Men of Renown
Part xlvi
(XLVI) (46)
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The Great Whore of Babylon and the Ten Horns
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Mystery, Babylon The Great
The Woman
CONTINUES
in the Third and Last Woman
in the book of the Revelation
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:4) And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Genesis 6:5)
This series called Men of Renown will begin with these verses in Chapter 6 of the book of Genesis because it is the perfect scene setter for whatever and whoever follows that enables men of renown to act in conflict against God and His Word. Verses 4 and 5 are an accurate definition of men of renown.
We have covered the six mentions of a woman, and the woman in Chapter 17 of the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ which led us through a woman and women who sat in the Old Testament. The following section titled The Themes Within a Sitting Woman is a summary of the last seven articles. If you are new to this series of Men of Renown, and this site called The Genesis Epic always remember that the roots of Babylon are in the book of Genesis. The roots of religion are in Genesis. The roots of merchandising are in the book of Genesis. Therefore, in order to understand Babylon, you first must expose the root of Babylon. Welcome and keep your aspirin bottle handy.
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The Themes Within a Sitting Woman
in the Old Testament
The Old Testament is foundational, and the New Testament is fulfillment. There are those who only follow the Old Testament and there are those who only follow the New Testament; however, these two testaments witness of the ONE who is both the foundation and the fulfillment of all truth, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Creator, the WORD, the BODILY of the GODHEAD.
After His resurrection, and while in HIS glorified state, the Lord Jesus Christ provided us with the perfect lesson plan or study plan. In the gospel of Luke Chapter 24, we read, And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. Then later just before He visibly ascended into the heavens documented in Luke 24:44, And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me. This was His last witness (number 2, the number of witness or testimony) to the world . . . the number of the world, or the Earth number is the number four (4). Since it was the Lord Jesus who used the law of Moses (the first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch, and the prophets and the psalms to reveal to His followers things concerning Himself, should that not also be a directive for us to do the same?
Within each time that the phrase of a sitting woman is documented in the Old Testament there is a theme. The first sitting woman was Hagar, and Hagar, the woman sitting represents the beginning of ALL evil that will come against Israel, and where the hatred against Israel germinated: Ishmael.
Then through Rachel the attack was against a nation BEFORE it became a nation. Satan attempted to establish a form of idolatry into the line of promise, thus, trying to corrupt the line of Heirship.
The third woman sitting (Tamar) represented the historical dual role of Babylon as the lady of kingdoms and as the glory of kingdoms. As Tamar covered her action of righteous indignation with robes of prostitution, Babylon covers herself with garments of false righteousness to veil her true whoredoms. Through Tamar, the open field exposes how sexual corruption spreads and takes over the world, the things of God and the people of God. Satan shows his evil hand of prostitution and sexual corruption veiled by garments of false righteousness through the line of the first born.
Then the fourth woman was nameless (Samson’s mother) because she represented Israel alone and without hope, but nevertheless, God provided salvation from her enemies and a temporary recovery through a Nazarite son and a sacrifice.
Each woman became a historical link in Israel’s history battling the enemy within and the enemy without. In the fourth woman, Samson’s mother, the Spirit of God spans over decades and supernaturally presents the Supernatural True Nazarite Son and His sacrifice.
Following the appearance of the Supernatural True Nazarite Son and His sacrifice which was the Lord Jesus Christ, the Spirit of God continued to add to His theme by drawing the next sitting woman into the theme, the Gentile Bride known as Ruth. She represents the Bride of Christ, the Church.
The Spirit of God not only used sitting women to develop His theme, but He also added the history of the nation of Israel. Through Bathsheba she is seen as sitting next to the throne of power. She also represented Israel’s time of earthly supremacy over the Eastern known world . . . would that not have been sitting next to the throne of power, it began with her husband David, and power continued through her son, Solomon. Thus, Bathsheba represents the age of the Kings of Israel.
Then through the last mention of women sitting we are introduced to the male pagan god Tammuz in Ezekiel 8:14. The once glorious reign of Israel under Solomon disintegrated into two nations corrupted by idolatry. Solomon’s reign and his nation were overcome by idolatry. The door of the gate of the LORD’S house had been breached. Although the nation was allowed to rebuild it never was able to become what it once was. No matter how many times Jerusalem had been conquered and had been rebuilt . . . they still weep. Thus, the Scriptures leave Israel with women at the door of the gate weeping. The Spirit of God magnificently provided a theme of how Israel was attacked, how Israel was overcome and how Israel exists today, and He not only recorded the history of Israel through women sitting, but He recorded the history of faith through women sitting. When Jerusalem comes into mind, what is the picture that you see? It is called The Wailing Wall of Jerusalem. They still weep today. They weep today because the nation allowed, accepted and even promoted women to weep over their pagan god, Tammuz. All are enslaved today by Tammuz, and as long as Israel and the counterfeit Church and the world clings to their idols they will continue to weep.
