Whose Side Are You On?
Part 2 : The Threshingfloor, Whose Side are you on?
Part 3 : The Framework
Part 4 : The Lost Sheep & The Mystery of the Gospel
Part 5 : The Lost City & Judgement
Part 6 : Technology & Destruction of the Temple
Part 7 : The Abomination that makes Desolate
Part 8 : The Whore of Babylon, The Tribe of Dan
Part 9 : Revelation, The Law of Jealousies
This was a picture taken of my grandfather passing out Gideon Bibles at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). As you read this, you will understand why the picture of my grandfather has become so significant to me. As I have worked on this site, I have fought and wrestled with God. I have been frustrated and exhausted and overwhelmed. Every time I look at this picture it reminds me of why I am here and what He has called me to do and to stop complaining. I look at my grandfather, “The Tired Gideon”, fighting the good fight at the age of 80 wearing a suit in the middle of the summer.
2 Timothy 4 : Preach the Word
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8From now on the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
My Grandfather passed away in 2009. At his funeral, the amount of people that came and told me that he was one the “most Godly men” they had ever met, and the impact he had on their life, made me think on how I was living my life. When he passed away God stirred up my heart. I knew the life I was leading was not pleasing to Him. I knew I would not have that same reception as my grandfather had my time ended then. My life had become a trainwreck. I was in the midst of one the roughest patches of my life, and it was when I really started seeking the Lord with all my heart. It was when God started opening my eyes and started giving me understanding.
The 2017th Verse of Psalms sums up my life.
Psalms 119:59
59I considered my ways & turned my feet to Your testimonies.
65You have dealt well with your servant, O LORD, according to your word. 66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments. 67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept your word. 68You are good, and do good; teach me your statutes. 69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep your precepts with my whole heart. 70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in your law. 71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn your statutes. 72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Jesus told Peter, “If you love me, feed my sheep“.
I pray this will help feed those who are hungering. After having gone down endless rabbit holes, headaches, and confusion, I pray the following will help to dramatically simply the confusion, clarify, and comfort for any of those looking for redemption and how this all fits into God’s redemptive plan.
Anyone who knows me knows I am not a great communicator, but I know there is reason I have been led down the path I have been and seen the things God has allowed me to see. I felt in my heart this is what He has called me to do, and I pray that it will help comfort those who are tired and weary like I am, knowing that our redemption is near. I pray it will help sort through any confusion and will allow you to pull down any strongholds you might have. As John the Baptist prepared the way, I prepare that we begin to start preparing our hearts.
I spent the first 30 years of my life trying to be somebody.
The past 8 years realizing I was nobody.
Recently, realizing what He can do with a nobody.
I pray this will comfort those looking for redemption and serve as a warning for those who aren’t. If you say you have a lot of living to do and don’t want to be burden down by all of this, you will see that quickly that you have believed and hoped in a lie. You don’t really live until you come to Him.
Jude 1
22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
I was born in Vicksburg, Ms, known historically for its part in the Civil War. When I was 10 we moved to Huntsville, AL. Known for The U.S. Space & R
ocket Center which showcases rockets, achievements, and artifacts of the U.S. space program. Huntsville is home to Cummings Research Park, which is the 2nd largest research park in the nation and the 4th largest in the world.
From Huntsville.org : The high-tech city of Huntsville, which sprawls at the foot of a mountain in North Alabama, is equally at home in the 19th century or the 21st. Huntsville’s tourist attractions reflect the heritage of Alabama’s first English-speaking city, the strife of the American Civil War and the accomplishments of America’s rocket scientists. The city is nicknamed “The Rocket City” for its close history with U.S. space missions. Huntsville has been important in developing space technology since the 1950s.
