I would
like to share something I believe the Lord showed me as it relates to the Obama
/ Antichrist studies that have been propounded of late. This is not meant to be disrespectful—in fact
I happen to somewhat agree as to the identity.
However, I do not believe Oct. 29th was the day of revealing. I believe that this
monumental day of revealing is one that will be
incontrovertible, and is about to take place in
a very public way which I will explain shortly.
First
however, let me add to the studies as to the identity. John and others have shown how the number
666, and its associated number, 793 (see http://www.fivedoves.com/rapture/2008/obama_666.htm )
point to B. H. Obama. Now consider that
Obama formally announced his candidacy for President on Feb. 10, 2007 (see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/10/AR2007021000879.html
).
It
is apparent to me that he specifically chose that day, Feb. 10, 2007 for the
formal announcement even though he knew as early as Jan. 17 of his
intentions to run (see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/16/AR2007011600529.html).
Why choose that particular day? Well,
666 days from Feb. 10, 2007 is Dec. 7, 2008— the anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. Perhaps the elite have something planned for
that day, or perhaps not, but the spiritual link there is obvious. It is both a prophecy of the coming attack
upon our nation (whether physical and/or spiritual), as well as a clue that it
is an attempt to steal the Pearl of great price,"
-- as the type has already borne out in
the perpetual looting and theft ongoing with "baal-out" after
"baal-out."
But it
does not end there. 793 days from Feb. 10, 2007 lands, curiously, on
Resurrection Day- April 12, 2009. An
obvious linkage to a false messiahship.
THE MAN
OF SIN AND HIS ACCOMPLICE
It has
been assumed by most Bible teachers that apostasia refers to an apostasy in the
sense of a falling away from the truth. This is generally connected to the man
of sin being revealed, as if to say that the forsaking of the truth brings about
the manifestation of the man of sin, i.e., the antichrist.
I
disagree. First, the "apostasy" is a divorcement, a CASTING AWAY, not
necessarily a "falling away." It is a divorcing from the truth—a conscious
decision that is made when faced with the inconttrovertible truth, and which is
the reason for the divorce in the spiritual sense.
Secondly,
Paul is telling us that the man of sin is going to be UNVEILED, or exposed for the world to see who
he really is. This is the
event that brings about the casting away. I will show how this occurs, but
first some groundwork needs to be laid.
Believe
it or not, there are three types in Scripture that tell us how this takes place,
and generally, what to look for and expect.
These types are for our admonition—our learning. <These types are generally in two roles
that go together:
1. The Antichrist who is a Usurper,
and,
2. The Betrayer who is a Traitor.
There
are three stories that we can draw upon to see this and their
relationship.
1. Judah (plays both antichrist/usurper
& betrayer/traitor)
2. Absalom (antichrist/usurper); and Ahithophel
(betrayer/traitor)
3. Sanhedrin High Priests (antichrist/usurper);
and Judas (betrayer/traitor).
JUDAH – (in
both roles as usurper aand betrayer)
In
Genesis 37 Joseph's brothers sold him as a slave to spice traders for 20 pieces
of silver (Gen. 37:28) who were on their way to Egypt. Judah said in
Genesis 37: 26, 27,
26
And
Judah said to his brothers, "What
profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27
"Come
and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; for he is
our brother, our own flesh." And his
brothers listened to
him.
This
was the original pattern of betrayal. It came at the hands of
Judah. Judah
is the Hebrew form of the Greek name, Judas. They are the same name.
It is
theorized that the reason Judah betrayed his brother was
because he jealously coveted the birthright, and believed that with Joseph out
of the way, it would fall to him, and it that way he would have both scepter and
birthright. Judah was given
the scepter blessing (that through his lineage, the ruler, the King as typified
by the scepter, would be born), but the birthright was given to Joseph (1 Chr.
5:2). Judah coveted
the birthright and sought to usurp it by betraying his brother. This, as we will see, set the pattern for the
two similar patterns that follow.
ABSALOM
(usurper) & AHITHOPHEL (betrayer)
Absalom,
felt that his father was unjust and unfit to be king. He began to speak evil of
his father and stole the hearts of the people, ultimately turning them against
David. When the time was ripe, Absalom went to Hebron, where his
friends proclaimed him king of Israel (2 Sam. 15:10).
In this
conspiracy, Absalom sent for Ahithophel, who was David's counselor and friend
(Psalm 41:9). Ahithophel came from Giloh, a town in the mountains of
Judah (2 Samuel 15:12). Like Absalom,
he was a Judahite and a prophetic type of Judas in the New Testament.
