Matthew 25: Separation & Judgement in the Kingdom of Heaven

So Matthew 24 was Jesus describing the impending kingdom of heaven. Once it’s here? He goes on to describe what will happen next:

• A parable about 10 virgins, preparing to meet a bridegroom. Half were prepared with oil for the lamps, half not. They wait so long that they have to light their lamps, so half have to run off and buy oil. In that time the bridegroom appears and only 5 virgins enter (at one time as the verse states, is this some sort of… never mind). Translation: Half present will enter the kingdom of heaven (the Elect?)
• A parable about a man who travels, and gives his servants money to hold. All but one servant makes money off of this money for the man. When the man discovers he didn’t make any money for him by investing it and letting it gain interest, he is angered, takes the servants money and casts him into darkness: Translation: Not everyone part of the plan will enter. The verse seems to imply that only those that “already have (been chosen?)” will be given more, so maybe we are talking about a select, “elect”.
• Since we know he only preached this word to the 12 tribes of Israel, these nations then get split into sheep (righteous) and goats (cursed). The sheep were the ones that fed, gave drink, and sheltered Jesus by treating others so. The goats were the ones that didn’t treat others like that. The sheep go to the kingdom of heaven that was built from them “from the foundation of the world (the world of the 12 tribes, not the planet).” Jesus translates this himself: The righteous receive “everlasting life”, the cursed “everlasting punishment”.

Did Jesus ever say he came to judge the planet and all mankind that existed at that time? If he did, which I do not recall, then he excluded everyone else at that time from his preaching for a reason. The Elect. Doesn’t matter to me however, I think the context is clear: this “world” being discussed is the world of the 12 tribes of Israel at that time, connected to Jesus through a sort of bad connection to David who goes back to Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham, who made a covenant with the Lord. The same Lord who admitted he caused his people to burn their children as burnt offerings in Ezekiel 20:25. This is all I need to know in regards to how I feel about this “kingdom of heaven.”

Joel 1 – 3. Complete

We are introduced to the prophet Joel, son of Pethuel (unmentioned so far) so we have no idea when/where this prophecy took place.

Joel 1 – A prophecy against disobedient people. No sign of if it’s Judah or Israel. Nothing specific to add context.

Joel 2 – The Garden of Eden Burned?

Zion is mentioned, so we are dealing with Judah. The day of the Lord “is nigh at hand” (not 2020.) Judah is described as a great and strong people. A people who:

Joel 2:3 – A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness…

In front of them is a fire, and the land in front of them is “as the garden of Eden” aka on fire. The Garden of Eden was on fire? It burned? Interesting. This may explain what happened to it, why it’s never mentioned anymore. I always opined it may have not been on this planet or in the Middle East.

The rest of Joel 2 is more of the same: Jehovah asking Judah to return to him, and receive great rewards.

Joel 3 – Day of the Lord (again)

Jehovah the mighty god is going to PLEAD for his people in the valley of Jehoshaphat. Plead for his “heritage” Israel. Finally mention of Greece by Jehovah: The Greeks have taken children of Judah and sold them. Jehovah promises to sell THEIR children to Judah and the Sabeans.

Jehovah tells the Greeks to tell the other gentiles and heathens to prepare for war. The day of the Lord will darken the sun, moon, and stars (smoke?) Egypt and Edom will be desolate.

Mountains will drop new wine? Hills flow with milk?

3:20 – But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

What happened to the third of Judah joining with the third of Egypt and the third of Assyria?

Joel ends. The day of the Lord descriptions are a little off from previous prophets, but the theme is the same. Plus, still not matching with the possible hallucinated prophecies of Ezekiel and Daniel.

On to Amos!

