The word "winds" is "ruach" in Hebrew and this is the only place that it is translated four "spirits" instead of four "winds". The six other times this phrase is used it is translated four "winds".

Remember that the four winds of Rev. 7 do the "hurting" when they are released to BLOW! Remember also that it is the LOCUSTS of Rev. 9 that come out of the SMOKE when it is blown away, that do the "hurting". Notice again in Zech. 6 that these horses are in "chariots" which are symbolic of WAR! In other words "They are horses prepared for battle!"

Yes, I believe we read that the locusts were like horses prepared for battle!

Rev. 9:7
And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

Rev. 12:7-9
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

[8] And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

[9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Rev. 9:13
And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

[14] Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

[15] And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

[16] And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

Here is some more info about them:

[17] And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

Do you know that Christ shortened the days (the length of time) FOLLOWING the appearance of the abomination of desolation until Christ returns? Do you know WHY He shortened those days? He shortened them for the elect's sake.

Let's read about it.

Matthew 24:15
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

Let's skip down to verse 21.

Matthew 24:21
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Daniel 12:1
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Back to Matthew 24.

Matthew 24:22
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Rev. 9:10
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

For the sake of the ELECT. So they have more time to Seal the 144,000 and as many who will listen BEFORE the Four Winds are let loose. Because when the Four Winds BLOW, the SEALING is OVER! Here's the same statement by Jesus in Mark 13 declaring that the Four Winds will be held back.

Mark 13:20
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

Do you think God reserved a bunch of wimps and losers to stand against the false christ in this final generation? If you do, you have grossly underestimated the power of our Father and you don't actually believe Luke 10:19. Our Father has ALL POWER, even the power to destroy souls in the lake of fire. Satan does NOT have that kind of power.

Do you think God's elect are afraid of plastic picnic forks when we wield the mighty power of His Sword?

Do you think God's elect are afraid to be thrown in a fiery furnace?

Do you think God's elect are afraid to stand in the den of the lions?

God has declared that He has reserved 7,000 who WILL NOT bow a knee to Baal (Rom. 11:4). They were chosen before the foundation of this world. They stood against the dragon in the first earth age. They were even justified there, and they were chosen FIRST to be the Elect of this generation. He first chose the best of the best. TOP GUNS! Yes, the first shall be last (to come down from above) and the last shall be first. God chose His First Knights to kick dragon in this generation. Then He backfilled the remnant down through history.

Woe, wait a minute there. Haven't you read Mat. 24:24 and Mark 13:22?

Matthew 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Mark 13:22
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

"The condition involves no doubt as to its being impossible. See Ap. 118.2.a." (Quoted from The Companion Bible, page 1366.)

Rev. 12:12
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. (Only five months; not three and one half years)

Next we will SEE some more exciting scriptures that have come to pass and perhaps get an even better "feel" for where we are in the chronological order of "all things" which must yet be fulfilled. Will we set a date?  Of course not. We're having too much fun watching!

Guess what? For the benefit of those who are appointed "watchmen" in this final generation, our Father has continued true to form and has given us another play, in Full View of the Entire World, so that we can visually SEE into the future, and understand how things are going to be, while at the same time showing us how things now are!

It is most remarkable that at this time we do a short study of the Four Winds, in order to learn What they are and Why they are being held back by the Angel of the 6th Trump at this present time.  We learned it was because the "duration of time" of the Great Tribulation, which is when the false christ is present defacto and is in complete control of the beast system, the four hidden dynasties, has been shortened by Jesus Christ to a period of 5 months.

Before we continue though, perhaps the stage could be set with a quote of the four opening paragraphs from columnist Peggy Noonan:

WALL STREET JOURNAL
APRIL 24, 2000
PEGGY NOONAN

Why Did They Do It?

From the beginning it was a story marked by the miraculous. It was a miracle a six-year-old boy survived the storm at sea and floated safely in an inner tube for two days and nights toward shore; a miracle that when he tired and began to slip, the dolphins who surrounded him like a contingent of angels pushed him upward; a miracle that a fisherman saw him bobbing in the shark-infested waters and scooped him aboard on the morning of Nov. 25, 1999, the day celebrated in America, the country his mother died bringing him to, as Thanksgiving.

