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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

America & God's Judgment Pt. 6 - Israel's Captivity Took Place in Two Stages

obama-medved-410-200In 721 BC –The Assyrian invasion took place. The northern kingdom of Israel was taken into captivity.
Hezekiah, who was ruling Judah, he was a good king. He observed the ways of God and he listened to Isaiah the prophet of God. Judah was spared, Israel was captured.
Years later a new king came to power. His name was Coniah , son of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah king of Judah. (1) Because Coniah was evil, and turned his back upon God, worshipped other gods, Judah's conquered.
But it was not conquered by the Assyrians, no; they were conquered by a greater and newer power, the Babylonians.
The ground upon which the nation was dedicated by King Solomon was destroyed, the heart of Israel, Jerusalem and the temple. Babylon, a greater and stronger power took over not only Israel, but Judah as well killing over 100,000 Jews. All of the land was now in captivity because they did not repent. Their evil leaders turned from God and God judged the entire nation.
After many years of rebellion, in spite of God's warning signs, Israel still did not repent and finally the judgment came. The Northern part of Israel would be taken by Assyria. Then Judah, would be taken to Babylon where they would remain for 70 years.
Following In The Same Footsteps as Israel Took 2700 Years Ago
We see that through God's judgment Israel is scattered. Fast forward to our nation turning from God and instead of being "scattered" We have become prisoners in our own country. Our nation is occupied and the occupation is growing stronger and stronger every day. We have bowed to our attackers and become subject to them.
We do not want to admit this, but it is true. Many of our God given freedoms have been lost, and what has been put in place is a form of double standards.
Our occupiers call it Dhimmitude.
Here is how Wikipedia defines Dhimmitude…
Dhimmitude is a neologism first found in French denoting an attitude of concession, surrender and appeasement towards Islamic demands. It is derived by adding the productive suffix -tude to the Arabic language adjective dhimmi, which literally means protected and refers to a non-Muslim subject of a sharia law state. (2)
Like Israel
When Assyria, the inventors of terrorism, was the world power, Israel was captured and her people exiled northward to the area of the Middle East.
The captivities began in approximately 740 BC, when the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and eastern half-tribe of Manasseh were carried away by one of the first successful Assyrian invasions.
This is recorded in both 2 Kings and 1 Chronicles …
2 Kings 15:29 (KJV) In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
1 Chronicles 5:26 (KJV) And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
daniel-luckenbillDaniel Luckenbill, author of " Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylon" states the following…
Assyrian cuneiform mention 27,290 captives were taken from Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, by the hand of Sargon II.
Sargon records his first campaign on the walls of the royal palace at Dur-Sarraku (Khorsabad):
In my first year of reign *** the people of Samaria *** to the number of 27,290 ... I carried away. Fifty chariots for my royal equipment I selected. The city I rebuilt. I made it greater than it was before. People of the lands I had conquered I settled therein. My official (Tartan) I placed over them as governor. (3)
So as we see after many years of rebellion, in spite of God's warnings, Israel still did not repent and finally the judgment came.
This judgment was to come as captivity in two stages. First the northern part of Israel would be taken by Assyria. Later, the southern part, called Judah, would be taken to Babylon where they would remain for 70 years.
Like Israel, I believe that 9-11 was our first judgment. We have been occupied by the modern ancestors of the Assyrians, the very same who invented terrorism. Instead of being captive in a foreign land, we are now captive in our own. We (Christians) are slowly being subjected to live under the unwritten rules of Dhimmitude, but those rules are slowly being put down as law, in favor of anything but Christianity. Creeping Sharia is taking place and I see more and more of our land is being taken captive.
Many of you may be doubting that we are in fact occupied.
There is a simple way to prove it.
Go to your town's main square and start protesting something, let's say evolution or the Catholic Church. You hold signs, scream at the top of your lungs, march around, etc.
People are going to look at you as some sort of nut case, many will laugh and mock you, but you will not garner much attention.
votingNow go to that same place and start holding signs, scream at the top of your lungs, march around protesting Islam and what will happen?
People will be fearful, police will be called, you will probably be shut down in a moment's notice all out of fear of retaliation by those who occupy our land.
Don't think it is true? Then I challenge you to try it yourself.
As I pointed out, God is not a respecter of persons, but He does honor the office of responsibility.
The office of Responsibility is ordained by God. So it does not matter what that "person" believes, it is the office with which that person holds that is important.
I know that it is hard for people to separate the two, but there is a difference. There is the person and then there is the office.
God deals with the office of responsibility. This is why it is so vitally important that when we elect people into positions of responsibility that we put God fearing, God loving men in those offices.
