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Revelation 2:17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

John 15:26
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

John 16:13-14
[13] Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. [14] He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

This Bible Study was originally written by Roger Christopherson,
published at http://www.theseason.org/

Without the leading by the Holy Spirit, there is no understanding of the truths, for all the truth of the Scriptures are revealed to us by God's Spirit.

Jeremiah 39:1 "In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it."

"Nebuchadrezzar" spoke of here is the same person as is called "Nebuchadnezzar" king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 39:2 "And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up."

So we see that the time of the siege was two years before the city finally fell to Babylon. It came to pass exactly as Jeremiah said it would be. It happened because Zedekiah was not man enough to command the people, and rule in accordance as God laid out in His Word, and the command was given to him. He was more interested in the jabberings of those princes around him, the in what the name of God had to say.

Jeremiah 39:3 "And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon."

When the city finally fell, the heads of the army of Babylon entered into the city. Lets look at the meanings of the the names interpreted. "Nergal-sharezer" is the "prince of fire or blaze"; "Samgar-nebo" which is the "the sword of nebo"; "Sarsechim" comes from the Akkadian tongue and means "the king's son"; "Rab-saris" is to say "chief of the chamberlains"; "Nergal-sharezer" another person named the "prince of fire"; and "Ramag" which means "one of the wise" [call him chief of intelligence].

So here we have the picture of the city of Jerusalem in its fallen state, and the heads of the victorius army are entering the city to take order over it.

Jeremiah 39:4 "And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain."

It was too late to surrender to king Nebuchadnezzar, and king Zedekiah the king of Judah saw that the city was lost. When the soldiers that defended Jerusalem and king Zedekiah saw the army and leaders of Babylon entering the city, they went through the garden and out the back gate, to flee from the onslaught they knew would come. Jeremiah had preached this victory for the past twenty three years, and it had come to pass. The panic had started, and like a pack of whipped wolves they are trying to flee the danger.

Zedekiah is still taking things into his own hands, when if he would have given himself over, what is about to happen to him and his family would not have happened, for Jeremiah told him so through the Word given him by God. Man is a strange creature. How many people today if they had a message from a proven prophet of God, would refuse to listen to that prophet to the last breath. He would continue on doing things his way. A hero dies a single death, but a coward dies a thousand deaths.

Jeremiah 39:5 "But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him."

The Babylonians are not going to let this coward get away, they took off after Zedekiah, and the other soldiers that fled in the night. When they caught Zedekiah they brought Zedekiah to Reblah in the land of Hamath, which was in the Kenite land. We know from I Chronicles 2:55 that the families of the Kenites came from; "And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez [Jerusalem]; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites; and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came from Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab." Hamath was one of the offspring of Cain, and one of the fathers of the Kenites.

King Zedekiah should have known where he took his first step that God had spoken, and that there was no way out of here. God said that you are going to die if you don't do it My way. So Zedekiah has been captured and now is about to face judgment before the king of Babylon. So we will see now what will happen to those that thought they could do things their own way, and defy God.

Jeremiah 39:6 "Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah."

Keep in mind that the true nobles of Judah were already in captivity, and when they heard Jeremiah's words from Gad at the beginning of the first siege, they submitted themselves to Nebuchadnezzar. We can read of them in the Book of Daniel. Those nobles that were obedient to God like Daniel, Shadrach, Mechach, and Abed-nego were already educated and well tested by God under the new world order of that day. It didn't matter who was king over the system, for God appoints all rulers for whatever system exists. He sets kings and governments up and God takes them down when their purpose is served.

These nobles then are the stiff necked nobles that thought that they could do things their way, and defy the Word of God. They are the ones that tried to have Jeremiah killed, and were the stragglers and scroungers that were left behind after the first two sieges. Many of them were even Kenite stragglers mixed up within the leaders of Judah. When these men were killed by Nebuchadnezzar, he was not getting rid of the cream of the crop.

Jeremiah 39:7 "Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon."

You talk of Zedekiah's own wives and children mocking him and making light of him; after Zedekiah had witnessed the death of his own sons, and princes that had been fighting to keep Jeremiah in prison, and to be killed, he had his own eyes plucked out. King Zedekiah is put into chains and is marched like a dog back to Babylon. There is absolutely no dignity in any part of Zedekiah here.

