God is provoked to anger by Israel’s harlotry with fleshly neighbors. 

Ezekiel 16:26

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“You also committed harlotry with the Egyptians, your very fleshly neighbors, and increased your acts of harlotry to provoke Me to anger.” Ezekiel 16:26

This verse refers to the Israelites turning to the Egyptians for military support in rebellion against their captivity to the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. They were relying on the flesh instead of God. This is vividly described in Ezekiel chapter 17 and also Ezekiel chapter 19. The Jewish people committed harlotry by giving themselves to another nation, for military support, instead of obeying the will of God. Relying on rebellion, power, and might, is not what God wants, “‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.'” Zachariah 4:6

Today, the government of Israel has committed harlotry with the United States in order to receive military empowerment, training, intelligence, etc. They rely on the flesh instead of the Spirit of God. This provokes the anger of the Lord, and His judgment is coming against America and Israel even as I type this. Egypt is depicted as the United States as seen in Ezekiel chapters 17, 19, and 26 through 32.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we do not rely on the flesh that leads to riots, protests, force, armed rebellion, or any other such tactics. Our battle is not in the flesh but in the Spirit, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12

“Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:1-7

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11