Having the root of idolatry exposed in the Old Testament through the small phrase of ‘a sitting woman’ it only follows that we should see how and where these roots spread in the New Testament. Therefore, the first sentence in this section that ‘the Old Testament is foundational, and the New Testament is fulfillment’ can be tested and verified.
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The Last Sitting Woman in the New Testament
The Sitting Queen – The Sitting Whore
Since we are living in a sensitive world, you know all about our sensitive world, the world that cannot hear certain words that ‘trigger’ emotional distress, words such as ‘sin,’ ‘sinner,’ ‘God,’ ‘Jesus Christ,’ ‘hell,’ ‘judgment,’ ‘Bible,’ or ‘whore.’ (And heaven forbid that any should experience emotional distress!) If you are of the sensitive nature, then let me challenge your sensitivities. You are about to read words of a sensitive nature because the Author of the Bible, the Spirit of God, really doesn’t care about your sensitivities. The Spirit of God is concerned about what grieves and pains the GODHEAD. All sin pains the GODHEAD. So, again I write ‘Buckle up’ and put away your thin skinned sensitive hypocritical character and learn to face reality . . . the reality from the view of God’s side. Let’s tackle the bad BAD word ‘whore.’ The last woman seen sitting in the New Testament, God the Holy Spirit does not hesitate to call ‘a whore.’ Just in case you are unable to define the word ‘whore’ allow me to use Scripture to define this word for you. In Ezekiel 16:28 we have the only verse where these two words (whore and harlot) appear together as they are synonymous. Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. Therefore, the words whore and harlot are interchangeable.
This is something to consider. In Revelation 17:5, the Holy Spirit of God uses NOUNS and ADJECTIVES to describe Mystery, Babylon the Great, NOT pronouns. And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. (It is so like mankind in his self-absorption and corruption to attempt to redirect his world from truth to lies; therefore, the young and simple are carried away by the use of pronouns as a complete and full definition of self, when they should be more concerned with how God describes them . . . and God the Spirit prefers the nouns HARLOTS and ABOMINATIONS.)
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The Great Whore and The Ten Horns
My computer grammar correction app is about to suffer a nervous breakdown. It already cannot deal with Scripture, and it fights me when I insist that grammar is not my main focus. It is quite fitting that the word whore is recorded four (4) times in the New Testament and ALL are in the last book of the Bible, the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Why is the number four (4) the perfect number for the word whore? The number four is perfect because four is the Earth number, the number of the world.
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: (Revelation 17:1)
2 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (Revelation 17:15)
3 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. (Revelation 17:16)
4 For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. (Revelation 19:2)
Man is generally curious about The End Time, but their curiosity is as fleeting as their attention span. They KNOW that there will be an END but NOT for them! They want to acquire information as quickly as buying food from a street vendor. Information and KNOWLEDGE are NOT two sides of the same coin. The KNOWLEDGE of the Holy is understanding, and understanding is a wellspring of life. The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding. (Proverbs 9:10) Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly. (Proverbs 16:22)
●But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. Understanding comes from God the Holy Spirit. (John 32:8) Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, (John 24:45)
There are four aspects that God the Holy Spirit brings out about MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. From Revelation 17:1, 15, 16 and 19:2 we KNOW this about the whore of Babylon: first, she WILL be judged; secondly she rules and reigns as a queen over peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues; thirdly, the ten horns HATE THE WHORE, And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire, and finally, God has ALREADY JUDGED the great whore.
1 The first point is God the Holy Spirit HAS JUDGED, JUDGES TODAY, and WILL JUDGE what He calls The Great Whore.
2 The second point is that this Great Whore The MOTHER of HARLOTS (WHORES) who is called BABYLON THE GREAT sitteth upon many waters. Although I fight the grammar battle with my computer, the Spirit of God uses grammar correctly. For those who complain that the King James Bible is archaic and difficult to understand allow me some wiggle room . . . the judgment of the great whore that SITTETH upon many waters. (Sit, sat, sitteth, sittest ALL indicate an action IN TIME.) Stay with me . . . the Holy Spirit deliberately selected the word SITTETH because this word reveals that the great whore SAT in the past, SITS in the current age, and will CONTINUE to SIT in the future. Sitteth is a continual sitting, this word indicates a steady continuous uninterrupted act. Grammar is important. She, Babylon the Great, the great whore, has been sitting UPON MANY WATERS for a very long time. The Holy Spirit of God used the word sitteth to EMPHASIZE the extended period of time that the great whore ruled over peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (The RSV has the word ‘seated’ as in the present. The MKJV has ‘sitting’ which also indicates the present, and the NKJV has ‘sits’ which is also present tense. Only the word sitteth covers past, present and future.) Grammar is important!