There is more to this then the physical aspect for Zedekiah was completely blind spiritually. He absolutely could not see any part of the hand of God in what was going on, nor could he see the evil going on in the land and Temple around him. He had no trust in God, or the things and people of God, to know that if it had been done God's Way, this dreadful march of scorn and shame, could have been one of peace and thanksgiving. Zedekiah could have been the leader to bring all of Judah back to God, but he chose to fear the thoughts of the princes, and worry about what the people would think of him. By doing it his way, there has been a great deal of blood shed.

The king of Babylon is not the one marked guilty in God's book, for the death of Zedekiah's son, the princes or the taking of Zedekiah's eyes. Zedekiah did it to himself and it was his own fault. It was his disobeying God that caused it to happen. There are many dear souls living today that are handicapped physically, but they still see spiritually a lot more that many other do who are not.

I'm sure that on the road to Babylon, blinded and in great shame, Zedekiah now wishes that he would have listened to Jeremiah and the Word of God.

Jeremiah 39:8 "And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem."

This is God's Word coming to pass exactly as spoken by Jeremiah in his many years of warning.

Jeremiah 39:9 "Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained."

This general, the captain of the guard of the Babylonian army, took all the people that were left in the city, including the deserters [them that fell away], and prepared them for their march into Babylon. This was a mop up operation after the battle. This is not talking about the cream of the crop in Judah, for they went voluntarily in the first two sieges, along with most of the gold, silver, and other valuable things.

Isaiah 39 tells us how king Hezekiah many years prior to this fall of Zedekiah allowed the leaders of Babylon to see all the wealth, and defenses of Judah and Jerusalem, and what is happening now is the conclusion of the final destruction of Jerusalem to the pride and foolishness that kings of Judah brought upon themselves.

Jeremiah 39:10 " But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time."

In the takeover by Nebuchadnezzar, he saw many good people what were servants in part, and even some slaves. These people were extremely poor, and now that the wealth of the land was being taken, and the masters over them, Nebuchadnezzar gave them the vineyards, and fields to have and make their living. We see that the good people ended up owning everything.

We remember what Jesus said in his sermon on the mound in Matthew 5:5, "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth." The "meek" are the good, mild and humble people that seek only do do the will of the Father. This is also what the prophetic meaning of this is in Jeremiah 39:10, and it is true. That is God's way. Humble and meek means humble and meek before God, which is not necessarily the way they are before their fellow men and women.

Jeremiah 39:11 "Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,"

Nebuzaradan is the same general that slew all of the kings sons, and gouged out Zedekiah's eyes. He is the one that ransacked the city of Jerusalem, and killed many of the people. Do you think that Jeremiah is afraid of Nebuzaradan? What do you think Nebuchadnezzar is going to have done to Jeremiah?

Jeremiah 39:12 "Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee."

Nebuchadnezzar is telling his commanding general, to go and find Jeremiah and see that he is well cared for. Let Jeremiah tell you what he desires to be done for him. It is at this time that Jeremiah is going to take charge of the daughters of Zedekiah, for Jeremiah knew the promises that that were given to David and that there should always be one of his offspring, his seed to sit over the House of Israel. The sons simply can't do that for they were all put to death, but the seed line of David will be turned over to the daughters of Zedekiah.

"TEA TAPHI" is the daughter of Zedekiah that Jeremiah would bring to Ireland, and marry into the lineage of Scotish and Irish kings. Tea Tephi would marry, Eochaidh, the Harmon. This is the first overturning of the crown.

Excerpt from the book, "Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright" , written by J. H. Allen:

Chapter III p.249: "Morton W. Spencer says, "It is an undeniable fact that about 580 B.C. (i.e. about the very time of the captivity of the Jews in Babylon), that a princess from the East did arrive in the North of Ireland. Her name was Tephi, a pet name like "Violet", denoting beauty, fragrance. Tea Tephi was her full name found in Hebrew. The Tea, a little one, and Tephi answering to a surname Taph, the root word, is used in many scriptures (Genesis 34:39, and Deuteronomy 1:39) (Vide Concordance). Her names were interchangeably used as Tea, Taffe, Taffes, Tephi, the Eastern Princess, the Daughter of Pharaoh, and Tea Tephi; either of these serve to identify her as "The King's Daughter." In Egypt she was offered protection, and from her the city of Taphanhes or Dahpnae wsa named, doubtless, and to this day we are shown the site of "The Palace of the Jew's Daughter", by the Arabs. The fact that she fled the country is still preserved in her name, Tarah, meaning one banished or flight."

