriarchal blessing. If Esau had submitted to Jacob, thanked the Lord for His guiding hand, and lived in obedience to God’s will from then on, he could have enjoyed the Lord’s goodness in the ascendancy of Jacob. In God allowing Isaac to bestow a blessing upon Esau, Isaac uses many phrases from his earlier blessing to Jacob, but now they have a slightly different nuance. The land of Edom would not be as fertile as Canaan would be. The Edomites would be forced to submit to the Israelites, but they would fight back, often revolting against Israel and living in the utmost hatred toward the Israelites. This “blessing” indicates that the Edomites, Esau’s children, would not be a weak nation, but in the end, they would always be a restless nation. What began in the conflict of Esau and Jacob continues…bitterness, disappointment powered by hatred can grow roots that sink into the soul. Weeds are easy to uproot when they first appear, but if weeds are neglected and are allowed to grow, the roots sink deeper into the soil, and weeds become more difficult to spiritual weeds become difficult to uproot uproot. The same is true with the roots of hatred. Genesis 27:41 Esau hates Jacob. Notice that Esau does not identify Jacob as “my enemy”, but he calls him “my brother.” We clearly hear an echo of the Cain and Abel story and even an echo of Ishmael and Isaac’s conflict. In Genesis chapter 4, we read that two brothers are divided by God’s righteous favor as well as unrighteous jealousy and hatred against the other. Cain killed righteous Abel in cold blood. Esau prepares to do the same to Jacob, the man whom God loves in His covenant. God loves Jacob, not on the basis of Jacob’s actions, but on God’s own sovereign choice, His own mercy. With covenant faith must come the reasoning with what God reveals. God had shown to both Isaac and Rebekah the early rising of the faithlessness of Esau. Genesis 26:34, 35 And even yet did Esau show contempt for the rites of the covenant. Genesis 28:6-9 Esau’s descending character has left his people so “spiritually stunted” that the fostered hatred exists in ways yesterday and today that show direct conflict with God’s truths. Jesus descended from Jacob. Who sought to kill him? Is Herod descended from Esau’s lineage? Obadiah 10 Esau himself never knew that his descendants would claim to be the superior race over all humanity, and in the name of white supremacy would commit such inhumane atrocities. The book of Obadiah explains in detail the fate of Edom, and how he will eventually pay for his sins, pride and atrocities against humanity but especially against his brother Jacob, the chosen one, to whom he is a servant. Numbers 24:14-24 Amalek was the leader among Esau’s princes. This is talking about the Byzantine Empire. It controlled the Mediterranean Sea. Chittim is plural. God is trying to point to all of the Islands on the Mediterranean Sea and their coastlines. God is describing the Byzantine Empire, the ancient name for Cyprus. Lamentations 4:21, 22 THE LAND OF UZ is Armenia. Genesis 32:3; 36:8, 9, 21 Esau is the ancestor of the Edomites who live on Mount Seir, southwest of Judah. Ezekiel 35:15 Present day Esau, which is Edom, which is Idumea. Genesis 14:6: 36:21 Now let’s follow the word and see what we resolve… God has declared this about His name. Psalms 138:2 How very careful then should we be to give diligent heed to His written word. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance that we become acquainted with the genealogy of the Gentiles, who are Esau, or Edom. What does God declare? Obadiah 9, 18 God confirms this… Genesis 36:9, 12 Numbers 24:20 Amalek was son of Eliphaz, and grandson to Edom or Esau. If these words of God be true we cannot, and should not, spare any pains, however great, in order to ascertain who Esau, or Edom, is. The Spirit of God identifies Edom with Babylon. Psalms 137:7, 8 We will see this verse again. It means to make bare or destroy the Temple. Chaldea, or Babylon, was re-established by Assyria. Isaiah 23:13 Ezekiel 12:13 Ezra 5:12 The Assyrian empire embraced the country on both sides of the Tigris. Babel, was founded by Nimrod. Genesis 10:9, 10 The Assyrians descended from the Caucasus, conquered and destroyed Jerusalem. II Kings 17:1-6; 18:9-11 The bible tells us that Babylon conquered Assyria and Medo-Persia conquered Babylon and Greece conquered Medo-Persia. And plucking from Greece history identifies a “little horn” becoming the Roman Empire. Could Rome be “Mystery Babylon” Mother of Harlots? Revelation 17:3-6 Luke 3:1 From the east Rome, peopled all the west; first Italy, France, Germany, England and America. Christianity became the established religion, under Constantine; hence Babylon, Edom, Rome, and Christianity are synonymous. Remember, the Edomites sided with the Babylonians. Psalms 137:1, 7-9 Because of these bearings Esau is historically typed as the ancestor of Rome. Thus, we can