I gave you a land on which you had not labored and cities that you had not built, and you dwell in them. You eat the fruit of vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant.’
Joshua 24:13
Even though God wants us to do the work, all blessing comes by the grace of God and never by our own efforts. Appearances can be deceiving. God's deliverance often comes by the sword, but never because of the sword. It's always because of #faith.
Interestingly Ezekiel 27 prophecy about Tyre also bears similarities with the merchants wailing over Babylon in Revelation.
““All who handle the oar, The mariners, All the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships and stand on the shore. They will make their voice heard because of you; They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads; They will roll about in ashes; They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, Gird themselves with sackcloth, And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. In their wailing for you They will take up a lamentation, And lament for you: ‘What city is like Tyre, Destroyed in the midst of the sea?”
Ezekiel 27:29-32 NKJV
The night my world came to an end.
Oh, and happy Trumpets!
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Jeremiah 51 bears a lot of resemblance to Revealation when speaking of Babylon. Specifically this is a prophecy about Gods vengeance upon Babylon for what they did in Zion. I encourage people to read the whole chapter.
“Therefore behold, the days are coming That I will bring judgment on the carved images of Babylon; Her whole land shall be ashamed, And all her slain shall fall in her midst. Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them Shall sing joyously over Babylon; For the plunderers shall come to her from the north,” says the Lord.”
Jeremiah 51:47-48 NKJV
In Titus 1:4, Paul calls Titus his "true son" in the ideological sense, not biological. This is the same basic idea as when he wrote that a "true Jew" is one who is a Jew inwardly. It's only a metaphor. It doesn't mean that biological children are no longer children nor that the descendants of Judah are no longer Jews.
How is Jerusalem Babylon and simultaneously "the beloved city"?
“They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.”
Revelation 20:9 NKJV
Rosh Chodesh Sighted!
The Rosh Chodesh, which is the observed-crescent New Moon, was sighted from Israel on the evening of 9/4/2024, marking the beginning of the 7th scriptural month. The sighting was made from Jerusalem at 7:19pm by Devorah Gordon, Chaya, and at least one other person.
This means that the first commanded festival of the 7th month, Yom Teruah, the “Day of Blowing” (the shophar), begins this evening at sunset. Reference to this festival is found in Vayyiqra (Leviticus) 23. This festival also begins the Yamim Nora’im, the ten “Days of Awe,” which are a time of reflection, repentance, and a turning away from sin - Teshuvah.
Have a lovely and meaningful festival, Chaverim, and L’shana Tovah Tiketeivu! – May you be inscribed for an Excellent new year!
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