But do you understand that by Jeremiah's obeying God, God had this man allow Jeremiah to determine what orders should be applied to him. God takes care of His own when they obey Him. When the pressure was on Jeremiah, and no one would listen to Jeremiah, it looked pretty bleak, but when the enemy came and the city and all the people were in the hands of the enemy, then the king of Babylon is the one that gave the order to treat him well.

My fellow Christian, lets move this to the future sense, and it applies to you and me. The king of Babylon will respect those that stand against him. It doesn't mean that he loves you, nor does it mean that he won't try to destroy you spiritually, but you might call it honor that exists among thieves. There is an honor amongst thieves, it is a respect that they have for an qualified opponent, and that has always existed.

Nebuchadnezzar respected Jeremiah, though he believed entirely different, and was a follower of Nebo, the god of learning. Jeremiah was a follower of the living God. We know from Daniel 4:37 that Nebuchadnezzar was converted later to the living God, and wrote part of the book of Daniel.

Daniel 4:37 "Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and His ways judgment: and those that walk in pride He is able to abase."

So as you are delivered up in this generation, you will receive more respect from the Antichrist then those so-called ministers that go whoring after him. The people you know in your family, and church, in their deception will give you far more problems then will Satan, and the fallen angels that come with him out of the bottomless pit, when Michael kicks Satan to the earth, as we read in Revelation 12:7-9.

Satan doesn't care about those that worship him as the Christ, for he knows that they have already been deceived, and thrown their rewards at his feet. Any thief respects a qualified opponent, but the people that fall all over him, he just doesn't respect at all. This is documented in Revelation 17. The entire church world will go chasing after this great woman, which is the whore that will reign over the beast, which will be the religious system that will come into being when the political one world system that we have today falls. This will happen very shortly, because God has spoken it. Satan doesn't have any respect for anyone that is so stupid as to put their security of their very soul in a make believe fairy tale, and throw out the rest of God's Word which would have prepared them to do battle with him.

As long as you obey God, you have nothing to worry about. God takes care of His own. Here the king that allowed Jeremiah to be killed, has seen the tragedy of his own family, while Jeremiah is about to be set free.

Jeremiah 39:13 "So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;"

Jeremiah 39:14 "Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people."

The top general sent the top people under him to free Jeremiah and send him home. Jeremiah was committed into the hands of the governor of the land, Gedeliah to be looked after, when the Babylonian army would leave the area. The Babylonians treated Jeremiah better then his own people did. Do you think there is anything new under the sun?

Do you know that Satan, when he comes will speak higher of you, then he will of those that flock to worship him, and think he is the Christ. It is true, you will be allowed to speak before him, and then it will be the Holy Spirit that will do the talking through you. That is the only time that you could ever commit the unpardonable sin, and that is why you must be willing to turn yourself over to the Holy Spirit for the speaking of tongues through your mouth. It is at this time, standing before the Antichrist, that you will allow the Spirit's Words to flow freely through your mouth. The unpardonable sin cannot be committed until Satan the false-christ is on the earth and you are delievered up before his church.

Luke 21:15 tells us that even those that try to "gainsay" from what you say, will not be able to resist you, when your family will not believe a word you say that comes from the Holy Spirit. Your own family will still hold to their church systems, and doctrines, and will reject every thing that you say.

We're going to take a little side trip into the book of Luke. There are some real interesting lessons taught here in Luke chapter 21.

Luke 21:7 "And they asked Him, saying, "Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?"

The disciples are asking Jesus this question while they were standing in the Temple. Remember that Jesus had just told them that this beautiful temple they were in was going to be laid flat, and the stones crushed. Again, they had time to think on these matters while walking out of the temple, down through the valley and up on the mount of Olives. They wanted to know the events that would bring it all to an end.

Luke 21:8 "And He said, "Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in My name saying, `I am Christ;' and the time draweth near": go ye not therefore after them."

Editor's Note: Yep! Our ministers and pastors coming to us and telling us they represent Jesus [come in His name] but, then teaching us church doctrine instead of His Word, i.e. the Bible! Don't say He didn't warn us!