Ezekiel 38 and 39 – Bad Modern Bible Prophecy; Rules for Bible Prophecy

Ezekiel 38 – Gog and Magog

Ok, I hear about the prophecy of Gog and Magog all the time, and supposedly it has yet to play out. Is this the chapter this modern day prophecy is sourced from? If it is, holy crap, talk about a stretch to bring it to the year 2020. It should be obvious to ANYONE that reads Ezekiel that all of these prophecies listed are 1) Babylonian captivity or pre-captivity era 2) pre-day of the Lord and 3) BEFORE the book of Ezra which has already occurred in the timeline and is LONG GONE to modern times. To bring them into 2020 is a travesty and should be called out at every opportunity.

Why? Because it’s these prophecies that allow people to support modern wars because they believe it’s biblical prophecy and the winners have already been chosen. Countless innocents will die for these false biblical wars.

Let’s analyze: Gog is the land aka a nation. Magog is the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. NONE OF THESE PEOPLE OR CITIES EXIST ANYMORE. THEY ARE *NOT* SYMBOLIC OF MODERN NATIONS! They were around at the time Ezekiel was written AND THAT’S WHERE THEY BELONG!

This is the same prophecy of the nations of the “north”, Babylon, coming south to lay siege to Israel PRE-CAPTIVITY, to attain the captivity well established in Ezekiel and in Ezra. It’s pre day of the Lord. It’s not for 2020. Gog isn’t China, or Russia, or whatever modern nation north of the modern state of Israel they argue with. The wars of the captivity and the day of the Lord are being set up in Ezekiel, and like I noted before, this is all part of missing context and history in the bible because Ezra starts the return to Jerusalem, which is POST-day of the Lord. WE ARE MISSING TEXTS AND TIMELINE HISTORY IN THE BIBLE THAT WILL ADD ADDITIONAL PROOF!

Ezekiel 29

More of the same for Magog. Nothing to add. I do believe these are the two chapters being used as modern biblical prophecy about some northern nation invading modern Israel. It’s been 3,000 years and people are still waiting for it. How convenient the bible is missing text that would show it already happened. The simple fact that Ezra – Esther shows a remnant returning from Babylonian captivity PROVES this prophecy is long gone.

It’s like the modern translators and collators did this on purpose: move the books of the prophets AFTER the books they pertain to, then remove evidence of these prophecies being fulfilled (aka the day of the Lord which probably never happened to begin with) and jumped right into Ezra hoping people won’t see the skip. Thus, modern day people think these prophecies are for the future. These translators and collators are just as evil and deceitful as their god, because look at what biblical prophecy has done to this world. Wars in the Middle East because both sides think prophecy is still to come and both sides think they will win.

And guess what? These wars have the potential to be perpetual because they will NEVER fulfill these prophecies as stated in the text, and people will keep forcing the issue hoping they do become fulfilled. Then the next generation is taught these prophecies as being modern and do it all again.

My Rules for Believing Bible Prophecy

Rule #1 for anyone who thinks this or any other prophecy listed in Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Ezekiel, or any one of the other books of the prophets pertains to modern times: READ THE DAMN CHAPTERS IN THEIR ENTIRETY, CONTEXT AND ALL

Rule #2: Realize these books should be read parallel with Judges, Kings and Chronicles AND that the book of Ezra takes place AFTER these prophecies were too occur.

Rule #3: Stop listening to people who obviously haven’t read these texts in their entirety.

Rule #4: Please stop the wars in the name of “bible prophecy”. If you really want them so bad, GO FIGHT THEM YOUR FUCKING SELF! Leave the rest of the world who want to live in peace, OUT OF IT!

Ezekiel 5 – 7: A Different Judgement Against Judah?; A Different Deity?

Ezekiel 5

The bizzare rituals continue: Now Ezekiel is commanded to shave his head and beard, and weigh all the hair on a balance and divide into 3 parts. The first 1/3 he burns with fire “in the midst of the city”, the second 1/3 he smites with a knife, and the last third he will scatter into the wind. He is to take a few hairs and bind them to his “skirts” then take those and also burn them in fire (representing a fire coming to all the house of Israel). Jehovah then goes on a rant about the sins of Jerusalem, how they didn’t obey him.

