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Pamphlet 1722 Zephaniah kc 8-2


 God will clear out, take away out of the midst of her, the arrogant and the proud

Zeph. 3:11
In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

There will be a cleansing in Jerusalem and upon Mt. Zion (Luke 21:6). God will clear out, take away out of the midst of her, the arrogant and the proud, i.e. there will no longer be pride or haughtiness including that abominable one and his cronies standing on God's holy mountain claiming that city is his! Hit the road, jack! The saints are movin' in!
[12] I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
The afflicted ones, God's elect who are delivered up (Mark 13:9-12), shall be blessed indeed, for they shall be established on Mt. Zion. Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are they which are persecuted (afflicted) for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." In other words, the haughty and the proud will be destroyed and cast out of that bloody city and replaced with God's elect, even those who were delivered up and withstood the spiritual onslaught and great affliction. They are the humble, which is what "poor in spirit" means. They are those who grieved, as in lamented, over the sins of the great city! They are those strong Christian soldiers who even now stand up in the face of men, yet are meek before their God in whose POWER they are made strong!

Yes, the afflicted and the poor, those who "trust in the name of the LORD", shall He leave in the midst of Mt. Zion when He sets up His kingdom.

Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
And they shall reign in that kingdom as kings and priests of the Most High throughout the Millennium: Rev. 5:10 "And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth." (See also Rev. 20:6.)
[4] Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
They that mourn for truth and justice to prevail shall be comforted when the King of kings comes and pours out His wrath and executes His justice in all the earth, ridding that seething cauldron, that city of transgression, of all the arrogant and haughty and proud!

Jesus Christ came at His first advent as the Lamb of God to shed His blood and pay the price on the cross and open up salvation to ALL nations and peoples and kindreds and tongues. However, He is coming at His second advent as the mighty King of kings and Lord of lords to subdue all nations and execute justice (avenge righteousness) in the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3). Both His advents are recorded in Isaiah 61:2, the first half of which Christ read in the temple (Luke 4:17-20) before He closed the book and sat down, for it alone applied to the first advent. The second half of the verse which applies to His second advent shall be fulfilled when He returns on that Great Day of the LORD! Isaiah 61:2 "To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn."

[5] Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Wow, that is quite an inheritance, isn't it? Romans 8:17 "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."
Zeph. 3:13
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
The remnant are God's elect who even now "feed and lie down" in His green pastures (His Word), afraid of nothing and no one! How so? They trust in the Lord their God!
Psalm 23:1
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

[2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.

[3] He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

[4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

[5] Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

[6] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

The victory is ours! And as it is written, it shall be a time of great rejoicing when the King of kings returns! The city of our God shall be cleansed and filled with the righteousness of the saints! Sing, rejoice, O daughter of Zion!
Zeph. 3:14
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
God's elect who know that the end as been declared from the beginning rejoice with all their heart even now!
[15] The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, He hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
The false king, that "Malcham" we read about in chapter one, even Satan as the false-christ, shall be cast out when all the "stones" of that idolatrous temple are destroyed on that Great Day when the true King of kings, the King of Israel, even Jesus Christ, returns! You shall NO MORE, from hence forth, see evil in that great city!

By the way, do you know where Malcham will be cast? As it is written in Rev. 20:2, Michael shall bind him and place him in the pit during the Millennium and as it is written in Isa. 14, people will walk by and "look upon him narrowly", i.e. look down upon him, and marvel and say "Is this the man who deceived the nations?"

Isaiah 14:15
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

[16] They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms?

That's right! He is NOT a god! He never was! (Cue Satan's theme song, "The Great Pretender".)
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