This is one of the pit falls we have today, for many come claiming to have that answer, but what do they preach? false doctrine and the traditions of men. It is time to get into the Word, and Jesus is warning you and me here; "Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in My name". Those false ministries will look so good, sing all the beautiful songs, call themselves by names common to Christians, and claim themselves to be called and preachers of God. They will say, "I am Christ's teacher", but by their own words they show themselves to be are false teachers. Jesus is telling you not to go near them. If they are teaching you things that go against God's Word, they are not of Christ, but of the devil. Are they teaching you all of the Word, and preparing you for the time we are living in, are they teaching you to grow in your spiritual life, or are you only getting the milk, not the meat of His Word. Are you nothing but a big spiritual baby. The milk of the Word is necessary in becoming a Christian, but you don't grow up to prepare yourself to stand against Satan by staying on a spiritual milk diet. It takes a chapter by chapter study of all the Word, to prepare you with the meat of the Word for our end times. If anyone tells you to leave out any of the Scriptures, run from that man, for Jesus came to fulfill all the Word, and not change one letter of the law.

Unless you pass away first, i.e. the Lord takes you home, you will be here to see Satan and his fallen angels come to this earth just as Jesus told us in Revelation 12:7-9. If you hear someone tell you that you won't don't give him ear to his dogma. Jesus is warning us living today to be aware of these people. Some of our people know that there is more to God's Word than what is taught in our churches. Jesus gave us these seven signs leading to His second advent, and this goes against some of the doctrines of men today. So as you study the rest of this chapter, ask yourself, should I take the words of Christ, or some man made church doctrine? This is why Jesus warned us, "Take heed that no man deceive you." Any preacher that says he comes in the name of Christ, if his message goes against what is stated in this chapter, he is a liar and deceiver, and not the Christian that he claims to be.

Today many churches teach a rapture doctrine, that God is going to fly Christians out of this earth before Satan comes to deceive the entire earth. The book of Revelation allows us to see clearly that Satan will come first, and that we are to wake up and pay attention to these events, so we will not be so ignorant as to chase after Satan upon his arrival to Jerusalem. Satan is coming first, and the things that he will say and do will be much like what people expect Christ to be like at His coming. If you believe that you are not going to see Satan, but that you will fly out of here first, you have been deceived, you already have the mark of the beast.

Luke 21:9 "But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by."

When wars and unrest are going on around the world, don't get anxious, for Jesus is telling us that those things will happen before His coming. As long as there is a war in Afghanistan, or any place in the world, and there is unrest in the middle east, Africa, Northern Ireland and so on, the end is not immediate. But, on the other hand, if and when all you hear is peace, peace, and all efforts are bound up in peace talks and agreements, then watch out. All we hear today is the struggle to bring the difference sides to the peace table, and that is all that has been happening since the New World Order came to power. When we look at those different small wars, they are all fought over religion. In the middle east, between Judaism and Islam; in Northern Ireland, Catholics and Protestants; in Afghanistan, Islam and Christians; In India, Hinduism and Islam; and on it goes. Solve the religious problem and you set the world at peace. So how can that come to pass? With the coming of a one world religious order; the world political system would end and a religious order taking its place.

Luke 21:10 "Then said He unto them, "Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:"

Live Link to- TakeHeed Nations are rising along side [against] each other. That's one of the signs!

These problems and wars will continue until the something or someone comes to bring that world peace.

Luke 21:11 "And great earthquakes shall be in divers placers, and famines, and pestilence; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven."

We have had volcano eruptions all over the world; earthquakes in places around the world in places that haven't had them before; and in the past three years there have been eclipses of the sun, moon and earth at six month intervals. these intervals have occurred on the day of Passover, to the time of the trumpets, and back to the day of Passover, for six straight times. This is a first time ever: I call that a sign. All over the world there are sicknesses and diseases that are claiming deadly and spreading, as well as many other events that are unusual. As we are going through this chapter, Jesus is calling to our attention Revelation 6, and 7. What is the famine for in the end times? Amos tells us in Amos 8:11

Amos 8:11 "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of our Lord:"

The famine is for the lack of the God's Word being taught around the world.

Amos 8:12 "And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the world of the Lord, and shall not find it."