Ok, this is where I have to throw a flag and also why I’m not quite sure this is Jehovah. Jehovah already went through all this prior to the captivity with the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, we should be long past accusing Jerusalem, but here we are. In Isaiah and Jeremiah the judgement was already executed, the people are now in captivity and are to return to Jerusalem. In Ezekiel, it doesn’t sound like the people are going to return, but that a wicked punishment is coming their way. Is it a final punishment, that ends them?

Are we talking about two different deities here with two different Judgements on Jerusalem?

Ezekiel 5:9 – And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations. Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat the fathers; and I will execute judgements in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into the winds.

What happened to the “I will punish you, but save you, and I will be your god, and you will be my people?” Let’s see what happens…

Ezekiel 6

Jehovah is now placing judgement on the “hills, rivers, and valleys” of Israel. Once again he places a judgement that almost seems final, as if there will be no return to Jerusalem. The land will be filled with dead bodies, broken altars and idols, to summarize and left desolate.

Ezekiel 7

Judgement against the “four corners of the land” for abominations as well. This is like a scorched earth judgement.

7:5 – Thus saith the Lord Lord; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold it is come.

Dark! If anything this should tell anyone thinking the prophecies of Ezekiel are for 2020 or beyond, that’s not the case. It’s still in the time of captivity in Babylon. This “prophecy” seems to have one mission: Jehovah’s destruction of the people and the land so that those left (if any) or those in other parts of the land will know, in Jehovah’s words: “they will know that I am the Lord.”

Again, notice no mention of a return to Jerusalem and new covenant. This sounds like utter and final destruction. What does this assume? Jehovah changed his mind, or this entity really is different, he is the Lord Lord different from the single Lord/Jehovah. This prophecy/message seems to end here because in chapter 8 Ezekiel looks to be having a 2nd vision.

Isaiah 54 – 66: The Final & Unorganized Chapters

Isaiah 54 – The Re-population and the “Marriage”

54 starts off with Jehovah speaking to the “barren” and since we know women are referenced as barren, Jehovah seems to speaking to Israel as if it is a she.

In 54:3 we are told that the “Gentiles” aka goyim/nations will seem to mix with the seed of Jacob to repopulate the desolate cities. Likely a reference to Egypt and Assyria who will be “third” with Israel.

The concept of the god-nation being a marriage is reinforced in 54:5 where Jehovah states “For thy maker is thine husband”. Which also explains why the virgin in previous Isaiah and also future references, refers to a “re-virginized” or clean nation married to its god.

In 54:10 this renewal of vows has Jehovah going full “I’m a nice guy mode” when he explains that before he becomes angry or rebuke his people, the mountains will depart and the hills will be removed.

This sounds like something an abusive husband would tell his battered wife begging her to come back after serious abuse. The world will end before he batters her again. Can Jehovah be believed? Very interesting.

Ah, I just heard this one today: 54:17 “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.” Tell that to those devout of Abrahamic faiths who have been killed with bullets and other man made weapons. This promise in verse 17 is just plain false. And I am not mocking those killed by modern weapons, I’m making the point that even the most faithful and devout follower is susceptible to weapons that this verse says “will not prosper.” This is a promise that, by the bibles own verses, seem likely to not be kept.

Is this not the same deity that stood with Judah in war, but they couldn’t defeat those with iron chariots? (Judges 1)

Again, the abusive husband making promises he can’t keep, and those on the outside know it as well.

Isaiah 55 – Flowery description of how things “will be”.

Isaiah 56 – 58 – Random Proverbs

Isaiah 59 – Chastising

This one is oddly placed because suddenly someone (Isaiah?) is chastising the people about sinning against their god, they defiled, etc. I thought we were past the chastisement stage? We must have a different author because they talk about Jehovah taking up armor and armament to battle his enemies.

Isaiah 60 – 62 Back to the Promises of Better Days

Interestingly, in the “new days” post day of the Lord, Jehovah tells his people they will receive a “new name”. Not Jacob?