3 The third point, And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. (Revelation 17:16) To those who have been following this series, this is not the first time that we have covered this point. CLICK HERE to read more.
4 The fourth point, For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. (Revelation 19:2) This religious system has always been under the judgment of God from its inception. This verse, in fact, takes us back to the origin of religion. The first religion originated in mankind through the first counterfeit priest, Cain.
—– Who or What is the Great Whore? —–
Who are the ten horns and why do they hate the whore, AND WHO is the great whore? In the previous article MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH is named. But for those who are newcomers allow me to restate a small section from a previous article identifying WHO IS THE WHORE. (CLICK HERE for more about ‘horns.’)
The theme of a sitting woman leads to abomination and greater abominations, and consequently to the GREATEST ABOMINATIONS figured by a woman where upon her forehead is written a name, a special name, a nasty ugly repulsive name, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. She is MYSTERY. She is THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS. She is THE MOTHER OF ABOMINATIONS, and she is loved and adored by millions. She was revered from the beginning of mankind. She is the oldest vocation and profession (and it’s NOT prostitution). Her advocates range from the wealthiest to the poorest. She is seen in every imaginable image and in every organic and inorganic form. Mankind sets no limit to her outreach and to her teachings. She captivates the pagan as well as the scholar. Her doctrines can be molded, changed and channeled to suit any situation and any issue. She is RELIGION. ALL RELIGIONS, ALL forms of worship are under ONE umbrella called RELIGION. The tragedy of our time is that Christianity has been claimed by religionists. Very few know the difference between Christianity and Counterfeit Christianity.
There are so many religions in the world today that it is almost impossible to list them. There is what is labeled, the Mainstream Religions, the Minor Stream Religions, the ‘Ism’s religions, the Pagan Religions, the Eastern Religions, the Western Religions, the Big Five Religions, the Indigenous religions, the folk religions, and the Underground religions. They all have one adversary in common. They all hate Christianity. They all have one core root in common. They all have the same root father.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. (John 8:44)
They all came from the same mind and heart, the mind and heart of Cain. They all have the same purpose, to remove Christ as the ONLY WAY to life everlasting, They all have the same plan, to replace the GODHEAD. Their methods differ, their procedures differ, their doctrines sometimes differ, but they all share one commonality: merchandising.
It matters not whether their followers dress in rags, colorful robes, acceptable dress or garments of ermine and silk; they ALL SELL SOMETHING. Some sell peace, some sell anger, some sell redemption, some sell joy, some sell pride, some sell false humility, some sell sadness and mortification, some sell forgiveness, but they ALL SELL SOMETHING. They ALL have a hidden agenda: the buying and selling of the souls of men.
No matter what idol is worshiped, graven image, an ephod, a teraphim, a molten image . . . every religion will be forcefully removed because Satan’s man, The Beast, the man of sin, will not tolerate any religion except for his one world religion . . . the worship of The Beast. Governments and religions may play well with each other up to this current time in the history of mankind, but prophecy informs us that when The Beast rules over every governing body then he will have the power to destroy Babylon the Great, the world church, and all subsidiaries, and all semblances of worship and religion.
No matter what ‘ism’ of religion you have pledged your soul to will be destroyed and you will willingly and gladly troth your soul to The Beast. This world, and every nation, and every person on this planet is currently in the throes of being transformed to accept not only a One World Government, but a One World Religion . . . the worship of The Beast and ONLY THE BEAST.
How will religionists and churchaholics surrender their religion over to The Beast? I don’t think that this will be difficult. Look how easily people believed (and still believe) the lies about the plandemic and obeyed all the directives such as flimsy dirty masks and six foot safety zones where viruses feared to enter. People readily accepted whatever their church or religion tells them to think without delving into God’s written word to prove the validity of church doctrine believing that it is God who needs validation NOT their religion. Church doctrine became greater than God’s written word millenniums past. The Beast will make the claim of divine deity and his false prophets and priests will confirm his godness. When news agencies also make this claim, then it has to be correct. Religionists and churchaholics will all be trapped: worship The Beast or die.
—– Who Are the Ten Horns?—–
Who are the ten horns and why do they hate the whore? The ten horns are ten powerful men of economic/financial/communication and merchandising Empires. (Although politics is involved in all of these Empires, politicians are merely paid agents serving their employers. Politicians are neither thinkers nor doers.) Right now, we (that is you and I) can probably name ten men of renown. However, men die and other men rise up; men are removed and other men buy into their places; therefore, today’s horn can easily become tomorrow’s dry and forgotten speck of dust.