What do you hear today, but some preacher teaching on the traditions of men, and jumping all over the Bible to cause nothing but confusion over the times we life in. In the end, the people don't know what to believe. They call themselves Christians, yet they know very little of what Christ taught, nor do they care. There is no order to their teaching. "Take heed that no man deceive you." "For many shall come in My name saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." So stop and think for a moment. If somebody tells you that you don't need to know the book of Revelation, what does that tell you about that person. We are living in the final generation, and that person wants you ignorant of the times you are living in. Take heed of that person, especially if he says; I am Christ's, i.e. a Christian. God gave you the major and miner prophets and The Book of the Revelations of Jesus Christ for the sake of getting you prepared for the day when Satan arrives here on the earth. It will happen, whether you are prepared for it or not!

Revelation 12:9 "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."

Jesus is telling us of this time coming shortly, from the day of the Lord, looking back to this event of Satan's coming. Satan is the dragon of the world age that was, and he was the serpent from the Garden of Eden in this world age, i.e, and the Devil of this earth age. When Satan comes he will deceive the people living on the earth, all of them except those with "the seal of God sealed in their mind [foreheads]". Those people that tell you that the book of Revelation isn't important, are ignorant of the times that they are living in.

Revelation 9:4 "And it was commanded them [Satan and his fallen angels] 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."

Friend, you brain is in your forehead, and "the seal of God" is the truths from the Word of God, from the book of Revelation and all the prophets of the Old Testament that warned us of the things we would face in these end times. Men like Amos, Daniel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, David and all the rest of them that set out to warn you and me. The only thing that will keep you from bowing a knee to Satan is your knowledge and wisdom that you have stored in your mind before the coming of Satan. God will give Satan the power and authority to deceive the rest of the people that are not sealed. Do you see why it become the utmost importance for us to know these seven signs with all the other details of our time? The spiritual conflict is well under way, and only the Gospel armor of the Lord [Ephesians 6:10-20] will protect you. That spiritual armor is used to stand against the fiery darts of Satan, those lies that he will flood the earth with.

Luke 21:12 "But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake."

Before this happens, They will drag you into their church houses and before their church boards and committees because you went against their traditions and false doctrines and shed the light of truth on their ways. Remember back in the last Chapter when Jesus pointed out their errors in their temple, those religious leaders sought to kill Jesus. Do you think that the religious leaders of today are any different. They will brand you as a nut, make up charges against you falsely, and accuse you of things that you said, which is a lie from their lips. You will be delivered up for our Lord Jesus Christ's name's sake, for teaching the truth from God's Word. It will happen just as those Kenites dug up their false witnesses to charge our Lord with at His trial.

Luke 21:13 "And it shall turn to you for a testimony."

Revelation 6:9 "And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:"

This is the fifth seal, this is going to happen and be one of the signs and seals that we will face. It is going on now. We are supposed to have this in our forehead now, and you can expect to be attacked by the population when you speak out against things like abortion [murder of the unborn], and Sodomy, which God condemn to the point of complete destruction to Sodom and those that practiced this way of life. Sure these are strong points now, but when Satan arrives and you attack him and his beast system it will be considered treason.

Editor's Note: Please remember, when Satan arrives here on earth he will claim he is Christ and convince all to worship him. Since most Christians won't know he isn't Christ it will be easy for him to accomplish that. Most Christian, in their ignorance, will be pressuring the rest of us to join them in worshiping Satan.

This is why we are to allow the Holy Spirit to do our thinking then, and be open to allow him to speak through us. Why? We are not smart enough to match the supernatural power of Satan, but the Holy Spirit is. You are supposed to be putting that knowledge in your mind now, so that when that time comes, something is up there that the Holy Spirit can use. This is how one commits the unpardonable sin, for that is a sure way to not allow the Holy Spirit to work through you, when you by your choice refuse to study His Word properly to know the plan of God.

Mark 13:11 "But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought before-hand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy [Ghost] Spirit."

It is unforgivable for one that has the knowledge of the time that we live in, who refuses to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through them.

Luke 21:14 "Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:"

Again, as we just read in Mark 13:11; prepare yourself now, and then be available for that time when the Holy Spirit can and will use you. Settle it in your mind and be ready.

Luke 21:15 "For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist."

The Holy Spirit will give us a mouth and the wisdom to use that mouth. When our Heavenly Father speaks through you by His Spirit, the truth will come out of your mouth and go around the world, as people are tried for refusing to bow to this false Christ. Lets go back to Luke 12:9

Luke 12:9, 10 But he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God." [9] "And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost [Spirit] it shall not be forgiven." [10]

The unforgivable sin!