Isaiah 63 – Back to Anger and Chastising!

This is getting schizophrenic!

Isaiah 64 – Groveling to Jehovah

Ok these chapters are screwed up, it’s almost as if the first half of Isaiah was meticulously ordered, and the latter part just jumbled.

Isaiah 65 – 66 – Back to Anger and Chastising

Isaiah 65 is interesting because we get the “wolf and the lamb eating together” imagery, when today it is more applied to a “heaven” depicted in Jehovah’s Witnesses handouts of man and dangerous animals lying around next to each other.

Yet this “new land” and “new time” is based on the remnants of the captivity of Assyria and Babylon return to Judah, not some end of the planet scenario. Believing it is end-times Revelation related is stretching the words found in Isaiah so far from the context that applies to it.

66:7 – Before she travailed, she brought forth: before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

A woman gave birth to a grown man? Surely it’s symbolic. Even Jehovah’s own words show his shock “who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things?”

I think it’s astrological (a male constellation passing through the Virgo constellation), but it may be referring to a woman (the nation of Jacob) giving birth to a man (Maher-shalal-hash-baz?) Either way, such odd placement of these last chapters.

Isaiah 45 – Jehovah = Evil; The Only Deity?

Jehovah is now speaking, to Cyrus of Persia, explaining how Cyrus will be doing Jehovah’s work despite Cyrus “not knowing him.” Jehovah has to explain who he is and what he does:

Isaiah 45:7 – I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I Jehovah do all these things.

I made the argument that most, if not all the things we in modern times attribute to the devil, can also be attributed to Jehovah: pain, death, war, misery, famine, starvation, spilled blood, slaughtering animals in blood rituals, anger, jealousy, rage, killing of the innocent, etc. Not Satan, JEHOVAH.

He has the power and ability to bring good to the earth, but he squanders it with his evil. It’s almost as if, on a certain literary level, the authors have ascribed Jehovah to be symbolic of mankind: capable of great things but also capable of great evils.

I’ve called Jehovah evil before, and I will do so again, especially when we get further along the lines of the books of the prophets, specifically his own words in Ezekiel. It is for this reason, as well as the historical context of this god-people system that has already been laid out, that I can now move forward much faster in the Old Testament to get to the New. Jehovah’s character has been well established, not only by his own actions, but by his own words as in Isaiah 45:7. So there is no need to really pinpoint analyze much more.

What I will be seriously looking for is why the sudden change from Jehovah being both good and evil, to the New Testament system where God = good and the Devil = evil. I have theories, and one possibility is that the darkness Jesus is trying to save his people from may very well be the Jehovah/Yahweh blood and war cult. Just a theory for now until I can get to the Gospels.

Back to Isaiah 45: Jehovah continues to hammer down his belief he is the only god, and that his people will come to believe that. Of course, if he couldn’t accomplish this the FIRST time around, what makes him think he can be successful a second time? (What’s that saying about the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.) His people constantly turned to the other gods around them, implying they felt those gods were just as real as Jehovah. In fact, I’ve made the argument, and will again using actual verse, that reaching out to the other gods was favored over Jehovah, for the very reasons I listed above, reasons most often attributed to the Devil/Satan.

To summarize Isaiah 45, it’s all about Jehovah constantly repeating his phrase: “I am God (El), and there is none else.”

Remember that for the very next verse stated in the next blog post.

Like I’ve said before, especially in Psalms and Proverbs, just because it’s written in the bible, doesn’t make it true. I do believe the authors intentions were for us to recognize the chaotic nature of this deity, how his people constantly abandoned the misery he brings, seeking out other gods of the land who seem to be more favorable. However it’s modern religion that has scrambled this belief, and guess what, the authors are no longer here to explain their intentions, and now we are left with 3 major Abrahamic religions with millions of followers world wide worshiping the SELF-PROCLAIMED good and evil of Jehovah.