I always wondered what God thought of our endeavors to the moon and space. I always wondered how it tied in with the bible. I wondered how science, technology, and space fit into God’s story because it all seemed directly opposed to it. After college I ended up becoming a computer programmer, not out of love for doing it, but of n
ecessity, in that it was the only job I could find. My dad friends referred me which is the only reason I got my first job. After my first few months I didn’t think I was going to cut it. I was staring at stuff like this. I first thought, who on earth thought of this came up with crap, to be honest. I played basketball through college so I know what being physically tired exhausted from running up and down a court for 2 hours felt like, but a whole different type of exhaustion set on me everyday trying to understand this.
When you staring at thousands and thousands of lines of this everyday it can make you wanna pull your hair out. After about 6 months I finally had unlocked something in my brain to be able to comprehend it. After another 6 months I knew the very basics and code a couple of things. It took me about 5 years before I felt comfortable and not completely inadequate. Luckily I did before technology started progressing really rapidly a few years ago. New systems, new software languages, and technologies were coming from every direction. In the back of my mind I wondered how any of this correlated with the bible. I had started to try understand more about what was in it. I would read and understand bits and pieces of it here and there but I could never really sink my teeth into it. I believed in my heart that the Bible is the truth and the Word of God but was left frustrated because there was so much I didn’t understand. I couple of years ago I saw that the sign in Revelation 12 was going to occur.
REVELATION 12 : THE WOMAN AND THE DRAGON
1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: 2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
This sign occurs on SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 and it is the first and only time this sign will ever occur.
It first struck me with anxiety because I had no idea what it meant. Everyone I have told just gives me a shrug of the shoulders which made me even more perplexed. Christians blowing it off like it’s nothing, even after telling them that this is the only time this sign has or ever will occur, leaving no doubt it is the sign John saw in his vision on the Isle of Patmos. It reminded me of…
Matthew 22 : Parable of the Wedding Banquet
2The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatted calves are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage. 5But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise
This sign would logically mean that we’re at the end of the script. The end of His redemptive plan. In short, I feared because I wasn’t sure if I was ready, and I wanted to make sure I was included. As I so how fast technology was moving and the direction everything was heading a few years ago, my urgency was turned up about 100x. I started putting everything aside and put all my focus and energy into understanding the bible. I knew that if people are smart enough to come up with all this technology, then they probably knew what was in the bible, and they have led us down a dark path of deception
It really hit me when we started using this tool at work:
Luke 21 : The Return of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:26-31; Mark 13:24-27)
25And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
9/7/2017
Biggest solar flare in 12 years temporarily knocked out GPS communications
4 consecutive blood moons fell on Feast Days, with the last one on 9 / 28 / 2015being a super blood moon over Jerusalem
26Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift your heads; for your redemption draws near.
Be Watchful
34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come on you unawares. 35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36Watch you therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
We are commanded during this time
- to watch,
- to be diligent,
- and to pray that we are worthy to escape.
If those words aren’t sobering enough, I don’t know what else is.
Revelation 16 :
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, G1127 and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
γρηγορεύω grēgoreúō to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively):—be vigilant, wake, (be) watch(-ful).
Mark 14:38
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak.
Luke 12:37, 3937 Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. … 39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Matthew 24 : Temple Destruction Foretold(Mark 13:1-9; Luke 21:5-9)
1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple.2And Jesus said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone on another, that shall not be thrown down.
3And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world? 4And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you.5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8All these are the beginning of sorrows.
There have now been 100 earthquakes since Saturday night in Idaho
Witnessing to All Nations (Mark 13:10-13; Luke 21:10-19)
9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Global persecution of Christians is ‘growing worse than ever’
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Girl gets raped while people stand and watch
Empathy-dropped-40-in-college-students-2000
13But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations; and then shall the end come.
The Abomination of Desolation (Mark 13:14-23; Luke 21:20-24)
15When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever reads, let him understand:) 16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19And woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20But pray you that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. 23Then if any man shall say to you, See, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25Behold, I have told you before.