And of course this Saturday, in the darkness, came the nightmare: the battering ram, the gas, the masks, the guns, the threats, the shattered glass and smashed statue of the Blessed Mother, the blanket thrown over the sobbing child's head as they tore him from the house like a hostage. And the last one in the house to hold him, trying desperately to protect him, was the fisherman who'd saved him from the sea -- which seemed fitting as it was Eastertime, the time that marks the sacrifice and resurrection of the Big Fisherman.

It is interesting that this White House, which feared moving on Iraq during Ramadan, had no fear of moving on Americans during the holiest time of the Christian calendar. The mayor of Miami, Joe Carollo, blurted in shock, "They are atheists. They don't believe in God." Well, they certainly don't believe the fact that it was Easter was prohibitive of the use of force; they thought it a practical time to move. The quaint Catholics of Little Havana would be lulled into a feeling of safety; most of the country would be distracted by family get-togethers and feasts. It was, to the Clinton administration, a sensible time to break down doors.

Which really, once again, told you a lot about who they are. But then their actions always have a saving obviousness: From Waco to the FBI files to the bombing of a pharmaceutical factory during impeachment to taking money from Chinese agents, through every scandal and corruption, they always tell you who they are by what they do. It's almost honest...

1.) Elian.  His name is of Hebrew origin and comes from "Eli"  which means "lofty" or "highest".  Eli was an Israelite and an high-priest. "An" means "one". So Elian will represent one of God's high-priests, which are one of God's "Elect".

2.) Elian's Mother - She will play the role of Mother Israel.

2.) Lazaro. Larzaro is Spanish for "Lazarus", the Hebrew of which is Eleazar, who was the third son Aaron, a Levitical Priest, and so he will play the part of the Zadok, the very elect of God who will never bow a knee to the beast system.

3.) Donato. "Ato" means "of" or "belonging to" in the same manner as the word "ite" is used, like Dan-ite or Israel-ite. "Don" in English means "ruler", but it is also of Hebrew origin and from the root word "Dan", which means "judge". Either way Donato belongs to the real Judge and Supreme Ruler and he will play the roll of "Fisherman" who draws the "fish" from the sea, and brings him to shore.

4.) Bill.  Bill will play the role of the Dragon, master of lies and deceit (who has trouble with his "little horn") and who enters in peaceably and gains the kingdom by flatteries* and who has absolutely no regard whatsoever for the rule of law or the Constitution of the United States, which represents God's Word from which it was taken. Many folks still follow this smooth talking charismatic leader and believe his "ways" of "liberalism" eventually lead to fairness for all. True Christians know it leads to oppression and communism, like that found in Cuba.

*flatteries = chalaqlaqqah, khal-ak-lak-kaw', Hebrew 2519; by redupliation from Hebrew 2505 (chalaq); properly something very smooth; i.e. a treacherous spot; figurative blandishment :- flattery, slippery.

chalaq, khaw-lak', Hebrew 2505; a primitive root; to be smooth (figurative); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate :- deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part (-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth (-er).

Bill became known to those who can see what a fraud he is, as "Chalaq Wiley" or "Slick Willy".

5.) Janet - Janet will play of one of the Red Horseman (Horsewoman) of Zechariah 6, who has power and sits in the temple with that abomination of desolation. Some think she should be nicknamed WhACkO.

6.) Fidel - Fidel will play the role of what the true oppressive beast represents and his dominion, Cuba, also known as "Worker's Paradise", will represent the spiritually desolated beast system which Elian will escape from and come out of just as God tells His people to come out of her in Rev. 18:4, "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."

7.) Other characters, places, and times will be understood as the play unfolds.

The Dragon and his locust administration had risen to great power. But towards the end of his second term, toward the end of his 7th year, a "ship of Chittim came against him", to his shore, "and therefore he was soon to become grieved" (Dan. 11:30). Elian, 6 years old and about to enter his 7th dispensation, was brought by his "mother" as she carried him out of spiritual bondage to the "wilderness" of safety. However, she did not make it to safety herself and she was drowned by the roaring waves of the great waters.