If a person speaks against Christ as He walked in the flesh here on earth, it shall be forgiven at repentance in Jesus' name. "Blasphemeth", # 987 in Strong's Greek dictionary: "vilify, de-fame, or speak evil of". But when one is being delivered up before the synagogue of Satan, and while that person is speaking the Words of the Holy Spirit, if you or anybody vilifies, speaks evil of or defames that person, there is no forgiveness; especially when you know the truth from God's Word.

[see verse 9 above, is this author correct?; This editor is not sure!]

This also applies to the person that knows the truth and still refuses to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through them. The penalty for this is spiritual death of your soul.

[see verse 10 above He is definitely correct on this!]

Luke 12:11, 12 "And when they bring you unto the synagogues [of Satan], and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:" [11] "For the Holy Spirit [Ghost] shall teach you in that same hour what ye ought to say." [12]

Editor's Note: To the readers of this study, I don't know whether you realize it or not, but, the end time "synagogues" referred to in verse 11 above, are our Christian churches. Satan will be in charge of them, although not by force.

Read Daniel 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

Again, the hour spoken of here is the hour of temptation. That time when Satan and his fallen angels are here on earth deceiving all the people. The thing that you ought to say in your answer, is your testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ. The most important purpose of this time of the fig tree, is to allow God's election to speak the words of the Holy Spirit through them to a world that has completely turned itself over to Satan during this hour of temptation. The world will hear the truth, even after they have been deceived by Satan, in his role as the Antichrist. This hour of temptation is approaching fast, and it will be a five month period, as is declared in Revelation 9:5, 10. When these words come to your ears from the Holy Spirit, it will be only you to decide whether you will believe and follow them, or reject the words.

Luke 21:16 "And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death."

Editor's Note: "to be put to death." as stated in verse 16 above is not talking about your physical death, but rather, the death of your soul, if you believe Satan is the Christ! Your parents, and brethren, and your kinfolk, and your friends; all of whom will believe Satan in Christ will try their best to convince you also, because they are concerned about you, not knowing it is they that are in error, not having studied The Word! They are not betraying you intentionally! It will be through their ignorance of the WORD OF GOD!.

We know from Revelation 11:8-11 that there will be two witnesses that will be put to death, but we know also that God will protect His own at that time, and as we shall see in verse eighteen that not one hair on your head shall perish. We are told in Hebrews 2:14 that Satan is "death".

Hebrews 2:14 "Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil:"

That is why our Lord came to this earth in a flesh body, and that was to suffer death at the hands of the Kenites, so He could destroy Satan. So when you are delivered before Satan as the false Christ, you are delivered up before death. Don't worry about this, and don't premeditate as to what you will do or say at that time. So why will a relative or friend deliver their loved one up to Satan? They will do anything for this one that is supernatural that they will be worshipping. The people will believe in their heart that Satan is the true Christ. They have been taught that in their church houses, and their pastors will lead them right into Satan's camp. You take some poor biblically ignorant father that believes in the rapture doctrine taught down at the church. When his pastor tells him that this is Jesus standing in Jerusalem; that father won't hesitate for one moment to ask Satan for mercy on you, his loved one. He will do it in ignorance and compassion for his family and friend. When Jesus arrives on this earth, he will appear exactly as the Christian world expects Jesus to appear, he will say all the right words, and do many supernatural acts and tricks. Stop and look at what's going on around us today, at all the lies and deception that people accept without thinking.

If you believe in the eternity, you had better bet your soul on the fact that Jesus paid the supreme price so that you could achieve it, yet most people think so little of their soul that they would let some con man take it from them. Jesus is talking to you here and now, and He is warning you to wake up, and get into His Word before it is to late. Your loved ones will deliver you up for religious reason, and in the name of religion.

Luke 21:17 "And ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake."

Count on the fact that all men and women that do not have the seal of God in their mind, will hate and be disgusted with you. They will not be able to see the truth, and no matter what you say, when their life is sold out to their traditions and false doctrines, they would sell their own mothers in the name of religion. [Not intentionally, of course] Remember that as Satan stands there in Jerusalem, telling them that he is Christ, doing the lying wonders that he will be doing, they will hate you when you go against their christ. We see this now in the world, for when one religion comes against another, people are willing to die for their religious cause. This is why we put on the gospel armor of Christ, so that we can stand against the fiery darts of Satan in that day. Have you done that!

