"That
that is determined shall be done!"
No
"ifs", "ands" or "buts".
It
SHALL BE DONE!
The
Word of God declares that the king of Babylon
is
coming to take the House of Israel captive once again
in
this final generation.
Many
preachers and ministers are running around
telling
people not to worry
and
they are safe and secure
because
God is going take them up in the Rapturemobile
and
they won't be taken captive!
Sorry pal!
It ain't so!
We
are going into captivity.
The
religious leaders lied to the people back then
and
they continue in their ignorance to lie to the people today.
That which is written SHALL HAPPEN exactly as it is written.
That
is what the Lord meant:
I
have spoken it and I have done it!
Whatever
He does PROSPERS.
If
we go against his plan, "SHALL IT PROSPER?"
Having your "eyes" put out is not my definition of prosperity!
We
are to SEE and UNDERSTAND
that
the
sequence of events in chapter 17
goes
directly from the captivity,
which
was a TYPE for us today,
to
the restoration of the kingdom of God.
The
parable therefore concerning the actions of God's people
is
written for us in this final generation,
for
we who are going into captivity and face the king of Babylon.
The
example has already been SET FORTH.
We
can either understand and do things God's way,
or
we can try to circumvent the PLAN OF GOD.
The
king of Babylon WILL COME and he WILL PROSPER
because
it is God's will.
You
can either be part of the plan
or
you will quickly become part of the problem.
Remember
that the apostle Paul wrote in 2 Thes. chapter 2
that
the son of perdition is coming
BEFORE
we gather back to Jesus Christ
and
he will deceive the whole world,
causing
the great apostasy by sitting in the temple of God
claiming
that he is God,
that
he is Jesus Christ?
It
is going to happen exactly that way,
because
it has been God's Plan from the beginning.
The
coming king of Babylon SHALL PROSPER during his reign.
Daniel
records it for us too:
Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
Zedekiah learned the hard way.
We don't have to.
Those who know their God and His Word will prosper.
Daniel 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
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