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This Week In Prophecy: Lies, Murder, Adultery; West Bank Vote; Floods; Quakes

Posted in #PaulthePoke, Culture, Earthquakes/Volcanoes, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 24, 2025 by paulthepoke

Exodus 20:16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released a mountain of now declassified documents from the Obama Administration. The focus is on the 2016 Presidential election, Russia Hoax, and Steele Dossier. Remember, Tulsi Gabbard was a Democrat when all of this was happening.

Here is the press release. Read it for yourself. Here are the links below.

New Evidence of Obama Administration Conspiracy to Subvert President Trump’s 2016 Victory and Presidency

https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2025/4086-pr-15-25

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Declassified Evidence of Obama Administration Conspiracy to Subvert President Trump’s 2016 Victory and Presidency

https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/dig/4085-dig-biden-admin-labeling-covid-dissenters-2

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Declassified E-mails from Obama Administration

https://t.co/ScdwNPdcCB

https://t.co/bvBXyTBONl

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Exodus 20:13 You shall not commit murder.

MLK Assassination Files Released

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Exodus 20:14 You shall not commit adultery.

Well, let’s get it ALL out there… We are either serious about pedophilia and prostitution and sexual deviance or we are not. Does not matter who, no more secrets. Victims deserve justice. Righteousness demands justice!

History tells us the Clintons will have amnesia.

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Acts 8:1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

Preamble

Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley are an inseparable part of the Land of Israel — the historic, cultural, and spiritual homeland of the Jewish people.

Centuries and millennia before the establishment of the modern State, the forefathers and prophets of the nation lived and acted in these regions. Here, the foundations of Jewish faith and culture were laid. Cities like Hebron, Shechem (Nablus), Shiloh, and Beit El are not merely historical sites — they are living expressions of the continuous Jewish presence in the Land.

Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria is an inseparable component of the fulfillment of Zionism and the national vision of the Jewish people’s return to its homeland.

The Shmini Atzeret Massacre of October 7, 2023, proved that the establishment of a Palestinian state poses an existential threat to Israel, its citizens, and the entire region.

In its decision of 12th of Tammuz 5784 (July 18, 2024), the Knesset declared its opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River, affirming that such a state would endanger Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and destabilize the region. This resolution removed the idea of a Palestinian state from the national agenda.

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Daniel 9:26 Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

Yours truly was on the end of a local flood in the Kansas City metro. We’ve had two rounds of flooding rains in the past week. 10.5 inches of rain occurred over night. Our basement took on a few inches of water. Lots of damage observed here locally. Fortunately, no injuries at our place, just a big mess to clean up. Ahhhh, the smell of bleach.

Between Jan. 1 and July 18, the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) issued more than 3,200 flash flood warnings from coast to coast. To put that into perspective, the NWS has issued an average of 3,938 flash flood warnings per year for the past ten years—and it’s only the middle of July.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/why-has-2025-seen-so-much-widespread-flash-flooding-us-texas

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Quakes in various places… -Jesus

Kamchatka, Russia

Mount Rainier is experiencing a record breaking swarm or cluster of quakes. Don’t worry, the experts say this is normal…

By the numbers: As of Friday, researchers had analyzed 780 of about 1,200 tremors recorded at the 20 seismic stations on or near the volcano since July 8, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN).

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/07/21/mount-rainier-earthquake-swarm-seismic-volcano-data

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Red Heifer Update: Sacrificial Practice

Posted in #PaulthePoke, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags , , , , , on July 14, 2025 by paulthepoke

Numbers 19:5-6 And the heifer shall be burned in his sight. Its skin, its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall be burned. And the priest shall take cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn, and throw them into the fire burning the heifer.

Somewhere in Samaria…

In the drill, a red heifer that had been housed at Shiloh by the Boneh Israel organization was prepared and burned on a pyre of wood as preparation for the possibility of an actual ceremony in the future. The heifer was not suitable for the actual ceremony, as it had been inspected by the rabbis of the Temple Institute and judged to have non-red hairs, thereby disqualifying it. The heifer was burned on a pyre of wood precisely as specified in Jewish sources.