The ten horns own nations, they purchase nations, they control nations without the outward formal ordination, or inauguration, or ceremony of control. Everyone (almost everyone) can understand how this is a true statement about how politics operates. We have SEEN supposed leaders in photos, and on stages, but WE ALL KNOW (or we SHOULD ALL KNOW) that these are just prop people (the Pretend President Obiden is a prop, a weak feeble pedophile prop, but still only a prop), they really do not rule over anything. They are TOLD what to say, and how to say it. IT IS ALL PROPAGANDA. IT IS ALL STAGED for our benefit so that we can continue to live in our little world of fantasy and make-believe bubble. It is a hard world that we live in, and many cannot exist outside of their framed fantasy world. From religion to politics the majority cannot bear to accept truth.
The struggle for power is so ruthless within the world of soulless sadistic savagery that in a moment of time, one of the ten horns could easily be eliminated by opponents and/or by God. (For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. Revelation 17:17) As one dies, another rises to take their place, for there is no end to the men of renown who believe that they are as gods. The lust for money, power and control do strange things to man. Have you seen pictures of these people of renown as they age? They are ghastly looking, they do not age well, the demons within are clearly visible by all who have the Spirit of God within.
—– Horns —–
Let’s begin with the ten horns by first understanding what the word horn (singular) means. The word horn (singular) is recorded in Scripture 34 times: in the Old Testament we have thirty-three (33) verses and only once in the New Testament. (These numbers are connected and come into play in the different books were they are recorded.) The first mention of any word or phrase sets the stage of the meaning of the word that is what The Law of First Mention is based on.
The very first time that we see the word horn (singular) is in the book of Exodus 21:29 dealing with civil laws of manslaughter and responsibilities of ownership. But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death. The horn, therefore, is associated with gorying, pushing against, and by an act of violence death is the result. With this aggressive act someone must be faced with responsibility. The horn, therefore, is connected to willful aggression and the responsibility of the result of that aggression.
Let’s see how this horn of aggression advances as we reach the last mention of horn (singular) in the Old Testament. Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These [are] the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up [their] horn over the land of Judah to scatter it. (Zechariah 1:21) Did you get that connection from one horn to many horns, and the horns of the Gentiles? The first mention sets the definition, and the last mention names the aggressor. The Gentile world has been, and is, and will be in the future the enemy of Israel. That about covers the time span of aggression against God’s people, Israel. It is a dangerous habit to select just one verse to build an idea on, therefore, let us read the full context of Zechariah 1:21.
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. (Zechariah 1:18)
And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. (Zechariah 1:19)
And the LORD shewed me four carpenters. (Zechariah 1:20)
Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it. (Zechariah 1:21)
We now see that there were FOUR HORNS (four (4) Gentile, heathen men with governmental authority and power who scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. Again we have the number four, the Earth number, revealing that the world has been under the tyrannical heel of Gentile Empires.) Only an individual who had authority over nations could accomplish the destruction of the nation of Israel, the nation of Israel, and the destruction of a great city as Jerusalem; therefore, these four horns had been powerful individuals during the time of the first fall of Jerusalem.
Side Note: Who were these four particular horns? All dates are approximations, and the time difference between Sennacherib and Nebuchadrezzar is based on wars between the dynasty of Sargon and the Chaldeans.
1 Tiglathpileser king of Assyria – (745 B.C. – 727 B.C.)
His name means ‘thou shalt carry away the wonderful bond.‘ Satan has used many horns through time. These were just four, but a vicious force with one goal, to annihilate the people ‘of the bond.’
What ‘bond’ is that? ‘thou shalt carry away the wonderful bond,‘ – ‘the spoiler of the bond.’ In Numbers 30:2 we have the first record of the word bond, and in Ezekiel it is the last mention of the word bond.
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. (Numbers 30:2)
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: (Ezekiel 20:37)
A bond was a vow that was sealed as an oath that bound a soul to God. This was a deeply serious commitment from a person Godward. Here in the first mention, we see the seriousness in the definition of the word bond. In the last mention, we also see the seriousness of a bond, but this time we have a promise from God manward. The BOND was the COVENANT made between God and Israel. A covenant is between two, in that, ‘I will do this or that, and you will do this or that.’ Israel was the people of the Covenant, and therefore, they were the people of the bond. See now how through the meaning of the names of these enemies of God and Israel we are able to see more of how Satan operates.
2 Shalmaneser king of Assyria – (727 B.C. – 722 B.C.)
His name means ‘the spoiler of the bond,’ and another root meaning is ‘Gracious.’