The Return of the Son of Man
26Why if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth:
Burning Man Festival : Black Rock Desert
behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Ancient Egypt (Aug 8, 2017):
Archaeologists think they’ve found a secret chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza
27For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
The day after Eclipse
28For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
The Eclipse on August 21st.
30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
33 days later on September 23, 2017
From the first blood moon that appeared on 4 / 15 / 2014 to 9 / 23 / 2017 is the first 3.5 half years of the Tribulation & “the beginning of sorrows.”
The Sign on 9/23 marks “the Great Tribulation.” and the final 3.5 years
The lesson of the Fig Tree(Mark 13:28-31; Luke 21:29-33)
32Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near: 33So likewise you, when you shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34Truly I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
From Hattiesburg, Mississippi…“Heaven and earth shall pass away,but my words shall not pass away.”
Opened to Psalm 46
Psalm 46 : God is Our Refuge and Strength
1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the middle of the sea; 3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. 4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 5God is in the middle of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. 6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 8Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he has made in the earth. 9He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in sunder; he burns the chariot in the fire. 10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Be Ready at Any Hour (Genesis 6:1-7; Mark 13:32-37; Luke 12:35-48)
36But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42Watch therefore: for you know not what hour your Lord does come. 43But know this, that if the manager of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.44Therefore be you also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes. 45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time? 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing. 47Truly I say to you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming; 49And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
THE TIMELINE SINCE THE ECLIPSE:
8/22 :: Lightning Strikes One World Trade Center
27For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
8/25 : Hurricane Harvey
Harvey is a 1,000-year flood event unprecedented in scale
Post-harvey-mosquito-boom-seems-like-hell
“come out her my people, take not in her plagues”
9/2 :Largest fire in Los Angeles history
Los Angeles wildfires: City battles ‘largest fire in history’
9/5 :: The Northwest Region Engulfed in Flames
The Northwest (Oregon / Washington) Engulfed in Flames
9/2 :: Over 100 Earthquakes in Idaho over just a couple of days
There have now been 100 earthquakes since Saturday night in Idaho
9/4 Giant Tsunami Cloud Engulfs Georgia Neighborhood
‘Like the end of the world’ Neighborhood in Georgia terrified as giant TSUNAMI CLOUD engulfs town
9/4 Hurricane Irma : Strongest Hurricane ever recorded out of the Atlantic
9/6 Now currently 3 Hurricanes in the Atlantic
9/6 Biggest Solar Flare in 12 Years
Biggest solar flare in 12 years temporarily knocked out GPS communications
9/7 Biggest Earthquake in over a 100 years in Mexico
2 Peter 3 : Christ’s Coming Judgment
3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
The Day of the Lord (Zephaniah 1:7-18; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)
10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12Looking for and hastening to the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.
If we FEAR God and walk in his ways then the we should be looking expectantly for our redemption.
If you don’t, then i can assure you, your heart will soon fail from fear when you begin to see what is about to come on the earth.
We need to understand WHY Judgement is coming and we need to decide whose side we’re on.
As you will see, if you read to the end of this, the book of Revelation is “The Adultery Test”.
“The Law of Jealousies” in Numbers 5 which you don’t want to be on the wrong side of.
The 1st 2 Commandments and the 2 most serious offenses.
Exodus 20 : The 10 Commandments
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
DEUTERONOMY 4 : WARNING AGAINST IDOLATRY
25When you shall beget children, and children’s children, and you shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD your God, to provoke him to anger: 26I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto you go over Jordan to possess it; you shall not prolong your days on it, but shall utterly be destroyed. 27And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and you shall be left few in number among the heathen, where the LORD shall lead you. 28And there you shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 29But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30When you are in tribulation, and all these things are come on you, even in the latter days, if you turn to the LORD your God, and shall be obedient to his voice; 31(For the LORD your God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake you, neither destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.
In Revelation it says “the bride has made herself ready,” which means preparation. I needed to build my spiritual ark. We live in the most confusing, deceptive time imaginable, so I knew I needed to be anchored in the truth
- I wanted to know why we are considered “the bride”
- I wanted to make sure I knew what “ready” meant.
