Israel is devastated and so is the global government of the beast and its global culture.

Isaiah 29:5-8

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“Moreover the multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones like chaff that passes away; Yes, it will be in an instant, suddenly.” Isaiah 29:5

This picks up from Isaiah 29:1-4 when the Lord brings distress, heaviness, and sorrow to Israel. The enemies of Israel are like fine dust and the multitudes of the terrible ones like the chaff that passes away. Fine dust and chaff have two sides to them, both have many, many, particles to them, but both also passes away fairly quickly.

Today, we see that Israel has many, many, enemies in this world. They surround Israel on every side, they surround Israel in the assembly of the United Nations, and they protest against the government of Israel in cities on all seven continents of this planet. However, the Lord makes it clear that Israel’s enemies are like fine dust and chaff that passes away. That is described in the coming verses 7 and 8 of this post.

The enemies of Israel came against her in an instant, like a dust storm, or like a blast of chaff blowing in the wind. We saw how the enemies of Israel came against her as soon as she was established as the State of Israel in 1948. That is when the Arab-Israeli war lasted from May 15, 1948 to March 10, 1949. The wars kept on coming from that instant, 19 to this date, and they continue to this date. Click for a list of those 19 wars.

When the Battle of Armageddon comes, the Sixth Plague of Revelations 16:12-16, it will swoop down on Israel in an instant, like the dust and chaff blowing in the wind. Israel will be devastated, as described in the post on the “Day After” from Ezekiel 39. The Day of the Lord comes, and a remnant of Israel comes to Jesus Christ. Christ Jesus returns, and the enemies of Israel are destroyed as quickly as they came. The Day of the Lord is described in Zachariah 14, which includes the events of the Seventh Plague of Revelations 16:17-21, as quoted, “The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!” Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed.” Christ Jesus returns when the Seventh trumpet sounds, as quoted, “Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever!” Revelations 11:15

“You will be punished by the Lord of hosts with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with storm and tempest and the flame of devouring fire.” Isaiah 29:6

That verse is describing the events of the Battle of Armageddon of the Sixth Plague, the Day of the Lord, the events of the destruction of the earth in the Seventh Plague…as just described in the paragraph above.

There will be thunder, a great earthquake, a great noise, with storms, winds, and a devouring fire. Through global warming/climate change, we are seeing the beginning of the end coming upon this world. Earthquakes are becoming more severe, storms are becoming more fierce, winds are becoming strong even when the skies are clear, and the fires upon the earth are becoming more routine [due to drought and global warming]. Global warming is the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9.

“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.” 2 Peter 3:10

Jesus has power over the storms and the sea of this world, as quoted, “On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!” Mark 4:35-41

What comes against Israel is coming against all the nations of this planet, as described in the next verses of this post.

“The multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel, even all who fight against her and her fortress, and distress her, will be as a dream of a night vision. It will even be as when a hungry man dreams, and look—he eats; but he awakes, and his soul is still empty; Or as when a thirsty man dreams, and look—he drinks; But he awakes, and indeed he is faint, and his soul still craves: so the multitude of all the nations will be, who fight against Mount Zion.” Isaiah 29:7-8

The Lord refers to the city of David, Jerusalem, as “Ariel”, as described in the post on Isaiah 29:1-4, and as quoted “Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! Add year to year; Let feasts come around. Yet I will distress Ariel; There will be heaviness and sorrow, and it will be to Me as Ariel.” Isaiah 29:1-2

A multitude of nations comes against Israel, but their efforts of total victory on this earth is nothing but a dream, a night dream. That’s because the Lord is going to gather the nations to destroy them, “Now also many nations have gathered against you, who say, “Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.” But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, nor do they understand His counsel; For He will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor.…I will also gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there on account of My people, My heritage Israel…” Micah 4:11-12, Joel 3:2-3 The “Valley of Jehoshaphat” means the “Valley of Judgment”, which is referring to the Battle of Armageddon.

The enemies of Israel are those who live for the government of the beast and its global culture. Because Israel rejects Jesus as the Christ and Son of God, the Lord uses the government of the beast to bring the wrath of His judgment on them. The Lord does not use the followers of Jesus Christ in that way, we are used to bring the Gospel of Jesus to others. Jesus says, “Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!” Matthew 18:7 The enemies of Israel are the enemies of God. They reject anyone who is associated with God the Creator, reject anyone who lives for Christ Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and rejects the Holy Spirit from being part of who they are. They serve the beast that gives them what to speak, do, think, and say. The beast gives breath/life to the image of the beast to speak by speaking and living through people. By what they are given to say and do, they are conformed to the mark, name, number of the beast.

The desire of the government of the beast for total victory on this earth is nothing but a dream, a night dream. It’s like a hungry and thirsty person who dreams of eating and drinking but wakes to reality with an empty soul and weakness. So the multitude of all the nations will be, who fight against Mount Zion.

Mount Zion is also the eternal home of every born-again Believer and fighting against Mount Zion is to fight against God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and every Believer, “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant…” Hebrews 12:22-24

The Battle of Armageddon happens after the power center of the beast is plunged into darkness. The destruction of the power center of the beast leaves the global government and its global culture powerless. The beast will no longer have power over physiology to give people what to speak, do, think, and feel. There will be no more uncanny knowledge, no more heightened intuition, no more extraordinary skills and talents, no more uncanny authority over others, no more fabricated emotional responses, no more amazing physical abilities, etc. In that lack of power, the Battle of Armageddon comes. The Fifth Plague of Revelations 16:10-11 is when the power center of the beast is destroyed, and the Sixth Plague of Revelations 16:12-17 is when the Battle of Armageddon happens. Global warming is instrumental in bringing ruin to the power center of the beast and is the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9.

We know that as long as people are empowered by the beast with uncanny knowledge, heightened intuition, etc., the Battle of Armageddon does not happen. As soon as people realize that the power center of the beast is powerless, the next big event to happen is the Battle of Armageddon.

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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