*Chittim = Kittiy, kit-tee', Hebrew 3794; or Kittiyiy, kit-tee-ee'; patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural); a Kittite or Cypriote; hence an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine :- Chittim, Kittim.

Then, on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 25th, 1999, a day set aside to give thanks to the God of this nation, Elian was pulled by the grace of God from the sea*, out from among the people around him who were dying in the sea, by a "fisherman" named Donato.

*Rev. 17:15
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

So having been drawn from the perilous waters which consumed his mother, Elian was handed over to the care and nourishment of Lazaro [Lazarus], who along with Marisleysis [Mary] would feed him bread and olive oil, and who would stand firmly against the lies and the persecution from the Dragon, who while appearing saintly and innocent of evil doing, and spouting boastful words that he was compassionate and only wanted what was best for the "children", would use his beastly, fire breathing, dart throwing, locust army of subordinates, and aided by the right arm of the Hidden Dynasty of Indoctrination, i.e. the willing Main Stream Media, would spew forth a flood of lies about Elian and his relatives.

Now it must be understood that the Dragon had made a "covenant" with one of the tin (ten) horn generals, who came up to power before him, and the only thing that stood in the way of the "covenant" was Elian, God's elect.

But for five continuous months, Elian could not be taken by the deception of the system who kept proclaiming that everything in the Beast System, in Cuba, the workers paradise, heaven on earth, would be wonderful and rosy and peaceful if Elian could just be united with his "father" who remained in temple-town, DC. Lazaro, Marisleysis, and Donato did not "bow a knee" to Baal [Bill] or the Red Horsewoman.

Yes, for five months, until April 22, 2000, the leaders of the New World Order, the final Beast of king Nebuchadnezzar's Image, the Iron of a communist regime and the clay of a Christian nation, mixed together in an unholy alliance, used lies, deceit, and the power of the Pale, the White, the Black and the Red Horses. Imagine that! The leader of the greatest free nation on earth acting in full concert with a serpentine, lowlife, third world communist dictator! And the World Council of Churches joined right in with the forces of the beast and acted on behalf of Fidel in custody battle for the soul of Elian.

But Lazarus and his faithful family, who tried to tell the world the truth about the evil, wife beating, communist "father", who isn't what he claims to be, and the "heaven on earth" paradise he lived in and was sure to return to, stood against all the fiery darts of the beast system until the Dragon was dealt a deadly blow by the US Appellate court who ruled against the wishes of the Dragon.

This "infuriated" the Dragon who at the end of the five months of the great tribulation of both the elect and the zadok, broke his covenant not to use force, and came in the darkness of the night, with the power of the arm, and his storm trooping locust army did prevail against the little band of God's faithful. Little Elian was taken by force and "delivered up" to the "father" and the "counselors" who will "brow beat" him and try to brain wash him to accept the father and the ways of the beast.

This was done on April 22, 2000, the 30th anniversary of "Earth Day" where hundreds of millions of people around the world would celebrate a day dedicated to the environment. Yes, they would be worshipping the creation instead of the Creator.

The "next day" there was also a "celebration" as the majority of Christianity ignorantly celebrated a religious holiday named after Ishtar, a pagan sex goddess.

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By the way.  This happened in "real time", to "real people", and it is "reality".

It just so happens it is a perfect type of things to come.

Keep watching, watchmen.

Finally, whether you accept this series of events as a "sign" or not is up to you.However, one thing is for sure.God's elect, and everyone else, WILL go through the five month tribulation of the reign of the false christ. There was no one who was taken to the clouds in a "Rapture", or even in a helicopter.

But as we learned earlier, though it may be trying at times, God's Elect will not have any problem whatsoever enduring the onslaught of the lies spewed forth from the Dragon and his New World Order. Why? Because they have the Seal of God in their foreheads, the knowledge of His Word, which gives them eyes to SEE a Vile Person though one appears as a Virtuous Man or a Virtuous Woman, and they will SEE a Great Red Dragon when one appears claiming to be Jesus Christ.