- I wanted to make sure I had the key of David.
- I needed to put on my armor because the battle was coming right to my front door.
- I needed understanding and discernment.
- I needed to understand what His plan of redemption was.
- I needed to understand His promises.
- I needed to start shedding all the things that were hindering my relationship with Him.
- I needed to understand what I was supposed to do and what He wanted from me.
- I needed to make sure I was living according to His will and not my own.
It has taken me on the most disturbing, humbling, yet incredible journey of my life. I pray by the end, you will understand the answer to these questions. I pray you know exactly what the sign on September 23rd represents, and you will see the sign as pure joy instead of fear, and that you will understand that God wrote it in the stars from the foundation of the world.
On MAY 4TH, 2016, my company took us for a team building exercise to play the ESCAPE GAME. This day ended up being a day that forever changed my life though I didn’t realize at the time.
May 4th is in the 17thweek of the year.
If you’ve never played, it’s a game where a group will go into a room and you have an hour to gather all the clues to unlock the door and break out. I was dreading going cause I hate these types of things and I was really tired but something told me I needed to go. That day happened to be one of the peak days of my overwhelm and frustration. On my way there, I actually pulled off the side of the road and just started crying. I felt God had put a prompting in my heart but I was overwhelmed with what I thought He was calling me to do. I was crying out to Him a conversation that went like this: “Is this really what you want me to be doing and why”? The more I saw happening around me the heavier my heart got. My brain felt like it was going to explode with all the research I was doing. I felt like God was removing the scales from eyes for a purpose but I really wasn’t sure where it was going to lead.
I finally drug myself to the game. They have 5 different rooms. A different game in each room.
One of the first clues we were given in our room was this bible verse…
I was not much help during the game. I was basically just standing there looking at all the interesting stuff in the rooms. There was a book in there that caught my attention called “Music City Babylon” . I had been doing the majority of my research on trying to figure out what the heck babylon was. As time was running out, there was a map hanging encased in a box with a silver ball at the bottom of the casing.
The clue said “the shortest distance is a straight line”. So we were supposed to use the magnet to drag the silver ball, which was behind the map, and drag across to each of the4 different cities. There wasn’t a line to follow on the map to follow You just saw the destination. If you veered off the very narrow path it allowed for, while you were dragging it, the ball would drop and you would have to start over. After about 4th time of the ball dropping, and time running out, I finally saw a wooden board, which was a shelf that we had removed during the game, lying on the floor. I grabbed and put it up there for them to use as a ruler to guide the ball in a straight line. It worked and the door opened.
We were the only team that actually “Escaped” in time. I didn’t think much of it what had happened during the game, until the next morning when I looked at that verse that were given. I was honestly just glad that we were done, and I could go home.
LUKE 13 : THE NARROW GATE
22And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem. 23And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them, 24Strive to enter in by the Narrow Gate: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are; 26then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets; 27and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without. 29And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
It was in context of the Narrow Gate
The other members of the team got us to that point, but at the end, during the confusion and panic, I was able to see something that they didn’t that would help us lead us to the open door. Likewise, other followers of Christ have helped me to this point, and I feel he has revealed things to me that other people aren’t seeing during this time of panic and confusion that will allow those who crave his appearing to look forward so in comfort. If not, hopefully this will serve as a wake up call.
When I used to look at the picture of my grandfather, I just thought it was pretty neat that he got his picture in the
Gideon was from the Tribe of Manassah . Ephraim and Manassah were the 2 sons of Joseph born to him in Egypt. Gideon was used by God to defeat the Midianite’s and tore down the Altar of Baal which is the Canaanite/Phoenician name for Nimrod (“rebellion”), which ironically is the mascot for Ole Miss (“rebels”). Ole Miss is home to “The Grove”, the biggest football tailgating party in the country. The Colors of Ole Miss are styled out from the Red and Blue Phoenician colors.