That is why it is so important that our leaders are God fearing men, because it is their "worldview", be it Biblical, Humanistic, Atheistic, Hindu or Muslim, that will dictate their actions when they are holding that office of responsibility.
Over and over again since 9-11 our leaders have stood in defiance to "our enemies" but more than that, in defiance to God.
Not once since 9-11 has our nation's leader called for the nation to repent and turn to God asking Him to heal our land.
Here is what George W Bush said the Tuesday night, after terrorist attacks on New York and Washington…
president-george-w-bush"Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured and to take every precaution to protect our citizens at home and around the world from further attacks.
The functions of our government continue without interruption. Federal agencies in Washington which had to be evacuated today are reopening for essential personnel tonight and will be open for business tomorrow.
Our financial institutions remain strong, and the American economy will be open for business as well.
The search is underway for those who are behind these evil acts. I've directed the full resources for our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.
I appreciate so very much the members of Congress who have joined me in strongly condemning these attacks. And on behalf of the American people, I thank the many world leaders who have called to offer their condolences and assistance.
America and our friends and allies join with all those who want peace and security in the world and we stand together to win the war against terrorism.
Tonight I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened. And I pray they will be comforted by a power greater than any of us spoken through the ages in Psalm 23: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me."
This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time.
None of us will ever forget this day, yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world. "(4)
Our leader at the time of the attack did not seek God's Forgiveness, nor did he recognize the fact that we were being judged.
Instead of calling us to humble ourselves and call upon Jehovah God, he calls upon "a power greater than any of us."
He continues the defiant claim that many in congress , senate, state and local leaders proclaim.
" We stand together to win the war against terrorism."
" We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them"
"all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time."(4)
September 13, 2001 was a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims Of the Terrorist Attacks. Proclaimed by the President of the United States of America.
The following is the text of that proclamation.
On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked America in a series of despicable acts of war. They hijacked four passenger jets, crashed two of them into the World Trade Center's twin towers and a third into the Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense at the Pentagon, causing great loss of life and tremendous damage. The fourth plane crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside, killing all on board but falling well short of its intended target apparently because of the heroic efforts of passengers on board. This carnage, which caused the collapse of both Trade Center towers and the destruction of part of the Pentagon, killed more than 250 airplane passengers and thousands more on the ground.
Civilized people around the world denounce the evildoers who devised and executed these terrible attacks. Justice demands that those who helped or harbored the terrorists be punished -- and punished severely. The enormity of their evil demands it. We will use all the resources of the United States and our cooperating friends and allies to pursue those responsible for this evil, until justice is done. We mourn with those who have suffered great and disastrous loss. All our hearts have been seared by the sudden and sense-less taking of innocent lives.
We pray for healing and for the strength to serve and encourage one another in hope and faith.
Scripture says: "Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted."
I call on every American family and the family of America to observe a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, honoring the memory of the thousands of victims of these brutal attacks and comforting those who lost loved ones. We will persevere through this national tragedy and personal loss. In time, we will find healing and recovery; and, in the face of all this evil, we remain strong and united, "one Nation under God."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Friday, September 14, 2001, as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001. I ask that the people of the United States and places of worship mark this National Day of Prayer and Remembrance with noontime memorial services, the ringing of bells at that hour, and evening candlelight remembrance vigils. I encourage employers to permit their workers time off during the lunch hour to attend the noontime services to pray for our land. I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in these solemn observances.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.
[signed] GEORGE W. BUSH
Not once does Bush recognize and proclaim that our nation has turned from God. Not once does he call our nation to humble ourselves, seek His face and seek repentance.
What he does proclaim is a continued defiance in the face of the enemies and the face of God.
The answer at that time was a simple answer…
2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
But instead we stood proud with words like "We Will."
" We will persevere"
"We will find healing and recovery"
"We remain strong and united"
But here is the statement that send shivers down my spine, a statement that many people did not "hear" and what I believe is a prophecy by our leader proclaimed upon our nation.
"All our hearts have been seared by the sudden and sense-less taking of innocent lives."
Websters 1828 Dictionary defines seared as the following..
Seared 
SE'ARED, pp. [from sear.] Burnt on the furface; cauterized; hardened;
Our hearts have been hardened, and in fact our hearts continue to be hardened.
Folks, our president, due to the office of responsibility basically proclaimed a curse upon us as a nation. Knowingly or unknowingly the curse was uttered and to this day our hearts are still hardened.
But Bush is not the only president. Our current president, Barrack Husain Obama - one who sympathizes with the growing occupying enemy; has continued that stance in defiance.