Ephesians 6:10 "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might."

In the power of your might? Of course not, in the power and might of the Holy Spirit, standing ready to be used as He sees fit.

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

Bank on it, Satan is coming against you with everything that he has. However, with the full gospel armor on and in place in your mind you will be well protected. You are to care what God thinks, and what men think just doesn't matter when you have the victory.

Luke 21:18 "But there shall not an hair of your head perish."

They can't touch you. Above we quoted from Revelation 9:4, and in that verse God orders Satan and his fallen angels to leave you alone. God gave Satan the authority to do what he is going to do in that hour of temptation, when He had Michael and his angels kick Satan and his angels out of heaven. God created Satan to be the most beautiful of all His creation, and because of that beauty, one third of all God's children went and followed Satan in that first earth age. God gave strict orders also to Satan to touch not those with the seal of God in their foreheads.

Remember that this is one of the seven seals or things that will take place in the time of the end. Your brain is in your "in your forehead", and God expects you to use it in your preparation to stand against Satan. When you know that Satan is a liar, how can he be a temptation to you; He can't tempt you for you see him for what he is. God expects to use you to let that truth that you have placed in your mind spread out over the world where you are. Whether you know it or not, this is an exciting time to live for we have the opportunity to watch the entire plan of God unfold right before our eyes, and be a part of it. Even the prophets wanted to live at or in this generation, and you are living it.

Luke 21:19 "In your patience possess ye your souls."

Are you going to grab the first one that comes along, or are you going to have the patience to wait to the end. That's right, the very end. Paul warned us of one the most important things to happen at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in the mystery he revealed in I Corinthians 15:50.

I Corinthians 15:50 "Now this is say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

"The kingdom of God" is our Lord Jesus Christ and his domain. His domain is this earth at the sounding of the seventh trump. Paul is telling us by the Spirit of God that these flesh and blood bodies which are corruption cannot in inherit of enter into that kingdom of God when Jesus arrives here on earth. There will be a change taking place.

I Corinthians 15:51 "Behold, I shew you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed,"

A mystery is something that had not yet been revealed, but Paul revealed that mystery to us. "Sleep" as used here in the Greek text is # 2837, "Koimao, to be deceased, be dead." This mystery is talking about a time when those that are alive in their flesh corruption bodies, will be changed. Why, Because our Lord has arrived and set up His kingdom right here on earth. Every soul living in their flesh and blood body must be changed to enter that kingdom. How! read on! Verse 52 tells us how.

I Corinthians 15:52 "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

When that last trumpet, the seventh trumpet sounds our Lord Jesus Christ will return to earth. Then instantly your flesh body will be changed from its flesh or corruptible state, into the new incorruptible body that shall live for the next thousand years without aging. All souls living in flesh bodies shall be changed at this time we all enter into that new age of Christ's kingdom right here on earth.

So why do I mention this fact here, because we must have the patience to wait on the coming of the true Christ, and one of the signs is that you will not be in your flesh body to see His coming.

If some supernatural person comes and says that he is God, and you are still in your flesh body.[If you can bleed; prick your finger, And their is blood], that man is a fake.

If there are visable age differences between grandma and the children, and children are still being born, that man is a fake.

If the things dealing with these flesh bodies are still on this earth, the food store down on the corner, the doctor seeing patients, and kids going to school, Satan is trying to put one over on you.

Do you get the point? At Jesus coming, you will not be it in your flesh and blood body, and your spiritual body will have the sense not to bow a knee to him.

Friend, be patient and wait for the true Christ. This chapter is Jesus Christ speaking to you, who are living in this end time generation and He is telling you to be patient and pay attention to these signs going on all around us. These signs are going to happen exactly as it is written.

Luke 21:20 "And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh."

This verse is speaking of the "abomination of desolation" spoken of by Daniel the prophet. 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:) Jesus was quoting from Daniel 9:27.

Daniel 9:27 "And He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.' "

This is the closing part of the gap theory of the seventy weeks of years, from the going back to rebuild the streets of Jerusalem to each of the coming advents of our lord. There was seven weeks of years missing, causing that gap. So Jesus is using that portion of the gap theory in His warning to us at this time of the end. The abomination by the desolator [Satan] is when He stands in Jerusalem calling himself God and the people of the world believe him.