Ashera(h) = “groves (for idol worship)”; a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images
Genesis 37 : Joseph Sold by his Brothers
12And his brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. 13And Israel said to Joseph, Do not your brothers feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14And he said to him, Go, I pray you, see whether it be well with your brothers, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
שְׁכֶם shᵉkem, 17x in Genesis
Shechem; ridge; “back” or “shoulder”, “hinder part”
17 MILES West of Dead Sea
34 Miles North of Jerusalem 17 + 17
Shechem was an inheritance for the son’s of Joseph.
Joseph and Joshua (from tribe of Ephraim) were buried here
chebrown Hebron = “association”, “conjunction”, “joining” ;
The royal city of David before taking Jerusalem
Cave of Patriarchs at Machpelah
in Hebron
17MILES WEST of Jordan River
15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seek you?16And he said, I seek my brothers: tell me, I pray you, where they feed their flocks. 17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes. 20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast has devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 22And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand on him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.23And it came to pass, when Joseph was come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him; 24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is i
t if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be on him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers were content. 28Then there passed by Midianites merchants; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for 20 pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29And Reuben returned to the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30And he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
The day Jupiter went into the womb of virgo on November 21st, 2016
The next day in Gatlinburg, Tn on November 22nd
“I just found this while helping our House and Grounds
team clean different areas of Dollywood Theme Park.
It was under a bench soaking wet. Talk about goosebumps….”
JOEL 2 : THE ARMY OF LOCUSTS(Amos 7:1-9)
1Blow you the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD comes, for it is near at hand; 
The trumpet was blown as a Warning Sign, and also as reminder of the ram offered for a burnt offering as ransom for Isaac.
Piece from fire found by Isaac Mccord.
Strange, unexplained “trumpet” sounds in Jan 2016 across the world
2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread on the mountains: a great people and a strong; there has not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3A fire devours before them; and behind them a flame burns: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yes, and nothing shall escape them. 4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall on the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run on the wall, they shall climb up on the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executes his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
RETURN WITH ALL YOUR HEART
12Therefore also now, said the LORD, turn you even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repents him of the evil. 14Who knows if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering to the LORD your God? 15Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: 16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 17Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare your people, O LORD, and give not your heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: why should they say among the people, Where is their God?
RESTORATION PROMISED
18Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 19Yes, the LORD will answer and say to his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and you shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 20But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill smell shall come up, because he has done great things. 21Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. 22Be not afraid, you beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree bears her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. 23Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he has given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. 24And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. 25And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. 26And you shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that has dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. 27And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT
28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. 32And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
EXODUS 3 : MOSES AT THE BURNING BUSH
1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
2And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the middle of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
“God called to him out of the middle of the bush,”
27And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
:: middle verse of page 17 burnt, with the rest of the page not consumed.
“came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. “
chôrêb (hebrew) occurs 17 times in 17 verses
The Law given to Moses by God @ Horeb “Desolate” which is Mount Sinai
Gatlinburg was in the path of the Eclipse
The longest point of the eclipse took place over Carbondale, Illinois. Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as “Little Egypt”.
The area of Carbondale :: 17 square miles
August 17th, Hurricane Harvey Formed
The Isle of Patmos, where John had the vision of this sign: 17 square miles
17Prophetic Books in OT :
ACTS 2: PETER PREACHES TO THE CROWD16But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
For more on how the number 17 ties this all together please see “War with the Beast”
DEuteronomy 33 : Moses blesses Joseph
16And for the precious things of the earth and fullness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelled in the bush: let the blessing come on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of him that was separated from his brothers 17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
GENESIS 49: Jacob BLESSES OF JOSEPH
22Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: 23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 24But his bow stayed in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) 25Even by the God of your father, who shall help you; and by the Almighty, who shall bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: 26The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brothers.
1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:
REVELATION 3 : CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA
7To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens, no one will shut; and what He shuts, no one will open. 8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name. 9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
This all goes back to Joseph’s Dreams in Genesis.