That Jehovah is evil is not just my opinion, it seems to be Jehovah’s as well.

Isaiah 17 – The Burden of Damascus: FULFILLED in 2 Kings 16. NOT For Today!

This prophecy drives me crazy, so much, because of how it’s abused today. Every time Damascus or Syria is bombed by Israel, people scream “bible prophecy” is happening. They don’t mention Ahaz, Pekah, and Rezin, kings that are directly involved with this prophecy, as written in the very book they profess to claim their knowledge from.

I’ve shown Christians the corresponding verses that show, and can prove, that this prophecy was fulfilled in 2 Kings 16. I get a lot of hate and accusations of manipulating scriptures. Even Biblehub.com acknowledges that Damascus fell in 2 Kings 16:

These are the verses/steps to take to understand the who/what/where/when and how the Burden of Damascus is fulfilled:

• Isaiah 1:1 – the kings of Judah that Isaiah served (which includes Ahaz)
• Isaiah 7:1 – the players and reasons why Jehovah is angry and will punish Damascus AND Ephraim (Syria and kingdom of Israel). Syria and Israel plan to invade Ahaz/Jerusalem together, angering Jehovah
• 2 Kings 16:5 – verification of Isaiah 7:1
• Isaiah 7:8 – Jehovah lays out the figurative titles for each kingdom (Syria=Damascus=Rezin; Ephraim=Israel=Pekah)
  • Note that Isaiah 7:8 also tells us that Ephraim (Israel), for their role in wanting to invade Jerusalem/Ahaz, will be punished WITHIN 65 years. Not 2020 and beyond. It’s LUDICROUS to think that Damascus will be punished today for what happened in the time of Ahaz.
• Isaiah 17 – Describes Jehovah’s poetic take on the “Burden of Damascus”
• 2 Kings 16:8 – FULFILLS THE PROPHECY OF THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS when we are told Tiglathpiliser of Assyria destroys Damascus and kills king Rezin.

Prophecy Fulfilled.

Just because Isaiah’s prophecy of Damascus comes AFTER 2 Kings 16 as a chapter in the bible, doesn’t mean the context is different. All one has to do is follow the verses above to get all one needs to realize this is the case.

If Damascus is bombed into oblivion today, it’s not because it’s bible prophecy being fulfilled, it’s because people THINK it’s supposed to be fulfilled and attempt to make it happen. Which is a damn disgrace because we are talking about innocent lives being lost because people can’t read the Bible correctly.

Bad Prophecy for Today

I’ve had multiple end-time-is-now Christians tell me that this prophecy has yet to be fulfilled because “Damascus shall be a ruinous heap, for ever.” I ask them which bible version says “forever” and they don’t know, but they sure as hell know it’s true. Now THAT is some poison being fed to the masses. A quick trip to the Parallel option of Isaiah 17:1 on biblehub.com (a GREAT resource) shows ZERO versions saying that Damascus will be destroyed forever:

This is just a sample but I welcome the reader to visit biblehub.com and view the list for themselves

To believe bombing Damascus today is biblical because someone read ONE verse and ignored the rest of the verses around it is absolutely maddening.

Regardless, we have yet another prophecy fulfilled, and I hope the truth is told about Isaiah 17:1 and the world learns that bombing Damascus in 2020 is not bible prophecy and only causes needless death, destruction, and perpetual war that this world does not need.

Isaiah 13 – The Burden of Babylon. Jehovah Will Do Like GOD Did?!? PROPHECY FULFILLED

Let’s review the current status for context: kingdom of Israel is in captivity by the Assyrians. Kingdom of Judah will soon be in captivity of Babylon.

So why is there a prophecy on the burden of Babylon? Because Jehovah will soon send the kingdom of Judah into the hands of the king of Babylon for captivity. Then, he will punish (burden) Babylon.