3 Sennacherib king of Assyria – (722 B.C. – 705 B.C.)
Sennacherib means ‘the thorn laid waste.‘ Sennacherib was ‘the thorn.’ But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. (Numbers 33:55)
Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. (Judges 2:3)
Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns [and] briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy [in] the joyous city: (Isaiah 32:13)
4 Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon- (604 B.C. – 562 B.C.)
The meaning of this name is ‘the prince of gods,’ ‘confusion of the abode of treasure,’ and his name also springs from other root meanings too complex at this point in this article. But, if you would like to spend months on the meaning of this name, Go right ahead! Since we will be writing much more about Nebuchadrezzar in other follow up articles in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ there is no need at this point to go into more depth of his name at this time. ◆ End of Side Note: Who were these four particular horns?
I can’t leave this alone. I can’t leave these four horns without your seeing the bigger picture from God’s view as the Destroyer of the destroyer. Tell me you see it! The four horns were prophesied to be FRAYED, worn down and shredded by God’s FOUR CARPENTERS. Now, another mystery . . . ooohhh . . . .
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. (Zechariah 1:18)
And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. (Zechariah 1:19)
And the LORD shewed me four carpenters. (Zechariah 1:20)
Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it. (Zechariah 1:21)
The four carpenters. . . The very last time that we see the word carpenters is in Zechariah 1:20. We will be moving from the singular carpenter to the plural carpenters, but the symbolism and meaning do not change. The word carpenter is recorded four (4) times in Scripture, twice in the Old Testament and twice in the New Testament. Carefully read the first mention of the word carpenter, and ask yourself, Who could this possibly be?
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. (Isaiah 41:1)
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. (Isaiah 41:2)
He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. (Isaiah 41:3)
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he. (Isaiah 41:4)
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. (Isaiah 41:5)
They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. (Isaiah 41:6)
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. (Isaiah 41:7)
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. (Isaiah 41:8)
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. (Isaiah 41:9)
Any preachers or teachers out there in internet land? Here are some words that you can build on: the righteous man from the east – encouraged the goldsmith – he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved – Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee – and there are many more breadcrumbs to feast on. Therefore, the first mention of Carpenter then leads to the last mention of Carpenter in the Bible in Mark 6:3.Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. The Lord Jesus Christ was the carpenter in Isaiah and the carpenter in the gospel of Mark. BUT what about the FOUR CARPENTERS? From the days of the manifestation of Christ on earth, all horns of the men of authority have been frayed, worn down and shredded by God’s FOUR CARPENTERS: THE FOUR GOSPELS of Jesus Christ: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, [saying], In thee shall all nations be blessed. (Galatians 3:8)
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? (Romans 10:16)
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard [it]. (Hebrews 4:2)
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! (Romans 10:15)
The FOUR CARPENTERS. The Lord Jesus Christ was the carpenter in Isaiah and the carpenter in the gospel of Mark. Each gospel was created and written by the Holy Spirit of God to reveal a specific character of the Lord Jesus Christ. Through Matthew, HE IS THE KING, the King of Israel. Through Mark, HE IS THE PERFECT HUMBLE SERVANT. Through Luke, HE IS THE SON OF MAN. Through the gospel of John HE IS THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD for the gospel of John typifies the work of the Holy Spirit. These four aspects of His work on earth are also revealed in the FOUR FACES in Ezekiel 1: 6, 15; 10:14, 21.
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. (Ezekiel 1:6)
Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. (Ezekiel 1:15)
And every one had four faces: the first face [was] the face of a cherub, and the second face [was] the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. (Ezekiel 10:14) (Cherub, the servant; man, the Son of man; lion, the King, and the eagle, the Spirit of God.)
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their wings. (Ezekiel 10:21)
Ezekiel 10:14 lists the four faces of the GODHEAD in power and in sovereignty. Remember that GOD IS SPIRIT, and through His Holy Spirit, He describes Himself in words, terms, symbols and colors that mankind could begin to comprehend their Creator. He used the LIKENESS OF A MAN to further draw HIS creatures (mankind) into a position of comprehension.