Luke 21:21 "Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto."

We know that the false Christ will come touch down in Jerusalem, the capital city of the land of Judaea. Mount Zion is the holy mount that our Lord will be coming down to also, but Satan will arrive first. Mount Zion is in Jerusalem, and that is where the temple is also. Jesus is telling us that at his coming, there will not be one stone left standing on that mount. We know today that many Jews go daily to those stones of the wailing wall that are still standing from the time Jesus was in that same temple. Luke was in that temple as he listen to what we are reading here in the book of Luke.

God is going to wipe out that entire city at His coming, and that is why He is saying, at My coming, you had better get out of Judaea and Jerusalem. Time will be short and that city will be completely wiped out, turned to dust and made ready for the new temple of Ezekiel 40 through 48.

Editor;s Note: I have a different take on this! You see, I believe that TEMPLE OUR LORD WILL TURN TO ASHES WHEN HE RETURNS IS NOT A PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OR CITY AT ALL. I BELIEVE IT IS THE WHOLE RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE OR SYSTEM BEING OVERSEEN BY SATAN IN THAT DAY. One of the reasons I believe this is because the new temple of Ezekiel 40 through 48 is not a physical structure, but a spiritual structure, the dimensions of which are 1/7th larger than the original temple. [This puts us into a spiritual, not physical dimension]

Live Link to- Ezekiel Chapters 40-44 Within The Millennial Temple

Live Link to- Ezekiel Chapters 45-48 Without The Millennial Temple

IF YOU MISS these verses (Ezekiel 40:4-5), the rest of the Book of Ezekiel will be little more than a description of a temple building and a city

Question: Do you believe the Millennial temple described here in Ezekiel is going to be a physical building, as in a structure, made of bricks and mortar? I rather think all the things we are told in the rest of Ezekiel are a vision Ezekiel sees of a temple our Lord has him describe in physical terminology to help us see into that spiritual dimension

Luke 21:22 "For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled."

Sorry for the long side trip. Now back to Jeremiah chapter 39.

Jeremiah 39:15 "Now the word of the LORD come unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,"

Remember when Jeremiah was in the pit, the mire of the cistern and the princes were about to starve him to death. Remember the black man from Ethiopian who went to the king and pleaded with the king to have mercy on Jeremiah and that what he was doing was wrong, and to spare Jeremiah's his life? Now after the battle, while Jeremiah is still in the prison, and the men of Babylon are coming to free him, God came to Jeremiah again and told him what should be done with this loyal servant of his.

God is pointing out to us here that He rewards those that assist His prophets. "Ebed-melech" or "servant of the king" was going to be rewarded for his tender kindness to Jeremiah, even in the gentle care he gave while retrieving him from the pit. you can count on it, if you have rewards coming, you will get them, just as if you have correction coming you will also get them.

Jeremiah 39:16 "Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee."

The city has already fallen, and the captivity is well underway, however God spoke this to Jeremiah back when he was in prison, before the fall. This is the carrying out of the Word that Jeremiah had received.

In the phrase, "Behold I will bring My words upon this city for the evil,..." Remember that God does not bring evil on anything. It should read "I will bring adversity and tumult to the city" and that adversity is correction for the sins that those within it have committed. Jeremiah was told to tell the servant Ebed-melech the Ethiopian that you will see this come to pass, and his king taken captive.

The warning to us today is that each of us today will see the tribulation, however...

Jeremiah 39:17 "But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid."

...however, don't worry about it, you will not be delivered into the hands of the enemy. God is promising that He will take care of you when this comes to pass.

Jeremiah 39:18 "For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD. "

When Ebed-melech sees these things happen before his eyes, and people falling all around him by the sword, God is promising that He will give Ebed-melech his life as a gift back to him. God is doing this because thou hast put your trust in Me saith the LORD.

How is your faith doing Christian? When your life is involved how much do you leave the outcome in the hands of the Lord. Where is your trust when your soul is on the line, do you believe Him when He says "I will never leave you nor forsake you", or are you relying on fairy-tales on the last ditch effort to escape the time that God has said you will face, when you live in this last generation.

Even this little Gentile servant is remembered by our Heavenly Father when the battle is over, because He is one of God's children, and He knew enough to trust in the Lord and act when God relied upon him. God takes care of His own.