Barrack Husain Obama's inaugural address January 20, 2009 reiterated the vow of defiance, to rebuild, to begin anew, and rise from the ashes on our own and without the collective prayers and sanction from God.
obama-speech-415x458Instead of seeking God's face, he kept stating.."WE WILL"
“…Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. … For everywhere we look, there is work to be done.
The state of our economy calls for action, bold and swift. And we will act, not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth.
We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.
We'll restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost.
We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.
All this we can do. All this we will do…
Like many that night, I remember watching this in our own home. This was history being made and it was “The Moment.”
But I also was troubled as a Christian recognizing the unrelenting pride and determination when President Obama stated…
We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense. And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken -- you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you
I was watching as Obama gave this speech. My stomach sank and a moment of dread came over me. Did the American people realize what this man just said?
Like President Bush cursing us with a searing/hardening of our hearts, I believe our current president has "prophesied" our doom.
As with Israel, God uses the enemies to judge the nation.
In the past I have written showing the similarities between America and what took place in Israel found in Isaiah 5.
Our current president has knowingly or unknowingly basically spit in the face of God's judgment. In doing this, I believe that he has cursed us as to how I believe God will react to our defiance.
I believe that He will act against us as he acted against Israel, the only other nation to be dedicated to Jehovah God.
He will lift up an enemy (ensign) from a far and they shall attack with speed swiftly.
Here is how Isaiah describes it…
Isaiah 5:25-30 (KJV) Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
searing-heartObama has uttered a curse upon our nation, just as President Bush did with "searing our hearts". Both while holding the position and office of responsibility.
Again, this is a position of responsibility that is ordained by Jehovah God that over sees a nation that is dedicated to Jehovah God, Creator of All.
The curse of our seared hearts continues to show itself. We are a nation that refuses to turn from our wicked ways. We refuse to repent, we continue to stand in defiance. It is that defiance that will be our down fall.
But there is still the remnant.
Those who recognize and see clearly that 9-11 was in fact a judgment know that we need to turn our nation from its evil path.
There are those of us who are bible believing Christians which recognize the need to heed and submit to 2 Chronicles 7:14.
If we as a nation refuses, what will follow will be like Babylon swooping down on Israel. God warned His people with Assyria. They heeded His warning but for only a season. Eventually the whole of Israel was judged though her enemies, the mighty Babylonian kingdom.
Jehovah God raised up an ensign from a far and they attacked with speed swiftly, over taking Israel, capturing them and put them in bondage.
I believe that this to will be our fate for not turning back to Him.
As proclaimed, our hearts have been seared.
Could we change? We could, but to be honest I do not see it to be very likely because our hearts are in fact seared / hardened against Him and instead. Only God can change that hardening of a nations heart.
That January 13th 2001 we prayed for healing, but skipped the part about " shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways."
On 9-11 we were attacked by the ancestors of Assyrians, inventors of terrorism, and now they occupy this land; growing like a cancer.
But my fear is not that, my fear is the mighty Babylonian kingdom.
Like Israel, we had our version of "Assyrians" attack us through God's judgment.
I believe that we will have our own version of "Babylon" also attack us, that is if we do not turn from our wicked ways.
"Our Babylon" has been growing again in might. In fact they have re-elected a president who ruled with a mighty hand. Once his term for president ran out, he ran for prime minister. While in both position, ultimate power over the his country never wavered. Just recently his country had elections for president and he ran again and recently won the office once again, continuing his power over his country.
For some time they have hated us. Their plan of our destruction has been taking place over 100 years. Proof of this is staring us right in the face from the oval office.
Now I am going to go out on a limb here and say that if you are one of the remnant, you know in the pit of your stomach who we believe "Our Babylon" is.
This morning Tracye gave a gasp as she was reviewing the morning's news, something that I have not yet done because I am putting today's issue together.
The headline that shocked her was …
obama-medvedDuring missile defense talk, Obama tells Medvedev he'll have 'more flexibility' after election
President Obama assured Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Monday that he'd have "more flexibility" after the November election, during a conversation that appeared to focus on the touchy issue of missile defense.
Obama, during a sit-down with Medvedev in Seoul, urged Moscow to give him "space" until after November. The conversation was relayed by a TV pool producer who listened to the recording from a Russian journalist.
"This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility," Obama told Medvedev.
Obama appeared to be asking Medvedev to relay this point to Vladimir Putin, who recently won election to return to the Russian presidency.
"On all these issues, but particularly missile defense ... this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space," Obama said.
Medvedev told the president he understood the "message about space. Space for you ..."
After Obama noted he'd have more flexibility in the future, Medvedev told him: "I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir." (Putin)
U.S.-backed plans for a missile defense shield in Europe have been a sensitive subject in Russia, and one that Putin exploited during his presidential campaign.