Genesis 37 : Joseph’s Dreams
1And Jacob dwelled in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being 17 years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought to his father their evil report. 3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors. 4And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brothers: and they hated him yet the more. 6And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, see, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves (grain/fruit) stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brothers, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me (bowed down). 10And he told it to his father, and to his brothers: and his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow down ourselves to you to the earth? 11And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying
“The Bride” holding a sheaf of grain (“fruit”).
Synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet…This is the Tribe of Dan as you will see by the end. Dan, is the son of Bilhah, Rachel’s Handmaid.
The Denver Statement – a response to the Nashville Statement by some of the queer, trans, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, gender-queer, asexual, straight, single, married image-bearering Christians at House for All Sinners & Saints (Denver, Co)
By the end you will understand how this all has played out.
THE HEART OF THE REFORMATION :: THE BIBLE BELT
Keepers of His Word.
Just as Moses and the Hebrews were hid in Egypt. Just as Jesus was hid in Egypt from Herod. God chose us to hide us here in Egypt, to hide us from the face of the serpent. The greatest military power in the history of the world.
10Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come on all the world, to try them that dwell on the earth. 11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which you have, that no man take your crown. 12Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God: and I will write on him my new name. 13He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit said to the churches.
The Uraeus (/jʊˈriəs/;[1] plural Uraei or Uraeuses; from the Greek οὐραῖος, ouraîos, “on its tail”; from Egyptian jʿr.t (iaret), “rearing cobra”) is the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian cobra (asp, serpent, or snake), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt.
Genesis 47
16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Denver Airport
- Dan and Ephraim are left out of the 12 tribes that are sealed during Revelation.
- Dan is left out because of wickedness.
- Ephraim is left out because Ephraim is known as the House of Israel.
- The Lost Sheep who Jesus came to bring back into the fold.
- The Crown will now be on the head of the Bride.
…his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
I will make them come and bow down at your feet.
2 TIMOTHY 4 : PREACH THE WORD
6For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8From now on the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
Paul was from the Tribe of Benjamin who was part of the Camp of Ephraim in the Wilderness.
Rachel = “ewe” or “lamb” was the wife that Jacob “loved the most”
Rachel was the mother of Joseph, who was the son that Jacob “loved the most.”
sheep occurs 17 times in the book of Genesis
All of Rachel’s descendant’s were stationed in the west in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt
- Child : Benjamin
- Grandchildren from Joseph : Ephraim and Manassah
- Benjamin and Joseph were Rachel’s 2 children
- Ephraim and Manasseh, were Joseph’s children born to Him in Egypt
When Moses set up the camp in the wilderness after leaving Egypt,
the Tribe of Ephraim made up 17.9% of the camp population.
Matthew 15:24
24But he answered and said, I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
The only 2 people that came out of Egypt in the Exodus, and made it to the Promised Land were Joshua and Caleb.
Joshua, from the tribe of Ephraim, and Caleb from the tribe of Judah.
Ewes have estrus cycles ab
out every 17 days,[71] during which they emit a scent and indicate readiness through physical displays towards rams. The female then exhibits sexually receptive behavior, a situation that may be signaled by visible physiologic changes. A signal trait of estrus is the lordosis reflex, in which the animal spontaneously elevates her hindquarters.
The trumpet was blown as a Warning Sign, and also as reminder of the ram offered for a burnt offering as ransom for Isaac.
HABBAKUK 3
The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds feet and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.
4“Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.5“My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm they will wait expectantly. 6“Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not wane. 7“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My law; Do not fear the reproach of man, Nor be dismayed at their revilings.
My grandfather’s middle name was “Huey” which means “heart”
From Hattiesburg, Mississippi…“Heaven and earth shall pass away,but my words shall not pass away.”
My grandfather lived in Coldwater, MS, which is 20 minutes outside of Memphis,TN.