David
refused to fight against Absalom and his men over the throne. Instead, he meekly
left Jerusalem,
knowing that God would establish His throne. In this, he showed the attitude of
Jesus Christ, who also refused to fight for His throne rights, even though He
was the rightful Heir to the throne. 2 Samuel 15:30, 31 says,
30
And
David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as
he went, and his head was covered and he walked barefoot. Then all
the
people
who were with him each covered his head and went up weeping as they
went.
This is
the same path Jesus took when He bore the cross to the place of crucifixion. Can
we not see in David a prophetic pattern of the crucifixion?
31 Now
someone told David, saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom."
And David said, "O LORD, I pray, make the counsel of Ahithophel
foolishness."
This is
a Hebrew play on words. Ahithophel's name means "my brother is foolish." I
believe his name is prophetic of Judas' attitude toward Jesus, his "brother."
Judas disagreed with Jesus'
refusal to use violence to take His rightful place as King. It has long been
believed that Judas betrayed Jesus in
order to attempt to force Him into using violence to take the Kingdom by
force, rather than by winning the hearts of the people by love. Ahithophel's
name seems to support this view. Quoting from The Interlinear Bible, 2
Samuel 15:32 says,
32
It
happened as David had come to the top [Heb.
Rosh, "head"], there where he bowed [Heb. shachah, "bow or worship"] to God.
The
Hebrew word translated "summit" above is rosh, which means "head." For example,
Rosh Hashana is the head of the year,
that is, the first day of the year, marked by the Feast of Trumpets. John 19:17
says Jesus was crucified at the place of the skull (Greek: kranion, from which we get our word
"cranial"). Even as David walked up to the summit, or "head" of the Mount of Olives, so also did Jesus carry His cross to the
same place where David worshiped God.
This
was the ancient location of the sacrificial altar where the red heifers were
burned "outside the camp," whose ashes were used to purify people as they came
to worship at the temple. Jesus, of course, fulfilled this burnt offering, as He
did all the offerings. He was crucified outside the camp (Heb. 13:11-13), and
this was defined in those days as 2000 cubits outside the walls of Jerusalem. The top of the
Mount of Olives was precisely that distance.
The
place today that is presumed to be the place of the skull in Jerusalem is not located
outside the camp. That hill now looks like a skull, but archeologists tell us
that this is the result of erosion only in the past thousand years.
The
story of Absalom's usurping the throne and David's path to the top of the mount
of Olives shows that the story of Absalom's rebellion and Ahithophel's betrayal
is a prophetic pattern of Jesus' crucifixion and Judas' betrayal.
SANHEDRIN
HIGH PRIESTS (corporate usurpers)
&
JUDAS (betrayer)
In
Matthew 21 Jesus told a parable of the Kingdom, in which He described the Jewish
leaders of the day plotting to usurp the Messiah's throne. The vine-growers, or
farmers, in God's vineyard had been given authority over the vineyard in order
to render to the Owner (God) the fruits in their seasons. When the Owner of the
vineyard sent servants to collect the fruits, the farmers beat them, stoned
them, and sometimes killed them (Matt. 21:35, 36).
Finally
He sent His Son, thinking they would surely reverence His Son. But verse 38
says,
38
But
when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, "This is the
heir; come, let us kill him, and seize his inheritance."
39
And
they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
Even as
Absalom knew that his father was the king, and for that reason he usurped the
throne, so also did the chief priests know that Jesus was the Heir. They killed
Him because they knew who He was. It was a deliberate revolt and rebellion to
seize His inheritance.
Take
note also that the Romans were not the vine-growers. They had not been given
custody of the Kingdom of God, nor had they killed the prophets, who
were the king's servants in the same parable. The Romans did not crucify Jesus.
In fact, Pilate wanted to release Jesus. (Acts 3:13). John 19:15-18 tells us who
did the crucifying:
15 They
therefore cried out, "Away with Him,
away with Him, crucify Him!" Pilate
said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered,
"We have no king but Caesar." 16 So
he [Pilate]
then delivered Him to them
[the chief priests] to be crucified.
17 They
took Jesus therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place
called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. 18 There
they [the
chief priests] crucified Him, and with
Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.
In the
days following Pentecost, the Jewish leaders of the Sanhedrin objected to
Peter's preaching, saying he intended "to
bring this Man's blood upon us" (Acts 5:28). Peter responded in Acts 5:30,
saying,
30
The
God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom YOU had put to death by hanging Him on
a cross.