I can’t stress this enough: The current biblical timeline (based on Ezra-Esther) at this point is that not only did the kingdom of Judah go into captivity into Babylon, they also LEFT captivity and rebuilt the temple while, somehow, transfer of power went from Babylon to Persia. But NOW we are getting all these prophecies that pre-date the return to Jerusalem. Very frustrating the bible collators decided to do this. So we rewind (AGAIN).

In summary: Jehovah poetically describes his wrath against Babylon, and it seems not so much for taking his people into captivity, but for thinking highly of themselves.

Concept Introduction: “The Day of the Lord”

Some modern Christians have called the “Day of the Lord” impending, we have yet to see it, it is all part of End-Time prophecies, if not Revelation as a whole. I’m here to say it is NOT, it is a time predicted to happen PRE-REMNANT RETURN TO JERUSALEM, where Jehovah promises to clean house of not only his people, but their enemy nations around them.

Thus, there is no reason to translate “Babylon” found in Isaiah as some sort of modern nation, because historical Babylon has 100 percent context in Isaiah because it was directly involved in everything going on with Judah and Jehovah. Jehovah promises this “day of the Lord” to be cataclysmic, a time of actual darkness with neither the stars, moon, or sun shining.

Verse 11: “And I will punish the world for their evil” is probably read as some sort of judgement on the entire planet. The context here is clear it’s the world of the Israelites and the nations around them. Also note that it can also mean “inhabited world” (Strong’s 8398 Hebrew “tebel”) which nullifies any sort of global destruction.

13:12 – I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

I don’t know why, but I have a feeling this previous verse is a reference to astronomy and/or a constellation, because we get zero reference to who he is, and it may well be referring to Immanuel/Maher-shalal. Anyways the earth shakes on this day, and people scatter to their homes, but that doesn’t matter, because we are dealing with Jehovah here, not some peaceful, loving deity:

13:15 – Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

What is it with this god that he feels the need to allow children to be dashed against rocks, into pieces, and allowing women to be RAPED? I do believe this verse is connected to the heinous Psalms 137, which references the people of Babylon. And the next verse supports this idea, AND the idea that Jehovah is not God/Elohim:

13:19 – (Reminder, Jehovah speaking to Isaiah): And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

So why would he say “I will destroy Babylon as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah?” and not “When I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah?” More evidence Jehovah is not Elohim, God, or the Most High. He may CALL himself that, and his people may BELIEVE he is, but his own words differentiate him from God/Elohim. This is NOT the only time he will do this, and when we get to Amos we will see it again WITH HIS OWN WORDS (if not earlier because Amos is the one stuck in my memory.)

Question: Does the burden of Babylon prophecy get fulfilled in the bible? It’s not described, HOWEVER, as we learned in Ezra, this land called Babylon is soon taken over by the Persian empire and Artaxerxes, Cyrus, and Darius. They aren’t Babylon, so Babylon looks to have been defeated by the time of Ezra. THUS, Babylon must have fell, and was conquered and/or taken over by the Persians.

The Burden of Babylon, for its role in keeping Judah in captivity? FULFILLED. Context to modern times: Stretch it real far and wide to make it fit. For me, not anymore. The fulfillment is clear. Prepare for another discovery, sure to anger the modern believers in Isaiah 14.

Isaiah 6 – 7. The Deception of Judah; 7 Part 1 – Fulfilled Prophecy of Damascus

Isaiah 6 – The Deception of Judah (FULFILLED)

Now we FINALLY get some detail. We are in the time when Uzziah died.

King of Judah: Uzziah; (2 Kings 15; 2 Chronicles 26)

Isaiah gets a vision of Jehovah sitting on his throne. He sees the odd 6 winged seraphim, one of which hears him cry out, and flies to him with a hot coal taken from the altar, and “purges” Isaiah’s sins. Apparently judgement for Judah has already been established, and it’s not good. Isaiah volunteers to be the prophet to spread the message. Jehovah instructs him:

Isaiah 6:9 – And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

This verse REALLY needs to be bookmarked and set aside for comparison to some words of Jesus in the gospels. The heart of it all: the people of Judah need to be deceived. Jehovah deems it so, and it needs to be done until Judah falls (FULFILLED). Verse 6:13 describes the “remnant” that returns, the same remnant in Ezra-Esther. Prophecy fulfilled.