When the time comes, the official sacrifice will take place on the Mount of Olives.

The red heifer project is under the direction of Rabbi Azariah Ariel of the Temple Institute.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/411316

Sacrificial red heifer practice was initiated back in August 2019.

As of March 2025, there are no red heifer candidates per Rabbi Azariah Ariel.

“At this moment, we don’t have in our possession in Israel a red heifer that is verifiably kosher and suited for the ceremony…”

For all things red heifer coverage dating back to 2014, click on the link below.

https://paulthepoke.com/?s=red+heifer

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As many Christians are acutely aware, animal sacrifices for sin are no longer required. However, these things are still prophesied. After all, the antichrist needs a Temple to defile.

To be clear, the red heifer is the symbol or type of things to come. Jesus Christ is the real deal, the fulfillment.

The innocent, shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross is the fulfillment of forgiveness and the release from sin.

Hebrews 9:22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

As the red heifer was and will be again sacrificed outside the city limits of Jerusalem, so was Jesus Christ. As the sacrifice of the red heifer is for the purification and consecration of the people of Israel, so was and is Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 13:12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate.

Christ’s sacrifice is not only for the people of Israel, but for all the people of the world. He is the sacrifice for all sin for all time.

1 John 1:7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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This Week in Prophecy: Temple Talk; West Bank; Syrian Barbarianism; British Education; Red Sea

Posted in #PaulthePoke, Burden of Damascus, Culture, Prophecy, Temple, Trend Update with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 16, 2025 by paulthepoke

Micah 4:1-3 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.

Coalition MKs to US Senate: “Recognize the right of the Jewish people to the Temple Mount”

“This is the place where our Temples stood, which were destroyed by the Babylonian and Roman empires about 2,500 and 1,900 years ago.”

The letter to the members of the Senate reads: “Today, while the sovereign State of Israel guarantees access to holy sites for all religions, the Jewish people are denied full and free access to their holiest site due to heavy international pressure. Official recognition by the world’s leading country and Israel’s great friend – the United States – could ensure historical justice.

“This decision is not just a symbolic gesture but a declaration of truth, a declaration of religious freedom and the restoration of historical justice. The United States has been and will always be a pillar of human rights and the protection of holy sites around the world. Especially after October 7, when Hamas and its allies declared war under the slogan ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ while desecrating the sanctity of the Holy Place, we call for support and promotion of this historic decision as a courageous and clear statement of the United States’ ongoing commitment to truth, justice, and religious freedom for all peoples.”

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Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Evangelical Leaders in Jerusalem call for Israeli sovereignty over Biblical heartland

During their visit, the Christian leaders toured the biblical heartland, including the site of ancient Shiloh, where they reaffirmed their support for Israeli sovereignty. Yisrael Ganz, governor of the Binyamin Regional Council and chairman of the Yesha Council, commented, “The application of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria is a necessary step to ensure the safety of Israel and the future of Jewish communities in the region.”

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Jeremiah 49:23-24 Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed. Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.

Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani is Syria’s new leader. Historically, he has ties to Al Qaeda and ISIS.

In late 2024, Jolani spearheaded a rapid offensive that toppled Assad’s regime, capturing key cities like Aleppo, Homs, and Damascus by December 8, 2024. -Grok AI

Jolani led forces have turned on Assad loyalists or Alawites in western Syria.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group, reported over 1,450 deaths across Latakia, Tartus, Hama, and Homs provinces by March 10, including 973 civilians, mostly Alawites, killed in what they described as “killings, field executions, and ethnic cleansing operations.” By March 11, this civilian toll rose to 1,225, with specific incidents like 132 deaths in Baniyas alone.

Some estimates have the number of deaths over 22,000. There are gruesome descriptions with pictures and video on the internet including barbaric murders, kidnapping, rape, and cannibalism.

Russia and the United States request emergency United Nations Security Council meeting “in light of the violence against civilians in Western Syria.”

https://twitter.com/BRICSinfo/status/1898834396423336357

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Deuteronomy 6:7-9 And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.