But
perhaps the most important passage showing the connection between the chief
priests of the Sanhedrin and Absalom's usurpation of David's throne is found in
Acts 7:51-53, where Stephen gives his sermon rehearsing the story of God's
Kingdom. His sermon ended with this:
51 You
men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always
resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.
52
Which
one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who
had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and
murderers you have now become; 53
you
who received the law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.
Acts
1:20 quotes David's writings about Ahithophel and applies them to Judas. It
says,
20
For
it is written in the book of Psalms, "Let his homestead be made desolate, and
let no man dwell in it;" [Psalm
69:25] and, "His office let another man
take" [Psalm 109:8].
Psalms
69 and 109 are prophetic about Judas and the chief priests. These are too
lengthy to quote here, but many of these verses were later quoted in the New
Testament, applicable either to the priests or to Judas.
Judas
Iscariot was a "man of Kerioth," or Keriath-arba, also called Hebron. Absalom
began his revolt there and called for Ahithophel to back him there. Hebron means "friendship."
6
And
one will say to him, "What are these wounds between your arms
[hands]?" Then he will say, "Those with which I was wounded in the
house of my FRIENDS."
Judas
betrayed Jesus with a kiss of friendship, and Jesus called him "friend" in
Matthew 26:49, 50.
49
And
immediately he [Judas]
went to Jesus and said, "Hail, Rabbi!"
and kissed Him. 50
And
Jesus said to him, "Friend, do
what you have come for." Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized
Him.
Judas
later regretted what he had done and hanged himself, as we read in Matthew 27:5,
5
And
he threw the pieces of silver into the sanctuary and departed; and he went away
and hanged himself.
In this
manner he again fulfilled the prophetic type in the death of Ahithophel, the
betrayer of David. 2 Samuel 17:23 says,
23
Now
when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and arose and went to his
home, to his city, and set his house in order, and strangled [hanged]
himself; thus he died and was buried in
the grave of his father.
In
studying the story of Absalom's usurping the throne, we can understand the chief
priests' motives in crucifying the Messiah. In studying Ahithophel, we can
understand Judas' part in this conspiracy and rebellion, as well as his final
end. All of this taken together gives us an understanding of the son of
perdition and his prophetic role, as well as the traitor in league with him.
BARACK
H. OBAMA (usurper) &
his FALSE PROPHET (Guess who?!)
I
believe many have correctly discerned that BHO is in, or soon will be, the role
on the worldly scene as the usurper of this nation—America
–
America is an old Saxon and Danish compound
word: Amer means
"heavenly," and ric
means "kingdom." It literally means "the Heavenly Kingdom," or the Kingdom of Heaven.
I think there is more than enough justified documentation concerning the
signs pointing to his real nature, but I wanted to show by the types in
Scripture that the antichrist nature is, at its heart, that of a USURPER… one
who takes the place of rulershhip when the legal right does not belong to
him. Google Obama and usurper and see how many hits you get.
He clearly fits that definition, if in fact it is true that he does not
meet the most basic qualifications for the highest position in the
nation.
Some have rightly wondered though,
how can he really be The One if when clearly there must be a false
prophet that causes all both great and small to worship him.
If you are following the logic
I™ve presented, you will notice that the type began with Judah playing
both roles as attempted usurper AND betrayer; followed by Absalom as usurper and
Ahithophel as betrayer (both as individual men); and then with the Sanhedrin as
a CORPORATE
usurper and Judas as the betrayer (as an individual
man).
Do you see the pattern here? The roles have gradually fleshed out and
widened from one man playing both roles, to two men playing each individual
role, to one man playing an individual role and the other role played by a
corporate entity.....So what is the natural and next
progression?
Is it not that we shall see a
usurper and a CORPORATE
betrayer, i.e., the CORPORATE FALSE PROPHET??? I believe so. Let™s see if we can identify who this corporate entity is.
Do you recognize this corporate body of betrayers/traitors
in league with him yet?
Have you wondered
WHY
it is that next to NONE
OF THE MAINSTREAM NEWS MEDIA ARE REPORTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
concerning the TRUTH about this usurper?
The reason is because there is an
evil and sinister plot, and those pulling the strings behind the mainstream news
are all in LEAGUE
with him, and the elitist who are backing him. They have betrayed us and become a
traitor to their
country... "We the People!"
HOW have they betrayed us?