The White House, though, downplayed the conversation between Obama and Medvedev. (6) - emphasis mine
I want to state right here right now that I am not a prophet, nor do I claim any prophetic gift. I am just a watchman on the wall who is looking out across the vast area. I cannot say with any certainty what will happen.
I have been warning about what I call The Coming Storm for some time now. I believe that God will send "minor" storms to continue to try to wake us up. We see that in natural disasters that are supposed to happen once a century, but seem to becoming the norm yearly.
I believe that He is using the sabbatical year as another means to get our attention.
9-11 was a sabbatical year and the 2008 fall of Wall Street, which dove tails along with 9-11 was a sabbatical year.
The next sabbatical year will be 2015.
The Remnant
I also believe that God has set apart a remnant, watchmen who had the foresight to see the enemy coming and hid themselves just like those did in ancient Israel.
Scripture says…
Proverbs 22:3 (KJV) A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
In fact several chapters later Solomon repeats himself word for word.
Proverbs 27:12 (KJV) A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The watchmen on the wall have been putting two and two together, trying to warn our nation. See I am not alone in this, in my research I have found others who also are saying the same thing.
I get calls and emails weekly, out of the blue from people feeling the same "urgency" to prepare and be ready, just like Tracye and I.
I believe that once the storm hits we will have a chance to share the gospel, but even more, help establish the spreading of the gospel like we once did many years ago.  Very few good, Godly missionaries are going out to all the world. In fact many are coming home because no one wants to support them anymore.
I believe that we have a chance. If a nation can be saved due to the prayers of one Godly man, then we can make a difference here.
Christ told us to "Occupy Till He Returns."
To be ready "in season and out of season"
And to "Always be ready to share the hope that is within us."
I believe like Noah and Joseph, we need to prepare to "survive the coming storm."
The only thing that will save this nation is returning to Jehovah God, and the only way to do that is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, showing that people are lost and destined to an eternity to Hell.
The answer?
2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
More To Follow ...
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Endnotes
1- Jeremiah 22:11-30
3 - Luckenbill, Daniel David. Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylon - ISBN 1-85417-049-X

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Israel - America & God's Judgement - Series by Ray Gano

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Israel - America & God's Judgment Pt 5- Take Away The Hedge and Break Down The Wall

 judgment-pt5-410-x200In this series I have been trying to show that God has caused judgment to come upon our nation.
He has been trying to get our attention, but instead of heeding the judgment, we have ignored it.
In fact instead of humbling ourselves and seeking His forgiveness, we have gone in the opposite direction and have stood in defiance to God.
I have shown that God is not a respecter of men, but He does in fact honor and listen to offices of responsibility. When these offices speak, make supplication, stand in defiance, God hears these and acts upon a nation either through blessing or through curse.
Out of ignorance, our leaders have cursed our nation reinforcing the defiance by speaking a curse found in Isaiah 9:10.
"The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars." - (KJV)
I have shown that the ground of consecration, the ground our nation was dedicated to God has in fact become the ground of judgment. Just as ancient Israel ground of consecration, the temple mount, the ground our nations dedicated to God was also destroyed.
That ground was Ground Zero once owned by St Paul's Chapel, the only building that survived the attack on 9-11.
How St Paul's was saved was by a lone Sycamore tree that was slammed to the ground from an "I-beam" flying across the area destined to hit St Paul's Chapel.
The twin towers, the symbol of the strength of America, her "bricks" had fallen. The sycamore was cut down, that lone tree that protected the ground this nation was dedicated upon, uprooted.
We have seen the curse come to fruition when out of our pride and determination to "rebuild" we laid the "hewn stone" the cornerstone at Ground Zero. We also replaced that sycamore that was cut down with a cedar.
God has been trying to warn us. Through His mercy He has been providing His signs to wake up our nation.
wtc-9-11But many have not seen the signs and they have gone ignored. We have refused to heed the warning that He sent on 9-11.
Take Away The Hedge and Break Down The Wall
In the early days after 9-11 our leaders kept repeating a verse, that verse was Isaiah 9:10. Most of the city officials and community leaders would paraphrase it or just reference the fallen bricks and often throw in "We Will Rebuild." It all made good press in a time of calamity and brought a nation together for a very short season.
When we read about God judging ancient Israel, we see a patter take place over and over again.
God breaks down what He allowed to be built.
Then He uproots the foundations.
Scripture says…
Jeremiah 45:4 (KJV) Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.
Isaiah 5:5 (KJV)   And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
We see that with ancient Israel the temple was destroyed and then the people were uprooted from the land.
He has followed the same pattern with our nation, the only other nation dedicated to God.
