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Pamphlet 1723 Zephaniah kc 8-3
That's right! He is NOT a god! He never was! (Cue the false-christ, Satan's, theme song, "The Great Pretender".)
That's right! He is NOT a god! He never was! (Cue the false-christ, Satan's, theme song, "The Great Pretender".)
The false king, that "Malcham" we read about in chapter one, even Satan as antichrist, 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?"
That's right! He is NOT a god! He never was! (Cue Satan's theme song, "The Great Pretender".)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?
Micah 5:9 "Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off." There shall be nothing to fear because the Mighty King shall be in our midst (next verse)!Zeph. 3:16
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
Almighty God, the Savior of His people, will rejoice over His children and over the city He so loves. Yes, the LORD God loves to sing! Have you not read that the psalmist David was a man after His own heart (Acts 13:22)?[17]The LORD thy God in the midst of theeis mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in his love, He will joy over thee with singing.
At the sound of the 7th Trump He will gather them that are "sorrowful for the solemn assembly", which would better be translated "afflicted for (because of, during) the appointed time", i.e. who suffered the reproach, bore the burden during that season, that final season of the generation of the fig tree![18] I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
"That time" is the subject of this Book of Zephaniah, even that Great Day of the return of the Prince of Peace, the Savior, and the Redeemer of His people who were driven out and scattered among the nations and orphaned and widowed and made lame (halteth)! It shall come to pass through the "wondrous works of God", even after the manner of plagues of Egypt (see Habakkuk), that ALL nations shall come to know that He ALONE is the LORD God, the great "I AM", and there is NONE OTHER! And that holy nation of His people Israel, whom He shall gather upon Mt. Zion, shall once again become a shining light unto ALL the world.[19]Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
What is really exciting about all this is that you and yours of this generation of the fig tree shall witness His glorious return and SEE the restoration of the Kingdom of God upon this earth. As it is written in the next verse, He shall turn back the captivity of our people and He shall do it right "Before Your Eyes"!
Yes, the Great Day of the Lord draws nearer and nearer. What a glorious day that will be for His children who love and serve Him for they shall be "Hidden of Yah", hidden under His wings of protection as the great eagle fluttereth over her young (Deut. 32:11)! In other words, God's wrath will not be poured out on His children who love and serve Him for He is not angry with them. But what a shameful day, a day of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, it will be for His enemies and yes, even for ALL those who follow after the false king, Malcham![20] At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
Where will you be on that great day? The choice is yours! Do not be deceived by Malcham when he arrives at the sound of the 6th Trump. Wait upon the Lord, trust in Him, stay in His Word, eat only from His Green Pasture (His Word) and you shall NEVER be ashamed!Zeph. 1:14
The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
Joel 2:26
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.[27] And ye shall know that I AM in the midst of Israel, and that I AM the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
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