Home to the Pyramid and Statue of Ramesses the Great
Ephraim was typified as an OX.
28 Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned;for thou art the LORD my God.
Ole Miss is in Oxford, Ms.
מַעֲבָר maʻăbâr —ford, a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming:place where…pass, passage. a narrow valley
Joshua 2 : Rahab welcomes Spies
7And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan to the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 8And before they were laid down, she came up to them on the roof; 9And she said to the men, I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that your terror is fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. 11And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. 12Now therefore, I pray you, swear to me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that you will also show kindness to my father’s house, and give me a true token: 13And that you will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. 14And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if you utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.
The Promise to Rahab
15Then she let them down by a cord through the window:
Piece from fire found by Isaac Mccord.
for her house was on the town wall, and she dwelled on the wall.16And she said to them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may you go your way. 17And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear. 18Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you did let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father’s household, home to you.
EZEKIAL 37 : VISION OF VALLEY OF DRY BONES
1The hand of the LORD was on me, and carried me out in the spirit
of the LORD, and set me down in the middle of the valley which was full of bones,2And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, see, they were very dry. 3And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, you know. 4Again he said to me, Prophesy on these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5Thus said the Lord GOD to these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live:6And I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD. 7So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 8And when I beheld, see, the sinews and the flesh came up on them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 9Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus said the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live. 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceeding great army.
# of Bones in Axial Skeleton (Upper Torso) :: 80
Bones are the framework of our bodies
White Christians accounted for 80% of the U.S. population when Jimmy Carter was president; that number had dropped to 54% by 2006, and white Christians now make up only 43% of the U.S. population, as the number of people unaffiliated with any religion has swelled.
But the GOP remains about 73% white Christian — down slightly from 10 years ago — and 35% evangelical, despite the fact that white evangelical protestants now make up only 17% of the U.S. population, according to the yearlong survey of more than 100,000 people by PRRI, a public policy research firm that specializes in issues of faith.
At age 17 Joseph sold into slavery, then ruled in Egypt, 80 years
Moses : 80years old in the beginning of the Exodus
moseús, 80 in 79
Moses, or Mouses ( Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
THE VISION EXPLAINED
11Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
Page from Joel found in Dollywood Fire, in Gatlinburg, TN:
separated right through verse17
JOEL 1 : A CALL TO REPENTANCE
17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
seed p?rudâh
something separated, i.e. a kernel:—seed.
rotten ?âbash to dry up:—be rotten.
corn dâgânincrease, i.e. grain:—corn (floor), wheat.
withered yâbêsh to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; to dry up,, or wither—be ashamed
12Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14And shall put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall you know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, said the LORD.
15The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 16Moreover, you son of man, take you one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions:
17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in your hand.
18And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, Will you not show us what you mean by these?19Say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.
20And the sticks where on you write shall be in your hand before their eyes. 21And say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, where they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
22And I will make them one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all:
and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into 2 kingdoms any more at all.
23Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 24And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelled; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. 26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the middle of them for ever more.
poimḗn, 18 in 17a shepherd (literally or figuratively):—shepherd
Moses was 80 years old at time of Exodus
Psalm 80 : Come save us, Shepherd of Israel
1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that lead Joseph like a flock; you that dwell between the cherubim, shine forth. 2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up your strength, and come and save us. 3Turn us again, O God, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved. 4O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people? 5You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure. 6You make us a strife to our neighbors: and our enemies laugh among themselves. 7Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved. 8You have brought a vine out of Egypt: you have cast out the heathen, and planted it. 9You prepared room before it, and did cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. 10The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. 11She sent out her boughs to the sea, and her branches to the river.
The Ravaged Vine
12Why have you then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? 13The boar out of the wood does waste it, and the wild beast of the field does devour it. 14Return, we beseech you, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; 15And the vineyard which your right hand has planted, and the branch that you made strong for yourself. 16It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of your countenance. 17Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself. 18So will not we go back from you: quicken us, and we will call on your name. 19Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.