Great Britain: Sir Hamid Patel, has been appointed interim chairman of OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education). This is who the Brits have in charge of their education. This is a sea change from The Church of England.

Sir Patel is Mufti. According to Grok AI…

A “Mufti” in the context of Islam refers to a qualified Islamic scholar or jurist who is authorized to issue legal opinions or interpretations (known as fatwas) on matters of Islamic law (Sharia). The term comes from the Arabic word aftā, meaning “to give a legal opinion.” Muftis play a significant role in Muslim communities by providing guidance on religious, social, and legal issues based on their deep knowledge of the Quran, Hadith (sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad), and Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh).

To become a Mufti, a person typically undergoes extensive education in Islamic studies, mastering areas such as theology, law, and Arabic language. Historically, Muftis have been appointed by governments or religious institutions in some Muslim-majority countries, while in other contexts, they earn their status through recognition by their peers and community for their expertise.

https://twitter.com/GBPolitcs/status/1900300464840663166

Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Decisions can and will have significant cultural consequences.

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Exodus 15:4 Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.

CENTCOM Forces Launch Large Scale Operation Against Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen

On March 15, U.S. Central Command initiated a series of operations consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen to defend American interests, deter enemies, and restore freedom of navigation.

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This Week in Prophecy: Red Heifer, Euphrates River, Kerch Bridge & Uranium

Posted in #PaulthePoke, Euphrates River, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on July 19, 2023 by paulthepoke

Numbers 19:1-2 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “This is the statute of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying, ‘Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring you an unblemished red heifer in which is no defect and on which a yoke has never been placed.

Red Heifer Update: Visitors are travelling to the ancient land of Samaria, specifically Shiloh, to visit a red heifer. This is in the heart of what the world calls the “Occupied West Bank”, a future Palestine.

The heifer is 22 month’s old. Within the month, two more red heifers are coming.

“This is an exciting and exceptional event for the entire Jewish people. We are already in touch with researchers and promoters around the world who are waiting to come here with large groups. We have returned to the site of the Tabernacle in Shiloh and are bringing back the Jewish past for the future of our people.” -Ancient Shiloh CEO Coby Mamo

“The Ancient Shiloh site is continuing to grow and develop, and the Red Heifer Center will attract more visitors, up to one million a year, from Israel and around the world… good news for the Jewish world, for scientists and researchers, and for everyone.” Binyamin Regional Council Head, Israel Ganz

https://www.israel365news.com/373584/biblical-red-heifer-could-bring-million-visitors-to-samaria/

Per oral traditions as related by the Temple Institute, a heifer is at least 3 or 4 years old. So the earliest, said red heifer could be sacrificed would be 14 months from now. That roughly would give us a target of September 2024 for the earliest sacrifice. Rosh Hashanah 5785/2024 begins at sunset Wednesday, October 2nd.

Considering the rabbis at the Temple Institute will be carrying out activities related to the red heifer, here is a link to their information as it relates to the red heifer.

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Revelation 16:12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.

The Euphrates River is a major source of water in ancient Babylon or what is modern day Iraq. In reference to the waters of the Babylonians in Jeremiah 50

Jeremiah 50:38 A drought against her waters, that they may be dried up! For it is a land of images, and they are mad over idols.

Secular press outlets across the world are noting the drying of the Euphrates Rivers. Thankfully, we have these media sources to set the record straight. The God of the Bible is not the reason the river is drying. And Divine judgment and intervention are not the reasons.

“Some people have argued that the drying up of the Euphrates River is a sign of divine punishment. This argument is based on the fact that the Euphrates River is mentioned in the Bible and the Quran as a symbol of fertility and abundance. Some people believe that the drying up of the river is a sign that God is angry with the people who live in the region. There is no evidence to support this claim. The drying up of the Euphrates River results from human activities, not divine punishment. It is important to remember that God’s anger does not cause natural disasters. They are simply the result of the natural world interacting with human activities.” Hemathi Ranasinghe, Professor of Environmental Science, Jayawardenepura University of Sri Lanka.

The professor believes the causes are climate change, regional conflict, ISIS, dams and power plants, socio-economic and environmental issues.

