9 And all the people shall know it—even Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria [its capital]—who said in pride and stoutness of heart,
10 The bricks have fallen, but we will build [all the better] with hewn stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put [costlier] cedars in their place.
11 Therefore the Lord has stirred up the adversaries [the Assyrians] of Rezin [king of Syria] against [Ephraim], and He will stir up their enemies and arm and join them together,
One of you mentioned Obama “using” Isa 19:10 on America. How can anyone curse what God has blessed and how can anyone hear the voice of another shepherd unless they are not the Lord’s?
My sheep hear MY voice and the voice of another the shall not hear as they are GOATS.
But here is a blessing for you. I asked Jesus recently to explain to me the sheep and the goats. He reminded me that His Right hand represents His authority while His Left is healing.
Those who are to His Right are under His authority and unconsciously do the works of their Father (When did we do it Lord? Whoever does the will of my Father is My brother – if you did it to or for even the least, you did it to or for Me.)
Those on the left did not serve Satan or God, they served themselves and will be sorely sifted. But the Left is healing, so the heat and sulfur therapy is for healing and correction, and it the punishment is the loss, the realization of grace and how it all works and what they missed and messed.
In December 2011, I asked God if I could pray against the weather manipulation and earthquakes, and heard an emphatic “No!” So I asked who is behind it and heard “My Army, the Assyrians.”
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