Once again, great article and thank you for clarifying and putting it all together.As Pepperpot also shared, persecution and hostility to the church is here as seen in the new military trainingBut God is in control, they can make their plans but the timing is in God's hands. Your warnings are well takenWe know this present system has to and will goHopefully us Christians will heed the warningsA couple portions of what you shared below, but he whole thing is excellentPosting the prophetic pursuit began once again with 'the Gates of Europe' disclosure 12 days ago. I have been watching this story since 2007.
The EU deliberately adopted a copy of the Tower of Babel for it's Parliament Building to mock and challenge God for supremacy and dominion. The EU has also adopted the demonic goal of unity at any cost. The cost in combining totally dissimilar peoples together is always compromise. We'll compromise the value to society of marriage and stable homes for children, so that pedophiles, homosex and beastial unions become commonplace. We can't refuse any marriage request, because that would alienate people who love. Laws built over two millennia that carefully protect family foundations and just principles were officially abandoned by the parliament, the courts and depraved individuals. To create unity, the EU suddenly supported any apostasy allowing any vice to prosper to seduce the masses. As in ancient Babylon, the EU has elevated it's twisted unity above God. It's the ultimate symbolism above substance. Man's corruption above God's perfect justice. You can't keep two sets of books. The truth is never a flexible commodity.
Because, of it's ceaseless overspending to create this phony manmade Utopia, the banks in Spain collapsed in 2008. In order to keep up the charade, the EU was forced to create a Spanish Nat'l Bank, to hide and maintain it's corruption, fraud, money laundering, cradle to grave welfare benefits and early retirement pensions. The Spanish banking system also needed a facelift and a bailout, the EU chose to house and 'protect' this bank inside a building it renamed 'the Gates of Europe' Surprise, surprise, the EU statists once again returned to Babylon to mystically protect themselves against the truth. The new Babylon ( the EU ) needed a gate to protect itself from exposure. The ultimate collapse of the EU economy needed to be prolonged for yet another season.
I provided a link to the 'Gates of Babylon' story that's been out there since 2007, primary candidate Hussein travelled to Berlin after losing the first three primaries to the favorite; Hillary Clinton. After, making it to Berlin and a 'private visit' to the ancient evil that has been reassembled there, Hussein never lost another election.
We know by historical reconstruction what happened in Berlin, Hussein became the Beast of Revelation and the whole world marveled. He's grown into an unstoppable juggernaut of deception and rebellion against God, heaven and all His angels. The whole world has fallen under his influence and power.
Of course, once anointed by EVIL the ultimate agenda never ends until all creation turns to chaos. Hussein's ambition has only grown in dimension, scope and depravity. Hussein immediately abused his office to export the tyranny of democracy to the Arab world. He's not only fatally poisoned the USA, he's can't rest until, 'the apple of god's eye; Israel is dead and buried. He'll no doubt turn those newly liberated democracies loose to destroy Israel.
Surprisingly, the prophetic puzzle has now been turned into a predictable road map. Evil's exposed and operating out in the open now. We can spot every ancient symbol of paganism, apostasy and the occult, it adorns the official EU coins, currency, stamps and artwork. As I briefly mentioned, all recent EU construction bears the mark of evil, because it's leaders and politicians can't help themselves. They are caught in an evil trance. They are completely dependent upon evil for their power, salary and future. Formally rejecting the truth, they believed a lie.
Today, whenever the opposition proposes any cuts in social programs, or moderation of aberrant behavior; the enemy rises like 'legion' and angrily rejects any return to orthodoxy, stability, or commonsense. They can only respond by using profanity and hate speech, because rebellion at this level is inexcusable. They are literally foaming at the mouth with anger whenever anyone challenges their depravity.
Do you understand the Gates of Babylon, Europe and Hell now Frank? I've done all I can to generate buzz and spread around what God's made obvious. If you read the extreme and overwhelming evidence I've posted 'the devil's really in the details' my friend. Look at my reference file below;
A Closer Look at the Gates of Hell
I hope I don’t ruin one of your favorite verses. Ok, I kind of hope I do. But only so it can be one of your favorite verses in a better way.
In Matthew 16 Jesus takes his disciples to the district of Caesarea Philippi to ask them a question, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They stumble around a bit giving the latest Facebook updates from the crowd. Then Peter pipes up. “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” What a guy, Cephas. Jesus commends his outspoken disciple, “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hellshall not prevail against it” (v. 18). Since the Reformation there has been a lot of discussion about “this rock” and what it means for the authority of the Pope (not much it turns out). There has been little controversy, however, about the phrase “the gates of hell.”
I’ve heard several sermons on “the gates of hell” and have seen the phrase referenced in Christian books numerous times. The second half of Matthew 16:18 has to be one of the top ten favorite Bible promises. I can hear the voices right now: “Think about the picture here. Jesus says the gates of hell will not prevail against the church. Now tell me, how do gates prevail? When have you ever seen gates on the march? They don’t attack. They fortify. They are there to hold their ground. That’s all. Hell is not on the offensive, brothers and sisters. The church is. The church is marching into all the hells in this world, ready to reclaim every square inch for Christ. And when we stormthe gates of hell, Christ promises we cannot fail. We will prevail! It’s time to put the devil on the run. It’s time to save souls and destroy strongholds. It’s time to reclaim this world for Christ. Listen up church, the gates of hell shall not prevail against us!”
Of course, who can fault the zeal to save souls, make a difference in the world, or fight the good fight? The only problem is that the whole thing is built on faulty exegesis. One of the cardinal rules of biblical interpretation is to let the Bible interpret the Bible. So when we come to a phrase like “the gates of hell” we need to stop ourselves from imagining what we thinkthis means, and do the hard work of finding out what it actually does mean.
The phrase pulai hadou (gates of hell) is a Jewish expression meaning “realm of the dead.” The same two words appear in the Septuagint version of Job 38:17–”Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness [puloroi de hadou]?”). They appear again in Isaiah 38:10–”I said in the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol [pulais hadou] for the rest of my years”. In both passages, pulai hadou is a euphemism for death. Notice the parallelism in both passages. The first half of each verse clarifies that the second half of the verse is not about hell but about death. The gates of hell represent the passageway from this life to the grave.
Consequently, Jesus’ promise to Peter is not about storming Satan’s lair and conquering demonic powers. In fact, the repeated injunction in Ephesians 6 is “to stand.” Christ defeated the devil (John 16:11 [1]). Our responsibility is to hold fast and resist. We are not demonslayers. The promise in Matthew 16 is not about venturing out on some Dungeons and Dragons spiritual crusade, but about Christ’s guarantee that the church will not be vanquished by death.
If you think about it, this makes much more sense of the imagery. Defensive gates can be used in an offensive way because Jesus is simply talking about death. Death stalks each one of us, but those who confess Jesus as the Christ know that death is not the end. We have the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:57). Jesus isn’t asking us to conquer anything, except perhaps our fear of the grave.
So preach and believe in Matthew 16:18 with all your might. But don’t misunderstand the promise. Jesus assures us of something even better than triumphalism here and now. He promises eternal life. With intense opposition and persecution, the early church was under attack from the gates of hell. But just as Jesus conquered the grave, sothe gates of hell-death itself-will not prevail against those who belong to Christ. Or as Jesus himself puts it, “Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet he shall live (John 11:25).
That makes Matthew 16:18 a pretty cool promise after all.
Agape,
Michael Curtiss