begin to reason with the “new covenant”. We can see how this relevancy makes the most powerful nation in the world (Rome) into one that fears, or at least respects, the God of Israel. Moreover, the “real” battle in this world is one between Rome and Judah, i.e., between Esau and Jacob. Oh how wonderful is the covenant power of God to reverse the hatred of Esau for Jacob to reconciliation and the final gathering unto God by us in the last day. So, when the Babylonians were to destroy the temple, it was Esau/Edom who took advantage of that fall, establishing the Roman Empire, and chased away the remnant of Israel, who fled to West Africa in which was the end of them being a nation. The Edomites, the Roman elite then converted the Ottoman Turks, their fellow Edomites to Judaism, replacing the vast black Hebrews with imposter Jews who hated Jesus. We are aware that the Southern Tribes of Israel were in Africa in 1747 AD and the historical maps prove the Tribe of Judah and Benjamin were in Africa. I believe the word of God presents a case of mistaken identity today among those who say they are Jews but are the Synagogue of Satan. Are Jacob’s descendants not living in the United States of America today? Is there a difference between African Hamites and Black Israelites? Why are there historical maps, which prove the Transatlantic Slave Trade was responsible for the scattering of the Southern Tribes of Israel? It is in the covenant that God gives us the genesis of the revelation. This is the continual covenantal truth of the faith of expectation. It is understood as “confident expectation.” It is looking to the future with confidence because God is a faithful provider of all that we need. There is motivational power in one's expectations when the word of God shows itself to be all truth. God isolates faith, which means “trust,” or “confidence,” as the single most important element of relationship with Him. How does covenant faith show Jesus in us…trust is best evidenced by the life of Jesus Christ, who did all he did by way of his unflagging trust in his heavenly Father. Ephesians 4:22, 31, 32 Restorative justice, through sacred reconciliation on the part of Jacob in his wrestling with God is our admonition in the last day…are we people of the covenant by faith whereby our birthright comes directly from our God? God chooses His people because He can…He is God…and God showcases His sovereignty, His power, His love in fulfilling His promises how He so determines. The full enfolding of the covenant will not be done in this natural temporal domain, yet we are the people in this time, this place, and this situation where God’s will can truly be accomplished...in earth as it is in heaven. We must “faith the truth”. God’s truth supersedes worldly facts. And faith-full actions can change the world. The time is nearing where God’s people will have the courage to know the hopelessness of circumstances and yet remain expectant that God will provide a way. Christ knew he was to die on the cross and hope did not present his coming forth, yet he expected his Father’s acceptance that had been given him. SOP - Amid the awful darkness, apparently forsaken of God, Christ had drained the last dregs in the cup of human woe. In those dreadful hours He had relied upon the evidence of His Father’s acceptance heretofore given Him. He was acquainted with the character of His Father; He understood His justice, His mercy, and His great love. By faith He rested in Him whom it had ever been His joy to obey. And as in submission He committed Himself to God, the sense of the loss of His Father’s favor was withdrawn. By faith, Christ was victor. {DA 756.3} This covenant perspective thrills our hearts because we realize that we have been caught up into Christ’s grand, ages-long project. It gives us a sense of identity—we know our roots. It brings us a sense of stability. Faith, is not a power in itself, nor of merit to us; it requires an object, someone or something to trust in. Faith points us to God who is the object of our faith, but to trust Him we must know something about Him, that is, His character and His promises. It is in God’s covenant that we find the transcript of His character as written in the law and it is in our obedience to His commandments that we find the sureness of His promises. And Jesus Christ is the all of God’s promises. That is why we must have the faith of Jesus; he knows the way, he is the way. God’s words prove that He has every resource necessary to do all that He promises. The new covenant 11fingered in the heart, in the mind, is struck by flint; faith with no compromise, love with no compromise, obedience with no compromise. God’s covenant signifies that Christ will never have to do it again. we know our roots 📖 Applying the Study For ongoing spiritual encouragement and prophetical insights, visit Higher Learning.

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