“The Euphrates River is also heavily polluted, due to agricultural runoff, industrial waste, and sewage. This pollution is harming the river’s ecosystem and making it unsafe for human use.” -Hemathi Ranasinghe

Religious beliefs and practices are not factors says the professor.

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Magog’s Rough Week

There has been a “major” accident at the world’s largest Uranium enrichment plant. The plant is located in Novouralsk, Russia. The Ural Electrochemical Combine is located east of the Ural Mountains.

Workers were evacuated from the plant. However, if you live in the area, the “accident” poses no threat to your health. Radioactive leakage has been denied. We are told the factory is working normally.

“There is no danger of any kind for residents of the city of Novouralsk or the staff of the plant.” -Yuri Mineyev, Deputy Production Manager.

 “…does not pose a radiation hazard, its radioactivity is less than that of natural uranium.” -Russians

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12299099/Explosion-worlds-largest-uranium-enrichment-plant-Russia-leaves-one-person-dead.html

Another attack has occurred on the Crimean or Kerch Bridge. A section of the auto bridge has been destroyed. A Ukrainian drone attack is believed to be the cause.

It is suspected by Russia that the UK and the United States may have assisted with intelligence and possible equipment.

“We know very well how deep the coordination is between the Kyiv regime, Washington, a number of European capitals and NATO. We know perfectly well how much information comes from NATO and Washington to Kyiv on a permanent basis. Therefore, we have no illusions here.” -Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman

And if the Brits helped, then the London Bridge is a legitimate target.

“Does this make Tower Bridge a legitimate target? For me, that’s quite it.” -Margaret Simonyan, RT

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12305599/Major-double-strike-hits-Putins-3billion-bridge-linking-Russia-illegally-annexed-Crimea.html

Russia has withdrawn from the Black Sea Grain Deal. The price of wheat spiked on the news.

“More than half of the 33 million metric tons of grain and foodstuffs that have been shipped through the initiative have gone to developing countries, including some of the most food insecure regions of the globe. There’s no possible way, just mathematically, we’re going to get as much grain out now as we were going to be able to get out through the grain deal if it had been extended.” -John Kirby, US National Security Council

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Isaiah 10:5-11 Assyrian Arrogance, Part 1

Posted in Isaiah with tags , , , , , , , , , , on October 6, 2013 by paulthepoke

Isaiah 10:5-7 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger and the staff in whose hands is My indignation I send it against a godless nation and commission it against the people of My fury to capture booty and to seize plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets. Yet it does not so intend, nor does it plan so in its heart, but rather it is its purpose to destroy and to cut off many nations.

Assyria is described as a “shebet”. That is the Hebrew word for rod, staff, branch, shaft (of spear, dart), club (of shepherd’s implement), or a scepter (mark of authority) per Strong’s Concordance. In today’s vernacular, a whoopin’ stick!

Assyria is the beating stick in God’s hand. He is in control of Assyria. God is going to use Assyria as a stick to punish His godless people. Their job is to pack them down like mud in the street.

Notice, it is the mental attitude that leads to its conquest for power and expansion. See the words “intend”, “plan…in its heart”, and “purpose”. These are mental words of thought. Assyria is calculating and devising from the inner part of their soul, mind, and conscience according to the language and Hebrew vocabulary.

The “stick” has other ideas. Israel is not enough. The “rod” wants more and history shows us how Assyria expanded. The Assyrians built an empire that stretched from Egypt on the southwest to Persia (modern day Iran) on the east and from the Persian Gulf on the southeast to Anatolia (modern day Turkey) on the north.

Isaiah 10:8-11 For it says, “Are not my princes all kings? Is not Calno like Carchemish, or Hamath like Arpad, or Samaria like Damascus? As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria, shall I not do to Jerusalem and her images just as I have done to Samaria and her idols?”

At this point, God reminds Assyrian leadership of his boastful and arrogant attitude. Calno, Carchemish, Hamath, Arpad, Samaria, and Damascus are city states that were conquered by the Assyrian Empire (NET Bible). Assyrian leadership is reminding God of their resume. They have handled these places in the past and they can handle Jerusalem.