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. (Ezekiel 1:4) Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. (Ezekiel 1:5)
The four faces in the book of Ezekiel revealed the GODHEAD in terms of a cherub, a man, a lion, and an eagle; thus, using the concept of a messenger and servant in the heavenly realm, to a man of the earth, to an animal of the earth, to a great tenacious bird of freedom and flight all typify some characteristic of their Creator God. However, in the last book of the Bible, the revelation of Jesus Christ in Revelation Chapter 4, verses 5, 6 and 7, we have the same four faces presented for the last and final time. First, notice the address sequence: 4, 5, 6, and 7. The numbers of THE EARTH (4), GRACE (5), MANKIND (6) and GODHEAD IN PERFECTION (7). The message is directed to the earth, the world; the message is one of grace; the message is specifically for man; and the message is from God Himself in all of His perfection. This 4th Chapter takes place in the heavenly UNSEEN realm of God. The True Church of God has been removed from the earth, and Chapter 4 reveals the Throne Room of God. The word throne is mentioned in seven (7) verses twelve (12) times in Chapter 4. In this same Chapter the Holy Spirit of God again presents the four faces of God through four distinctive beasts: the lion (KING), the calf (SERVANT), man (Son of man), and a flying eagle (THE SPIRIT) for GOD IS SPIRIT.
And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. (Revelation 4:5)
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. (Revelation 4:6)
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. (Revelation 4:7)
The FOUR CARPENTERS: God is the Carpenter; the Lord Jesus Christ is the SON of the Carpenter. And as the Son of God, Christ served God the Father, in His role as The Son of man, and as the Son of man He was a Carpenter, and as both the Son of God and the Son of man He fulfilled His work of creating a means to redeem His creatures (His creation) from sin and death. The work of a carpenter is to take a piece of plain wood, understand the strengths and weaknesses of each piece of wood, to see the grain and densities within each piece of wood, to measure it and although it may be found wanting to form each piece of wood to fit perfectly into a plan, to smoothly sand this piece of wood (through trial) to the point when it can finally receive and absorb the oil of glory and beauty, That is the work of a carpenter: to select the wood, to understand its embedded grains of weakness, to work measuring, to work sanding and sanding again, to turn it over and over, to cut into, to chisel away until the carpenter states that his piece of wood has been prepared and is then ready for service and use.
The word carpenter is used by the Holy Spirit four (4) times in the Bible, twice in the Old Testament and twice in the New Testament. Again, I will repeat, but this time I will yell: PAY ATTENTION to how the Holy Spirit works with SIMPLE words. WHO IS the CARPENTER in Isaiah 41:7? So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, [and] he that smootheth [with] the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It [is] ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, [that] it should not be moved. WHO IS the CARPENTER in Isaiah 44:13? The carpenter stretcheth out [his] rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
The New Testament ANSWERS those questions. The Carpenter in Matthew 13:55 is much more than the man called Joseph, spiritually The Carpenter is GOD THE FATHER. Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? (Matthew 13:55) Then the 2nd or last mention of carpenter cannot be missed . . . It is the Lord Jesus Christ. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. (Mark 6:3)
In Isaiah 41:7, the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, (the first carpenter is GOD THE FATHER who encouraged GOD THE SON, Christ fulfilled ALL the righteousness of God, and GOLD symbolizes the purity and righteousness of God), then in Isaiah 44:13, The carpenter stretcheth out [his] rule; and after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man . . . the second carpenter is GOD THE SON.)
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The Ten Horns in the book of Daniel
These two words ten horns only occur together NINE (9) times in Scripture. THREE (3) times in the prophetic book of Daniel, and SIX (6) times in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. (Daniel 7:7, 20, 24; Revelation 12:3; 13:1. 17:3, 7, 12, 16) Remember your baby math from the Spiritual University established by God. Nine, (the end of a cycle in judgment), three (the number of the Godhead), six (the number of man). Let us first explore the three mentions of ten horns in the prophetic book of Daniel.
In the book of Daniel, we have these two words, ten horns, recorded THREE times in Chapter SEVEN. (Daniel 7:7, 20, 24) SEVEN (7) is God’s Complete Perfection. What is the hidden message by God the Holy Spirit? In the numbers three and seven, God is working behind the scenes. He is the unseen power that will complete His will and purpose over the world of the seen, and He is the unseen power that will complete His will and purpose over the unseen realm of Satan. With all that is coming upon this earth in judgment, the children of God need not fear for His promises cannot be foiled or spoiled.
The book of Daniel is much more than a prophetic history of Israel. Although this book has twelve (12) chapters, the Holy Spirit of God chose to divide this book into two separate sections, somewhat as the Bible is divided into two sections. Chapter 1 – 6 deals with the history of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, and the young captives of royal blood: Daniel, Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego.
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes; (Daniel 1:3)
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. (Daniel 1:4)
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: (Daniel 1:6)
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. (Daniel 1:7)
From Chapter 1 through Chapter 6, the history of two of the greatest empires that have ever existed is quickly summarized and just as quickly dismissed by the Holy Spirit of God who does not waste words or time dealing with Babylonian history or the history of the Mede-Persian Empire. Six, the number of man, is dispatched as the history of man at the height of Gentile dominance of the known world. Then from Chapters 7 through 12, we have six chapters, six, the number of man, dispatched as the prophecy of man at the height of Gentile dominance over the globe. The interesting point of chapters 7 -12 is that when it was written by Daniel through the moving of the Spirit of God IT WAS PROPHECY, but NOW in our age it is BOTH HISTORICAL and PROPHETICAL.
