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Pamphlet 1716 Zephaniah kc 6-2
The sea coast refers to the merchant and trafficking towns like Zidon and her daughter city of Tyre which were controlled by the "migratory ones", i.e. the robbers and oppressors, that nation of murderers "which killed the prophets (Matthew 23:31)" and whose offspring would later bring about the crucifixion of our Lord and Savior. (Cherethites = executioners).He shall free His people and restore them to His fold! Zeph 2:5
Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
God will visit His people and redeem His people and turn the dwelling places of the wicked into lush green pastures. In other words He shall consume all the evil elements (rudiments) by His "fire" (2 Pet. 3:10-12), the power of the Holy Spirit, and His children shall henceforth feed on truth and thus be set free from their captivity![6] And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
He shall free His people and restore them to His fold![7] And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
God's judgment, His wrath, shall be upon all those who "join with the enemy", who aid and abet the terrorists of His children, and who come against and reproach His people! You see, it is through His wrath that they shall come to KNOW that He IS the LORD, the great "I AM"! Ezekiel also records the chastisement of Moab and Ammon.Zeph 2:8
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
Moab was also Lot's son and therefore Ammon's brother. The Moabites are also to be chastised for their hostilities to Israel and their evil doings, even their participation in the Molech worship of passing their children through the fire, a great abomination in the sight of the Lord.Ezekiel 25:8
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
The region of Moab was richer than that of Ammon and is so called the "glory of the country". Yet check out the names of their cities, the "prides of Moab":[9] Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,
If you continue reading in this 25th chapter of Ezekiel the next thing you will read about is Edom, which means "red", for it is the land of Esau (Russia), Jacob's brother. It is written in chapters 38 and 39 of Ezekiel that the chief prince of Meshech (leader of Rosh, i.e. Russia) shall lead a multinational force (Gog) against this nation, true Israel. However, God Himself shall "strike the bow from his left hand (Ezek. 39:3)" and turn his own weapons upon him. Let us read about this, for it is at the sound of the 7th Trump when Jesus Christ returns that this shall take place. (The warning of the 7th Trump is the subject of Zephaniah.)Beth-jashimoth = "House of desolations", as in the abomination of desolation.
Baal-meon = "Baal's habitation". The sign at the entrance to the city probably read: "Welcome to Baal-meon, Home of the pagan god, Baal".
Kiriathaim = "Double City". Double minded is more like it, trying to decide which god to worship.[10] Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.[11] And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
This is the time of the pouring out of His cup of wrath.Ezekiel 38:18
And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.[19]For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
This should sound familiar to you. We read about this in the first chapter of Zephaniah. Again, this happens on the Great Day of Lord when the 7th Trump sounds and that 7th Vial is poured out.[20] So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
Let's continue in Ezekiel:Zeph. 1:3
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
Picture what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah and you will "see" the power of His fury!Ezekiel 38:21
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.[22] And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
You see, it is for their good because the LORD loves all His children that He performs His "wondrous works"! They SHALL come to KNOW that He alone is LORD![23] Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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