He broke down the twin towers and uprooted the sycamore saving St. Paul's Chapel.
He did this and gave us these signs out of mercy in hopes that our nation would return to Him.
The falling of the twin towers and the cutting down of the sycamore are in fact two images of His judgment upon this nation.
We did not get it and we missed the message being sent because we were not paying attention.
So He Warned Us Again
The World Trade Center sat upon the very ground that our nation was dedicated to by our first president George Washington to Jehovah God.
This World Trade Center complex was a symbol of our power, both physical being the tallest buildings in the world for a number of years, to our economic power.
Not only were many of the financial elite housed in those buildings, but the twin towers also housed the COMEX commodities trading floor.
So it is this area where our nation was born, the Island of Manhattan, Wall Street in particular, which was and still is the focal point of this nation's economic and financial foundation.
My Small Connection 
It is interesting that even I have a personal tie to this area. See my ancestors sailed on the ship The Beaver, which sailed from Amsterdam under Captain Pieter Reyersen arriving in New Amsterdam (Manhattan island) May 9, 1661.
Now here is the interesting part, I was born May 9, 1961… 3oo years later.
Now this has nothing to do with the series I am writing, but it is just an interesting side note. My family was there when all this was taking place.

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New Amsterdam (Manhattan island) was the primary trading post for the Dutch at that time who owned and operated from that area.
In the 1640s, a basic picket and plank fences denoted plots and residences in the colony. Later, the Dutch West India Company collaborated with the city government and constructed an earthen wall on the northern boundary of the New Amsterdam settlement. It is believed that this was to protect against English colonial encroachment and / or attacks from native Americans who also lived in the area.
The Dutch named this "de Waal Straat"
In these early days, local merchants and traders would gather at different spots along the wall to buy and sell food, goods, supplies but also it became popular for the financially elite to trade shares and bonds along the wall. Over time the buying, selling and trading divided the businesses into two classes, the auctioneers and the dealers.
In 1699 the wall was removed to expand the area, but the name of the street," Wall Street", kept its name.
This is the very same Wall Street which Federal Hall resides, the very same place where the birth of our government took place on April 30th 1789 where our first president, George Washington was inaugurated.
As I mentioned, traders and speculators would gather together to trade stocks, bonds, and commodities. See what we need to remember is that New Amsterdam (Manhattan island) was the primary hub for all trade coming into and going out of the colonies at that time. The "new world" was a a place for the enterprising individual could make his fortune.
Soon it became tradition to meet at a point on Wall Street where a buttonwood tree stood. This gave the buyers and sellers a shaded place to meet as well as a local landmark so that all could identify where to buy, sell and trade.
In 1792 the traders decided to create an association with each other. This agreement was called "The Buttonwood Agreement."
The premise of this agreement was to make the market more "structured" and "without the manipulative auctions." A commission structure was created so that a standard commission rate could be charged. What this did was give those who signed the agreement a lower commission rate but those who did not sign could still participate in trading, but commission was set at a higher rate to, buy, sell and trade.
The organization born of the agreement would be known as the Buttonwood Association. Later renamed the New York Stock and Exchange Board, and finally what we know today as the New York Stock Exchange.
Finally, can you guess what sort of tree the buttonwood tree is?
If you came up with a sycamore, you are correct.
The Sycamores Are Cut Down… Again
We did not heed His warning at 9-11.
So He warned us again, but this time a different sycamore fell.
nyseSee seven years after 9-11, another sycamore fell. In fact this falling of a sycamore was a direct result of the action God took on Sept 11, 2001.
In Sept 2008, that earlier named "buttonwood (a sycamore) association", which was formed on Wall Street… was cut down.
On Sept 29th 2008 Wall Street and the world experienced the greatest economic collapse since the great depression, that was the seizing of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. See on Sept 7th the federal government took control of both of these corporations. Over half of the mortgages in the nation was backed by either Fanny Mae or Freddie Mac.
With the government swooping in to "rescue" these failing corporations, the government gained control of over half of the mortgaged homes in America, thus placing them now in the control of the US Government, in effect nationalizing most of the housing market.
With the US Gov doing this, there was a major backlash in the markets and it caused global upheaval, but particularly on Wall Street itself.
This upheaval in turn caused a cataclysmic collapse that shook the world even more than the downfall of Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac, what was going to take place over the next few days was the fall of Lehman Brothers.
On Sept 7 Mae and Mac collapsed. The collapse echoed and knocked the foundations out from under Lehman brothers two days later, Sept 9th. On that day Lehman lost 45% of its stock value.
On Sept 10th 2008 Lehman announced that it lost of 3.9 billion dollars (1)
The next day Lehman's stock plunged again, setting the last nail in the coffin.
Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 15, 2008.
Looking back at 9-11-01 Lehman Brothers occupied three floors of Number One World Trade Center. Its global headquarters was located in Number Three World Center were severely damaged and rendered unusable by falling debris, displacing over 6,500 of Lehman's employees.
It was on Sept 11, 2008 that Lehman's was died. This echoed down Wall Street, to Washington and reverberated all over the world.
The Fed Reserve then came in and with a series of actions, prevented the total destruction of Lehman thus ending what many saw as a complete implosion of the US and global economy.
On that same day, Sept 11, 2008, AIG also sent up a cry for help due to the domino effect taking place. They too were in danger of also collapsing and the feds had to act fast.
Lehman and AIG, two of the largest and strongest financial institutions in the world fell and sucked the rest of the world's economy down with it.
wallsteetdiesThis was seven years after the fall at Ground Zero.
This nation was being shaken a second time by God trying to get our attention. What he did was uproot the sycamore once again. But this sycamore was the buttonwood tree association.
Jeremiah 45:4 (KJV) Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.
See what is interesting is that both 2001 and 2008 were Sabbatical years. Now our nation is not commanded to observe the Sabbath year, but He can use it as a form of judgment for a nation that is dedicated to Him.
Had it been, fifty, seventy five, a hundred years ago Godly men would have recognized these events clearly and seen it as the providence and judgment of God.
Our nations pastors would preach that our nation needs to repent and called the congregations back to Him. But no longer are the preachers preaching a message of sin and repentance. Instead they preach a sugar coated message with the goal being fannies in seats and full offering plates.
Complacency, greed, selfishness have taken the place of the preaching of the depravity of man and how we are lost and destined to Hell if we do not turn from our wicked ways, repent and believe upon Him.
Today it is only a handful of us watchmen who are standing upon the wall that have been sounding the alarm.
But all of that is now changing.
A storm is coming.
That storm is called God's Judgment.
He has warned us twice, both times at 9-11, both times on at the end of the sabbatical year. A time where not only a nation’s food production is halted and the land given a rest, but also a year effecting the financial, economic arenas of the nation.
See we often remember giving the land a rest, but we forget that all debt was to be forgiven at the end of the sabbatical year. In fact on the 29th of Elul.
The 29th of Elul 5768 on the Jewish calendar also coincides with Sept 29th, 2008.
On that day, the last day of the Sabbatical year, the Dow lost approximately 2,700 points.
On that morning, September 29, on the floors of the New York Stock Exchange the day's trading began with an ill omen and many of the traders were actually spooked.
What happened?
obamaburnsconsThe opening bell would not sound.
On that same day before congress were plans to try to prevent and rescue the implosion that was taking place. But the people spoke and the rescue plan did not pass.
Wall Street collapsed.
On that day the market itself lost over seven hundred points. This was the worse day in Wall Street History. This event shattered the confidence of the market.
The DOW lost 25% or 2,700 points. Billions upon billions of dollars were lost, vaporized, up in smoke. Savings accounts and retirement accounts that were there one moment were gone in the next due to being overly invested in mutual funds that lost massive amounts of money.
The words spoken by our leaders once again have come back to haunt the people.
Isaiah 9:10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
God's judgment is in fact here and we are still not paying attention.
But worse, our leaders again have spoken, still in defiance.
More to follow…

ray-gano


By Ray Gano





End Notes
1- http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/10/news/companies/lehman/index.htm


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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Israel - America - Isaiah & God's Judgment Pt 3- The Curse… Sycamores and Cedars

 sycamore-roots-410-200In my last article I mention that God is not a respecter of persons.
In the book of Acts we read…
Act 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Even though we know that God is not a respecter of persons, we also learn that he is does in fact respect an office with which a person holds.
For example we are told to fear God and to honor the King.
1 Peter 2:17b …Fear God. Honour the king.
Another example is in regards to pastors who watch for our souls.
Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
In Ephesians we are told to obey our father and mother.
Ephesians 6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
We are told to obey those whom we work for, the supervisors, bosses and such.
Eph 6:5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
All of these as well as others mentioned in scripture are in positions of responsibility and not an individual. With these positions come certain "powers" given to those in leadership positions based on the office being held by the individual.
So knowing that with the office or position comes a responsibility and power. This is given by God, for the sake of the office.
Leaders have a special position in the eyes of God, therefore when they proclaim or speak on behalf of their position, God takes it seriously and hears the prayers, supplications, request s of that office. It is then up to God to act based on the request in accordance to His will.