As we move into the book of Daniel, allow me to attempt to set some boundaries because many books have been written about Daniel’s vision. This article is not a book. It is merely a small window from an airplane flying swiftly over a distant ancient land faintly visible under the cloudy shrouds of time. What are my boundaries? I don’t know yet, but I know that there are going to be limitations on where the Spirit of God takes us.
We know that the ten horns are men of power and global authority, as kings who rule without a kingdom. But what or who are the beasts in Daniel? The beasts are kingdoms or empires. (For example, Hitler called his regime “the third Reich” because he attempted to place himself in the historical setting of a third great period of German history and thus, his ‘third Reich’ would be historically considered as a kingdom or an Empire in his imperialistic demented state of mind.) In Daniel, the Spirit of God clearly uses the symbolism of beasts to distinguish the differences between empires.
The Bible places man’s time frame into periods of kingdoms. In Daniel 7:23, the fourth beast is the fourth kingdom on earth. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. Scripture divides history into many different segments depending on the subject. For instance, we have a time period of a previous world before our world: pre-flood, and post flood. We have the spiritual time difference before the manifest image of Christ on the earth, and after the manifest image of Christ on the earth stamped by the calendar: B.C. and A. D.; then we have a spiritual designation of Law and Grace (however, this designation is not entirely correct, for grace always existed since Adam) so, consequentially, we should designate this time period as pre-law, law (the Law of Sin and Death), and freedom from the Law of Sin and Death. But the fourth kingdom would be political and governmental rule of men over the earth in our time frame of Eastern and Western cultures. The Old Testament was primarily of Eastern government and politics, and the New Testament spanned Western culture, for it was in the age of Gentile Occupancy. Many times we move the rulers during the Old Testament age, such as Nebuchadnezzar and Tiglathpileser and try to force them into our time frame without designating their purpose according to scripture. So, the fourth kingdom on earth is the continuation of the Roman Empire. These ten horns are ten kings, and the fourth beast of Daniel 7:7 does not describe a king nor a Caesar, but it describes an Empire, a Kingdom.
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The Ten Horns in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ
and Their Hatred for the Whore
Are you still with me? Oh, well . . . whether it is only the brave or bored it matters not . . . I will continue to write regardless. Now to the ten horns in the book of Revelation, the book of the revealing, the explosive book of disclosure; truths verified, mysteries unraveled, and the end of man. Each of the following references has already been addressed in previous articles (Revelation 12:3, 13:1, 17:3, 7, 12) except for the last mention of ten horns in Revelation 17:16, And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. CLICK HERE and HERE to read more about the ten horns.
The ten powerful men (the ten horns) who rule over the nations of the world SHALL HATE THE WHORE. Notice the word shall. Since the beginning of time tyrants and global leaders have always played together nicely with religion. (The Whore is RELIGION, Mystery. Babylon the Great is RELIGION.) I do not want to go over this point again. As superstitious paganism advanced into universal religions and melded Jewish symbolism with the ‘new baby on the block’ called Christianity ‘religion’ became viewed as respectable. The edicts of Constantine not only married the pagan world to the Church, but it also allowed the Church to prostitute herself to the highest bidder. This melding of the Church was a slow process in time, but a lightning process of spiritual corruption, greed and merchandising until the Church was completely unrecognizable from its infant state of following Christ.
Revelation Chapters 2 and 3 describes the spiritual descent of the Church that began when the first Church in Ephesus left their first love.
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. (Revelation 2:4)
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. (Revelation 2:5)
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. (Revelation 2:6)
The Spirit of God through Revelation 3:1 and 2 describes the church in Sardis. And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. (Revelation 3:1) Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. (Revelation 3:2)
This Church is historical, prophetical and also constant: meaning that this historical Church began approximately in 590 A.D. until 1521 A.D.; thus, laying the framework of the churches that were built on its foundation and all that followed. This Church was described as DEAD. It ceased to LIVE.
Verse 2 also discloses that those who were of Christ who still remained within its domain should strengthen the things which remain. There were still things that remained of Christ BUT are ready to die. The Sovereignty of God, the Heirship of Christ, the Authority of the word of God over the authority of the Church, the Sonship of Christ, Headship of Christ OVER HIS Church, and the DEITY OF CHRIST were all theologically scrutinized, analyzed, canalized, carnalized, and vandalized by both godly men and ungodly men with the agenda of adding to the value and sovereignty of the Church. This was when the headship of the Church became greater than the HEADSHIP of Christ. And here we are hundreds of years later, and souls worship their Church, their religion, believing that their religion is greater than the word of God until the last Church, the Church OF THE Laodiceans, is told that the Lord Jesus Christ will spue thee out of my mouth.