Isaiah 7 – The Intro to the Prophecy of Damascus (FULFILLED)

I covered this chapter in my blog post on 2 Kings 16, where I proved the prophecy of Damascus was fulfilled. Isaiah 7 is a good introduction on WHY the prophecy was laid out:

King of Judah: Ahaz vs King of Syria: Rezin; King of Israel: Pekah

Isaiah tells Ahaz of Judah (who are still somewhat in Jehovah’s favor) that Israel and Syria are going to wage war against him, but to not be afraid because they will be defeated. Verse 8 tells us that Syria = Damascus = Rezin (replace these as needed in the prophecy) and that Ephraim/Israel = Samaria = Pekah (replace these as needed in the prophecy.)

Isaiah 7 Part 2 gets its own blog post. This one is TOO important to the context of the entire bible and modern Christianity. For now, all prophecy has been fulfilled or past in the timeline of Ezra-Esther.

Isaiah and Prophets: Intro. Incorrect Prophecies for Modern Times

Starting with the presence of Isaiah, we now have to go ALL THE WAY BACK to 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, despite the fact that, in Isaiah, the people have yet to be sent into captivity, yet in the linear timeline, they have not only been sent into captivity, a remnant have already returned to Jerusalem.

In my opinion this is a heinous act on the parts of the modern bible collators. The decision to put these books long after the true context and timeline means many readers are going to try to place these prophecies beyond the return of the remnant and into the present. Disgraceful.

It should be noted that, from what I can tell, each prophet correlates with either the kingdom of Judah OR Israel. Isaiah was a prophet to kings of Judah, so we SHOULD NOT apply the words of Isaiah to the kingdom of Israel. At the time they were split, and in different levels of revolt against Jehovah their god. But guess what?! That’s what people do today, apply the prophecies to ALL 12 tribes, and frankly it’s maddening.

Why are the books of the prophets so important to me? I’ve stated before, I live in a world where, when one nation bombs another, killing countless innocents, people brush it off as “bible prophecy.” Worse, they support it, if not actually PRAY for it.

We have End-Time death cults among various faiths, actively praying for “the end” because, in their belief system, THEY WIN. So bring it on, right?! I recall the criticism of Islam and their belief that god/allah was on their side during the 2000’s, and the response of the religious right in the US saying god has spoken to them and given the green light to go to war.

BOTH CAN’T BE RIGHT, BUT BOTH CAN DEFINITELY BE WRONG!

Deep down inside, after all the years of growing up Christian, and fellowship with Christians of other denominations, I knew in my heart these fanatics weren’t right. I couldn’t prove it, however, and thus I felt helpless to watch them draw lines in the sand and send thousands if not hundreds of thousands or millions of living humans to their death in the name of prophecy and of a god who apparently speaks to both sides. Blood sacrifices not on altars, but on the ground, in wars, all in the name of prophecies that most haven’t even read or analyzed.

My goal isn’t to convince others, it’s to reinforce what I already know: these prophecies apply to the kings and people of the time at which they were written, not 3,000 years later. Thus, if Damascus does fall, it’s not due to prophecy, it’s due to someone trying to force that prophecy to be relevant and applicable to the year 2020, when the actual scriptures and bible verses prove that is not the case.

When I finally do symbolically close up my digital “bible” (it’s so much easier to read on a tablet than on a tiny book with tiny print) I’m going to have that confidence to tell prophecy pushers hoping for end times through war that they are wrong. They won’t listen, they won’t analyze the verses that I show them, but at least I know I did the work and have truly convinced myself. The end result: the peace I feel knowing I’m not supporting wars blindly based on bible prophecy, I can defend my belief, and I can pray for the victims and pray for those pushing false ideology that the truth be known to them.