THE LENTEN SEASON 2023 --- A Preparation for the GREAT and FINAL PASSOVER
ANOTHER PASSOVER is coming.
It will be the GREAT and FINAL PASSOVER.
This time, however, it will not only be the Hebrews coming out of bondage in Egypt.
But this time, it will be ALL of GOD’S people coming out of the bondage that is upon all the earth.
That is, the satan’s bondage which is being wrought upon us all by the hand of the 10 “kings without kingdoms” of Revelation 17.
These are the demonic kings who are wreaking havoc across the face of the earth, in every nation, large or small. They have power with the beast ONE HOUR.
They have no NATIONAL boundaries nor identities and NO LOYALTIES. They control every location.
But they themselves are controlled by no-one, by no elected assemblies, nor by “voters” votes. Neither do the Judiciary branches control them; they have yielded to the 10 kings decades ago.
And certainly, no words on historic paper documents agreed upon long ago mean anything at all to those demonic “10 kings.”
They are making ALL earthly kings make demon-inspired laws . . . LAWS THAT GO AGAINST THE WORD OF GOD.
For a short time, they are RULING the globe.
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. Revelation 17:12
These have ONE MIND, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. Revelation 17:13
These shall make war with THE LAMB+, and THE LAMB+ shall overcome them: for HE+ is LORD+ of lords, and KING+ of kings: and they that are with HIM+ are Called, and Chosen, and Faithful. Revelation 17:14
Using whatever means the satan has shown them, those 10 kings of Revelation 17 are enslaving all men, trapping them, and locking them into the jaws of the anti-Christ system . . . even as we speak.
Our wanderings and sojourneys through the wilderness will be more severe than the ancient Israelites’ sojourn. As we are stripped of our lands, homes, and goods --- indeed, of our own identity --- we will be TESTED like the early Hebrews were tested.
Will we cry to go back to Egypt so we can eat cucumbers ?
Will we be ready to stone our GODLY leaders who tell us to stand for JESUS and not deny His+ Name ?
Will we worship the golden calf --- i.e., take the mark of the beast --- so we will not be locked out of our jobs and health systems and perhaps even the grocery stores ?
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Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us . . . Hebrews 12:1
Let us indeed train ourselves to RUN WITH PATIENCE the Race put before us.
Brethren in CHRIST JESUS, this is the time to gird up the loins of our heart. This is the season to discipline ourselves , to make CERTAIN “our belly is not our GOD,” minding earthly things.
The Un-leavened bread --- both physical and spiritual --- needs to be removed from our midst.
We can all join together in SOME kind of fasting during this most serious season of the Christian year. SOME kind of self-denial --- even if it is simply the customary morning cup of coffee --- can be practiced to train the flesh to MIND THE SPIRIT.
True, some need to modify their fasting for health reasons.
YET, there is not one of us who NEEDS to eat desserts “for health reasons”, is there ?
Why do we fast ?
Is THE LORD benefitted by our fasting ?
NO. . . We are.
Fasting awakens each of us to HOW ADDICTED we are to our appetites, our fleshly desires.
As we submit our fleshly desires to be controlled by The HOLY SPIRIT, we will enter into more honesty before The LORD.
And that should lead us into times of a deeper repentance before Our REDEEMER+ CHRIST.
This is the Season to do it.
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