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: (Revelation 3:17)
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. (Revelation 3:19)
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. (Revelation 3:19)
They had a name. They were called OF CHRIST, CHRISTIANS, thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. The very name of CHRISTIAN was DEAD. This Church sold the name of Christ to the highest bidder. This Church was where the Counterfeit Church took over the name of Christ and made it meaningless, void and empty. This was also at the same time when The House of Medici, or the Medici family for three centuries took control over ALL religious actions of this Counterfeit Church through four popes of the House of Medici: Leo X, Clement VII, Pius IV, and Leo XI.
From this point (1434-1737) forward the Counterfeit Church ruled the world. Its financial/banking/commerce/merchandising powers bought and sold nations; consequently money, politics and religion became united together as one force. This Church was DEAD, yet the True Church of the Body of Christ lived on through a remnant. As God preserved a remnant in Israel, so He also preserved a remnant of Christians during The Age of the Counterfeit Church
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.. (Romans 11:1)
God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, (Romans 11:2)
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. (Romans 11:3)
But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. (Romans 11:4)
Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. (Romans 11:5)
The Church failed, yet His True Church remains alive. The Counterfeit Church owns religion. The Counterfeit Church owns the name ‘Christian.’ The Counterfeit Church dictates and defines what is heresy and what is truth. The Counterfeit Church controls the minds and souls of its followers. The Counterfeit Church is a Bank powerhouse. As ALL houses of power desire MORE power, that will be the downfall of the Counterfeit Church.
We are at the transitional point of the ten horns hating the whore. Outside of the current anti-Jew madness that has engulfed college campuses financed with our own tax money, elected and selected Senators and Representatives are being directed to pass legislation to stifle anything that even remotely appears to be of a Christian nature using ‘hate speech laws.’ Jews are the main targets at this moment in time of the ten horn’s. (Although many of the ‘ten horns’ are Jews, remember that Scripture prophecy witnesses of men of Israel fighting against Israel.) 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. (Genesis 49:17) CLICK HERE to read more about Dan.
Do not be spiritually naive, just because a person claims to be a Christian does not make him a Christian, and just because a person is from the genealogy of Abraham does not make that person a Jew who cares about Israel or about God. For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: (Romans 2:28) But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. (Romans 2:29)
They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. (John 8:39)
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: (Romans 9:6) Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. (Romans 9:7) That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. (Romans 9:8)
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. (Revelation 2:9)
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. (Revelation 3:9)
This Jew hatred that is in our midst today comes from only one source: Satan. This hatred against Christians also comes from the same source. This is one of the signs of the End Times. What a person claims to be is not necessary what they are. You should already know this. A person claiming to be spiritually something that they are not deceive themselves and others. A person claiming to be something other than what they are biologically deceive themselves. Why join with them in their deception? Why encourage their deception? Our age is the Age of Babylon, the Age of Confusion. Everything WILL BE challenged by Satan and his workers. They will not leave anything to remain as it was originally created by God.
When we began this study with Nimrod, Babel, Shinar and Babylon, I wrote the following words . . . .
For those who may still be reading this, and for those who are intrigued by prophecy, Babel (Confusion), Babylon, (Confusion) and Shinar (Confusion) are not three separate points, but they are one point, and it is not only because each name has a root meaning of confusion, but because Satan has set his seditious battle plan on the success of Babylon. The centerpiece that would seduce souls was and is Babylon. This core was much more than a physical location because it was also rooted in the spiritual realm of evil. Although Babel, Babylon, and Shinar all have the same meaning, within each name there is a root of a specific form of confusion. There is the confusion of languages (Babel), there is the confusion of the mixing and intermingling of peoples (Shinar), and there is mental and spiritual confusion (Babylon). Each name typifies a distinctive area of confusion: verbal/communication, physical, emotional and spiritual, but at the End, Babylon the Great is identified as the habitation of devils, and owned by every foul spirit, and a place of the enslavement of hate and sin (and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird). CLICK HERE to read the complete article. (This was first published on April 22, 2022, so you see that much has been written about Babylon).
This is the last article/post in the series of Men of Renown. I hope that you have been blessed by this series. Consider passing on these articles to others. GOD BLESS!
Men of renown is a companion piece to Giants in the Earth series.
© Copyright 2024, Mary Haigh
Published on May 7, 2024, at 11:45 AM (EST)
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All Scripture references are from the King James Bible. (KJV)