The monster of the river was a false sense of support for the State of Israel. 

Ezekiel 29:6-7

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“Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. When they took hold of you with the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; When they leaned on you, you broke and made all their backs quiver.” Ezekiel 29:6-7

America took Israel by the hand in 1948 when they were established as the State of Israel. America has given Israel military support from that very day and for the past 76 years. Today, the shoulders of the government of Israel are tearing and their back is quivering as a result of the frequent military wars they have been involved in. The support from America is not strong enough to hold Israel up and stabilize her within the turbulence of this world. The government of Israel is made to look like genocidal war criminals.

Israel has been in 17 wars, and even a war in 1948, Click for a list of those wars and scroll close to the bottom of the page. That is not the type of support a country can stand on, it’s a staff of reed. A “staff of reed” is like trying to use a reed for a walking cane which has zero support. Reeds are like those seen surrounding cattails. In the picture below, you can see the cattails, and the reeds are the flimsy green growth. The river monster, which God describes as being America, is the reed of support given to the State of Israel today.

Israel’s shoulders ae tearing and her back quivering for many reasons. For example, in January 2024, the members of the United Nations have brought a genocide case against Israel, World Court to hear Genocide Case Against Israel. With that, the UN is pursuing arrest warrants for Israeli government officials for allegedly committing war crimes. With that, the masses of the global culture, in cities around the world, riot and protest against the existence of Israel as she stands today. In March 2024, even America has declared it illegal for Israel to reside and occupy the West bank, click here for news article on “White House reverses West Bank policy, calling Israeli settlements illegal”. Also, US Imposes Sanctions On Israeli Settler Outposts.

God has this against America, that she has seized control of Israel to make the State of Israel her daughter. Which is described in the post on Ezekiel 26. God is a jealous God, Israel is meant to be His child, not the child of America that has raised her to lean on military support. America is a staff of reed for Israel. Israel is meant to lean on God through Jesus Christ, who has come to make Israel His bride. “For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 11:2 Although Israel has rejected her bridegroom, we who believe in Him are given to Him like a spiritual virgin.

Jesus Christ is the only friend any of us can lean on in this world, and as a friend He makes known to us what God is doing in this world, “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15

Sad, broken-hearted, at an alter I knelt
I found peace that was so serene
And all that He asks is a child like trust
And a heart that is learning to lean

Learning to lean
Learning to lean
I’m learning to lean on Jesus
Finding more power than I’ve ever dreamed
I’m learning to lean on Jesus
[Church Hymn]

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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