Although what has happened and what is happening to Elian and his relatives is sad, I hope you find great comfort in knowing that God's "can do" people, His elect, can and will endure the five month tribulation without harm from the locusts or the Dragon, and they will ultimately have the victory! What is happening to our people in that many cannot SEE the truth, is also very, very sad.

We've still got time and while the Four Winds are on hold and there's much work to be done.

There can be no doubt that we live in exciting and unprecedented times. As we stated at the beginning of our study on The Four Winds, "We have come to the point in history when wondrous, even amazing, "earth shattering" current events are taking place and prophecies are being fulfilled at such an ever increasing rapid pace that it has become evident to those with eyes to see and ears to hear that we are approaching the final hour of temptation when the Satan, as the false messiah, the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, makes his "personal appearance" as Jesus Christ, claiming fulfillment of the 2nd advent."

In our study so far we have seen that Jesus Christ foretold us of the rise of nations and kingdoms in the marketplace (Mat. 24:7), which is today called Globalization and includes the unification of all currencies. The fulfillment of that prophecy is a clear sign that the Trumpeter of the 3rd Seal, which is the Black Horse of The Hidden Dynasty of the Economy, is sounding his alarm.

We have seen and continue to see "many coming in Christ's name", just as Jesus foretold, and they deceive the masses into believing that going to church and singing and praising Him and doing good deeds and tithing, etc. (none of which we condemn) is the totality of what Christianity is all about, while the people starve for the truth of His Word to be taught line by line and chapter by chapter. When they ask their pastors why they don't teach the Book of Revelation, for example, they are told, "There's really no need to! Christ is going to come and Rapture His church "out of here" before Satan, as the spurious messish,  reigns!"And so we see that the Trumpeter of the 1st Seal, which is the WhiteHorse of The Hidden Dynasty of Religion, is sounding his alarm and we are in the midst of the great famine of the end times (Amos 8:11)!

And because of the "famine" of truth and the fact that our people have not remained steadfast in our Father's Word, our people have been slowly anesthetized and indoctrinated by movies and television and magazines and other mass media into accepting lower and lower standards of morality, and they are confused about right and wrong and their freedoms are being completely stripped away while they remain in a "stupor". Many cannot see what is happening in our society, in our schools, in our institutions, and in our government as a result of allowing the ungodly to institute their liberal agendas. And a new set of morality, complete with perversity and behavior disgusting to our Father, has been set up, and those who do not accept it and speak out against it will be stung by a "politically correct scorpion". So "men's hearts [courage] are failing them" for fear of being stung. Yes, the Trumpeter of the 4th Seal, which is the Pale Horse of The Hidden Dynasty of Education/Indoctrination is sounding his alarm.

Finally, the Trumpeter of the 2nd Seal, the Red Horse of Politics is sounding the alarm of the New World Order, complete with International Citizenship for all, International Law, and a World Court. Those who have been responsible for fomenting wars and conflicts are now fulfilling the first part of 1 Thes. 5:3 with their cry for peace.

1 Thes. 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

2 Thes. 2:3
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

So it is very, very simple. Just remember that the number 6 comes before the number 7. Here is what Satan will do:

[4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

So those Christians of this final generation of the Fig Tree must know (have knowledge in their foreheads) that the 1st Four Seals of Revelation chapter 6 are the Four Hidden Dynasties, which are the four powerful forces that can take captive and oppress men and women when given into the wrong hands and SET UP contrary to God's instructions contained in His Word. They are the powerful forces of Religion, Politics, Economics, and Education. Their "increased abusive activity" in the end times is symbolized by the sounding of the 1st Four Trumpets. And for a period of time, during the sounding of the 5th Trump, their collective sounding [strength] increases as the evil web of the New World Order entangles every nation and kindred and tongue on earth until truth is obscured (the sun is darkened) and there is an atmosphere of "anxiety" and "perplexity" (the air is darkened), all symbolized by the "smoke" released from the "bottomless pit", the home of the locusts and their king, Apollyon.