I say all of this because our leaders spoke on behalf of this nation, not knowing that what they were doing was actually "prophesying / cursing" our nation without their full understanding with what they were actually doing.
dascleIt is recorded in the Congressional Record, 107th Congress that on the day after 9/11 Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle (D, South Dakota) in his Floor Statement on a 'Joint Resolution of Condemnation for the September 11, 2001 stated the following…
"Mr. President, it is with pain, sorrow, anger, and resolve that I stand before this Senate, a symbol for 212 years of the strength of our democracy, and say that America will emerge from this tragedy, as we have emerged from all adversity, united and strong. ... The world should know that the Members of both parties in both Houses stand united.
The full resources of our Government will be brought to bear in aiding the search and rescue and in hunting down those responsible and those who may have aided or harbored them. Nothing, nothing can replace the losses that have been suffered. I know there is only the smallest measure of inspiration that can be taken from this devastation.
But there is a passage in the Bible from Isaiah that I think speaks to all of us at times such as this:
'The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.'
That is what we will do. We will rebuild and we will recover.
The people of America will stand strong together because the people of America have always stood together. And those of us privileged to serve this great Nation will stand with you.”
What the Senate Majority Leader was referencing was actually a curse and an act of defiance in the face of God.
The scripture that Senator Daschle was referencing was Isaiah 9:10.
Here is the reference in context from the King James Authorized version…
Isaiah 9:8-14 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,
10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
john_edwards13 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
Because of the office of power which Tom Daschle holds, it is my opinion that he spoke a curse or a " "prophetic Word of judgment" upon this nation.
But Senator Daschle was not the only one.
Three years later on September 11, 2004, Democratic Candidate for Vice President John Edwards (D, North Carolina) spoke the same curse upon America using the same verse. He did this while speaking at the prayer breakfast for the Congressional Black Caucus
Here is what he said…
"Good morning. Today, on this day of remembrance and mourning, we have the Lord’s word to get us through. 'The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.' ... And let me show you how we are building and putting cedars in those three hallowed places - the footprints of the Towers, the Pentagon, and the field in Pennsylvania. ... Walk with me through this day.
And you will see that while those bricks fell and the sycamores cut down, our people are making those cedars rise. ... Each time that bell tolls, it calls us to a greater purpose. It calls us to never forget.
It calls us to do the Lord’s work here on earth. And it calls on us to always remember that when we walk through this day together - the cedars will rise, the stones will go up, and this season of hope will endure." (1)
As with Senator Daschle, I believe that Senator Edwards spoke a curse or a " "prophetic Word of judgment" upon this nation.
sycamore-saintpaulsThe Sycamores Are Cut Down
What the two senators spoke were not words humbling a nation. They spoke a rally cry on behalf of a nation.
A cry of proud defiance… against God.
See, the events of 9-11 was what I believed to be a clear warning from God. Just as Israel of old, the only other nation dedicated to God, they did not heed God's warning. America the only other nation dedicated to God in its infancy, also has not heeded what I believe to be a warning from God.
9-11 was an event that should have caused our nation to take stock in itself. Instead of humbling ourselves before God, we spoke in defiance.
Daschle and Edwards, both holding high offices of power proclaimed Isaiah 9:10 proudly stating "Hewn Stones for Bricks and Cedars for Sycamores!"
From those utterances amazing parallels between the events of 9/11 and Isaiah 9:10 were realized.
As we have learned, Assyria was the originator and founders of terrorism. They were blood thirsty savages attacking their enemies with utter demoralizing destruction. When Assyria attacked Israel they not only destroyed the cities and communities, they also cut down much of their forest which slowed the people of Israel from rebuilding.
What they cut down was Israel's sycamore trees. The common tree of that period.
sycamorestumpFast forward to today and we see something amazing. What many people do not know is out of the destruction of 9-11, there was only one building that did not suffer any damage.
Can you guess which building it was?
That one building that was not damaged at Ground Zero was St. Paul's Chapel. The very same chapel where our nation was dedicated to God.
How can this building, which is facing Ground Zero not be harmed?
The answer, A sycamore, that was planted about 120 years prior saved the chapel.
The days after 9-11 it was discovered that a falling steel beam from the North Tower flew across Ground Zero heading straight for St. Paul's Chapel.
It was that sycamore that was planted at the northwest corner that saved and protected the very spot where George Washington prayed a prayer dedicating our nation to God.
Now did you notice in the Senator's speech his reference "212 years of the strength of our democracy"?
Many people often look at July 4th 1776 as the date our nation actually became a nation. But if you do the math 2001 minus 212 years, what date do you come up with?
1789, the year our nation actually became a nation. Senator Daschle was pointing to when our nation was dedicated to God.