Consider this Code of Ethics which is
typical of the ethical standard they are to uphold—and hoow they betray it,
....and us:
Members of the Society of
Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of
justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to
further those ends by seeking
truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and
issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to
serve the public with thoroughness and honesty.
(http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp).
Can it be any clearer who the betrayer/traitor is? The MEDIA is in league with those who would
DIVIDE (PERES) our nation, just as Medo-Persia defeated Babylon. They are the CORPORATE FALSE PROPHET of our
day who cause all to worship the IMAGE of the beast
(television/print/news/radio).
THE DEADLY HEAD WOUND THAT IS
HEALED
Many have speculated that the deadly head wound is an assassination attempt and a mock resurrection.
Personally, while God is certainly able
to fulfill prophecy in any manner He chooses, I tend to believe that there is nothing new under the sun and so I believe that just as
it was at His first coming, some signs such as this will not be so blatant and
obvious. It™s the honor of kings
to search out the matter. I believe
this is just one of many such signs that some in the church will totally
miss.
Thus....there is another very valid
possibility of how this Scripture may be fulfilled, rather than the commonly
accepted traditional understanding.
Consider…
As many are aware, there are
several, 15 or so if I am not mistaken, lawsuits pending across the nation
concerning the "citizenship (a prophetic "birthright" issue) of the
president-elect. There are, as I recall,
5 cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The USSC is the final arbiter of the Constitution.
On Dec. 5th, there is
a scheduled conference of the justices on one of the pending cases. If four of the nine justices agree the case
should be heard formally, then it will be scheduled for oral
arguments.
I believe THIS U.S.
Supreme Court may deliver a deadly head
wound to the usurper™s plan. BUT….. as you well knoow…… somehow this death blow to his headship (rulership/authority) will be healed. Somehow, someway, he will
get around it.
Perhaps the mere scheduling for oral arguments
could be considered the deadly head wound and then they rule in his favor
at oral arguments (which would then be healed); or perhaps they ultimately
rule against him (deadly head wound) and in some as yet undetermined way,
he finds a way to remain in office (which would then be healed). Whatever
the case may be, it is clear that the type will be fulfilled. The people will
choose their "Barabbas."
THIS IS, by the
way, THE REVEALING of the man of sin spoken of in
Scripture.
When it is finally known and
publicized concerning this "deadly head wound" that the U.S. Supreme Court
delivers upon his assumed authority/rulership/headship, when it is finally
known that he is in fact a USURPER, THEN the people are left with a decision to
make.... We already know what the majority of them will say.... They will shout,
"Give us Obama!" just as the jews shouted for Barabbas. The people, CHRISTIANS
mind you, even AFTER given this knowledge that they have elected and voted in
office a deceiver, will nonetheless shut their collective eyes and ears to the
Truth and choose him, Constitution be da**ed if need be. THAT
IS THE GREAT FALLING AWAY" ... and that is the
"divorcement" that occurs in the spiritual realm as they are turned over to
their delusion. This is the "apostasy" that must come FIRST before the Lord
returns.
I apologize for the length of this
article, but I pray that all will read and reread these things carefully. Discern the times we are living in, and see
that there is nothing new under the sun.
God has already given us the types and shadows to know what to
expect. Let us remember also that even when
Ahithophel usurped the throne from David, David did NOT fight for
his birthright or throne rights. He waited patiently upon the
Lord to restore the lawful order. I believe we may well see civil unrest come
as a result of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, but there may well be
civil unrest and possibly outright fighting by those patriots who will see this
eventual end-run around the Constitution as a reason to fight against it.
Remember what David did. Do not fight the hand of the Lord. He is in control
of all things. Even this.
All Glory to our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
ADDENDUM
We now
know the identity of the antichrist usurper, as well as the identity, and nature
(corporate), of the false prophet betrayer/traitor. Here is a tidbit of
information that confirms it more.
Judah,
Ahithophel, and Judas are given as the types of the false
prophet/betrayer/traitor in Scripture. Judah/Judas mean "praise and thanks."
Ahithophel means "brother of folly or foolishness". It describes the MEDIA
perfectly, doesn't it? They lavish PRAISE and THANKS upon whomsoever they
will. Even as they did when they gave B. H. Obama TWO GRAMMY awards. Obama
won "Best Spoken Word Album" Grammy Awards for abridged audiobook versions of
both of his books; for Dreams from My Father in February 2006 and for
The Audacity of Hope in February 2008. (see wiki).