Rev. 9:2
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

Luke 21:25
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

Earlier in our study on the Four Winds we went into the depth of the meaning of the next verse in Luke 21 and its connection with Political Correctness, the NWO religious dogma, etc.

Luke 21:26
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Rev. 6:13
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

Hmmm, with all the number "6" signs we have seen, do you suppose the 6th Trump should have sounded already? I mean if there is a DELAY in Four Winds Blowing, sooner or later we will have to pass the point at which the delay began, right?

So where are we now? We are in the 5th Trump, which has been extended to allow God's Elect time to fulfill Rev. 7:3 and educate the 144,000 and the multitudes along with those who are willing to "see and hear". Many people ask if the 144,000 comprise all of God's elect. The answer is, of course not! There are actually millions of them.

If you have read E. Raymond Capt's book, "The Great Pyramid Decoded", you will have no doubts that the Great Pyramid of Giza is the Bible in Stone. You also know that the capstone, which is also the corner stone was never place atop the structure. Why? Because it was rejected by the builders. Take a look at the reverse side of Great Seal on the back of a one dollar bill and see the eye of the Almighty above the pyramid. Jesus Christ is that corner stone of the temple, symbolized in stone by the Great Pyramid of Giza. Let's read from Peter:

1 Peter 2:2
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

[3] If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

[4]To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

[5] Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

[6] Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

[7] Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

[8] And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

But the reason I bring this out is because you will find in E. Raymond's book that the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Bible in Stone, a structure containing millions of stones, was once covered with highly polished white granite stones, called casing stones. And guess what? There were 144,000 of them.

So when Rev. 7:3 is complete, and the 144,000 "lively stones" of the body of Christ are sealed, THEN the final events can take place leading up to where the chief corner stone that was rejected will come and temple will receive its Chief Corner Stone.

Meanwhile, The Four Winds are being held back, for the elect's sake, to seal those 144,000 and the multitudes who will come out of the Great Tribulation (Rev. 7:9-14) as a result of their teaching and the witnessing of God's Elect.

Can there be any doubt that these are the last days? Remember on Pentecost Day in Acts chapter two when ordinary blue collar workers were speaking the wonderful works of God and everyone from every nationality who was present heard them speak in their own native dialect?

Let's pick it up in verse 12:

Acts 2:12
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

[13] Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

Acts 2:14
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

[15] For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

[16] But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

What exactly was to happen in the last days?

[17]And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

And they would begin to SEAL OTHERS, i.e. to teach His Word with the Spirit of Truth, and fulfill the later day commission of the sealing of Rev. 7!

[18] And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

Christ, through His Word, has foretold us ALL things. It is already written!

Don't listen to the Biblically illiterate who dream up "visions" like flying away in a rapture before the king of Babylon shows up! Read His Word.

It will happen as He says it will. Guaranteed!!!

And while his servants and handmaidens are planting seeds and teaching truth, there will be signs in the heaven above (wow, are there ever) and signs in the earth beneath (like the Elian example).

[19] And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

All this is happening now, while The Four Winds are being held back. But the 6th Angel of the 6th Trump is standing by waiting for the Executive Order from the throne of God to sound the alarm and release The Four Winds. Here is that order yet to be given:

Rev. 9:13
And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

[14] Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

Daniel 12:1
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Rev. 12:7
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

[8] And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

[9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Wars and rumours of wars are over and it will be world peace and prosperity under the leadership of Satan who claims to be the King of kings and the Lord of lords. And he will have the supernatural abilities to deceive the world into to believing that great lie!

But do not be alarmed and do not be fearful. For God's elect shall be delivered and shall NOT be harmed by Satan and his locust army. They may not "hurt" those who have the seal of God in their foreheads. All others are fair game to receive the rod of correction. Rev. 9:4 "And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads." In fact God has complete control over the locust army, which He calls "His army". He allows and therefore takes full responsibility for sending it. He even gives specific "directions" to the colored horses [locusts] in Zech. 6.

And we just read in Daniel 12:

Dan. 12:1
.... and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Ephes. 6:11
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

May God Bless You in His Service.