“We have conquered powers greater than Israel and little Jerusalem,” Assyria. They are effectively telling God that He cannot stop Assyria. This is a shot at God’s sovereignty and power. Assyria has handled other countries and their “gods”. We can handle Jerusalem and their “god”. We, Assyria are in control. This is the mindset.

This also speaks to how Assyria saw Israel. They saw Israel as a nation who worshipped idols. They did not see Israel as a country who was worshipping God of the Bible.

Assyria did not ultimately realize they were going up against the Creator. God is in charge and Assyria is in the palm of God’s hand.

Isaiah 8:1-4 Isaiah’s Family and Prophetic Implications

Posted in Isaiah with tags , , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2013 by paulthepoke

Isaiah 8:1 Then the LORD said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it in ordinary letters: Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey (Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz).

Isaiah 8:2 “And I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.” 

God has witnesses to what he is saying. He chose Isaiah, Uriah, Zechariah. Look at the character of the men He chose to be witnesses. He selected a priest and two prophets (Isaiah included). All three are men of God.

Look at the names of the people and their meaning. According to Strong’s Concordance, Uriah means “Jehovah is my light (flame)”. Zechariah means “Jehovah remembers”. Jeberechiah means “Jehovah blesses”. We cannot forget Isaiah, his name means “Jehovah has saved”. Here is the message in the witnesses to God’s word. He saves, remembers, blesses, and illuminates.

God wants this written down and he wants human witnesses to His word.

Isaiah 8:3 So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

Yes, there is sex in the Bible. Isaiah had sexual relations with his wife and she became pregnant. God did tell Isaiah to give the child a specific name. He was married to an unnamed prophetess. Isaiah and his wife had two sons, Shear-jashub (meaning the remnant shall return, Isaiah 7:3) and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (meaning speed the spoil, hasten the prey). Jewish tradition notes that Isaiah may have been a relative to Jewish nobility, a nephew to King Amaziah. His cousin would have been King Uzziah in Chapter 6.

Isaiah 8:4 for before the boy knows how to cry out ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.”

According to Ryrie Study Notes, the child was approximately two years old when Tiglath-Pileser III tore through Damascus and Samaria in 732 BC.

Isaiah7:3-9 Be Calm, God Knows

Posted in Isaiah with tags , , , , , , , , on February 10, 2013 by paulthepoke

Isaiah 7:3-4 Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and your son Shear-jashub, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway to the fuller’s field, and say to him, ‘Take care and be calm, have no fear and do not be fainthearted because of these two stubs of smoldering firebrands, on account of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah.

God gives a direct command for Isaiah to take his son with him to meet King Ahaz. Imagine if you were Ahaz and you saw Isaiah and son headed your direction, especially when you take the meaning of their names into account. Isaiah means “Jehovah has saved”, and Shear-jashub means (a remnant will return) according to Strong’s Concordance. This should provide some comfort knowing “Jehovah has saved” and “a remnant will return” is coming your direction as messengers from God.

Isaiah repeats a simple message four times, do not be afraid. Yes, these two adversaries are really ticked but they are losing their fire and just smoking and smoldering. The log is about to burn out.

Isaiah 7:5-6 ‘Because Aram, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has planned evil against you, saying, “Let us go up against Judah and terrorize it, and make for ourselves a breach in its walls and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,”

God knows their plans and tells Ahaz. Essentially, God is saying “I know what these guys are up to”. They have plans of being king makers. This northern alliance is looking to replace an enemy with an ally. They look to put a friend in power for political gain. This would be a natural alliance to strengthen their foothold in the region. The idea seems reasonable. They want to put the son of “God is good” (Tabeel) in charge in the south.

They have battle plans in place. They are going to break down the wall in Jerusalem and invade. You can make all the plans you want, God may have other ideas for you.

Isaiah 7:7 thus says the Lord GOD: “It shall not stand nor shall it come to pass.”

Isaiah 7:9 and the head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe, you surely shall not last.”’”

God has a plan for eternal life. The issue for us is the same issue as it was for Ahaz, faith. Do you trust God? Do you believe Him? It is there for the taking, free of charge…