It was on April 30, 1789, that George Washington prayed that prayer dedicating our nation to God in the very chapel, St. Paul's, that was saved by a sycamore that was cut down by a steel beam.
the-sycamore-rootsWhen the workers were surveying the surrounding damage, it was honestly expected to find St.Paul's to be pile of stone and rubble, but nothing was damaged at St. Pauls. In fact the only damage that was found out of all the destruction caused by 9-11 was a single cracked window.
Today the remains of the fallen sycamore has been specially treated and it is on displayed at the northeast corner of the graveyard behind Saint Paul's Chapel .
What is ironic is that the sycamore's roots were taken and cast in bronze (a symbol of judgment) by a sculptor named Steve Tobin. These bronze roots are also on display but in in front of the Trinity Church, which is near to St.Pauls Chapel.
But We Will Change Them Into Cedars
On November 22, 2003 a 21 foot tall Norway Spruce, named "the Tree of Hope," was air lifted into the very same spot which the sycamore that saved St.Paul's Chapel once stood. That being the northwest corner of the Saint Paul's chapel near the grave yard.
In Isaiah 9:10 it states that "We will put "Cedars" in their place." The type of tree spoken of here in Isaiah is that of a pine type cedar tree. In fact both the pine tree and the cedar tree come from the same biological family, that being "Plantae." Within the family class of "Plantae" is the family of trees that fall under what is called the "pinophyta" class. The tree spoken of in Isaiah is a "Pinaceae."
The hebrew word used in Isaiah 9:10 is the word "arez" which means cedar. This refers to a conifer type of tree, the same type of trees as the cedars of Lebanon.
tree-of-hopeNow I know all this scientific Latin does not make sense, but the "Tree of Hope" falls under the same species spoken of in Isaiah - "Picea abies"   - an arez tree.
But why a Cedar tree? Why not replace the sycamore with another sycamore?
Why? Because the Scripture says "We Will Put Cedars in Their Place."
These were the words proclaimed by our leaders in office.
"the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars."
The tree that was lowered was an arez tree.
The same type spoken of in Isaiah9:10.
During the ceremony of The Tree of Hope, a clergyman, who's name I still cannot identify, stated the following…
"We are gathered here today on holy ground. Ground hallowed by its witness to the dust, and death and destruction of September 11th. The ground is sanctified by our presence here as we dedicate this Tree of Hope in witness the divine within each of us."
I believe that this statement was occultic in nature. So much so, that I believe that the enemy, through this "clergyman", was making a claim.
I say this because there is no such thing as "the divine within each of us." That is like saying "The "god" in each of us."
This is a statement of pride and arrogance in the face of God.
Pride is a signature of Lucifer - Helel Ben Sahar.
So two years after 9-11 and still leaders in positions of power continue to maintain a stance of defiance, thus perpetuating the curse.
A few days later this cedar (arez) tree was decorated for Christmas. Now I know that many do not see the harm in having a Christmas tree, but we all know that it is a pagan symbol.
cedar-911I am reminded of the following in Jeremiah…
Jeremiah 10:2-4 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
I am one who does not believe in pure luck, or happening by accident, or by coincidence, or chance.
I believe that things happen by the Will of God and everything that takes place is allowed or willed by Him.
God's power is omnipotent, that of unlimited power.
Scripture says…
Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
This is why I do not believe in coincidence. God is all powerful, all knowing, all seeing, and He is everywhere in control of everything.
He is God.
It isn't by chance that a tree saved the very building our nation was dedicated in.
It wasn’t by chance that the very tree that saved that chapel was a sycamore.
And it wasn't by chance that the tree that replaced the sycamore was a cedar.
What people need to realize is that these and even more events which I will write about in following articles are God's way of trying to get our attention.
These and other things are in a sense a signature of God showing us mere humans that He is judging this nation in hopes that we will finally wake up and realize that we are a sinful nation. We need to wake up to the fact that God is calling us to repentance.
We are a nation that has lost its way, but God in His mercy is calling us back to Him.
He is proving to us that He is doing this, not by coincidence, but by the very providence of Jehovah God Almighty.
We are a nation dedicated to God, by both a king and our first president. Only one other nation has been dedicated to God and that is Israel.
We know that Israel is God's chosen people and Israel his chosen land.
But I also believe that it is through divine providence that our nation was conceived and we have been a blessed nation because we have stood for Jehovah God.
Alexis de Tocqueville stated the following… “America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”
We as a nation has ceased to be good and because of that we have lost our greatness.
What is the answer?
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
We needto repent and that repentance starts with those of us, we who are called God's people.
By Ray Gano

Endnotes
1 - http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=84922#axzz1oGavy24z