Yes, and the Lord has seen fit to be gracious and open my eyes to how many of the prophecies applied to Israel first, and then to the church. Even Jesus prophesying in Matt. 24 of the elect being deceived and the soon coming tribulation and destruction of Jerusalem was to Israel first, then the church. Kind of a dual prophecy, to the Jew first, then the Gentile. That is why He said that generation would not pass away until all these things happened. He wasn't lying....and to weep not for me but for your children....because the children of that generation would live/die through the wrath in 70 AD. The wrath of God and widowhood was visited upon Jerusalem in 70 AD for her spiritual harlotry and now it is the church's turn soon, all those warnings apply to us in our turn too....spiritual widowhood as the Lord departs the adulterous church and spews her out of His mouth. As well as that judgment will happen a second time to Jerusalem too......."double unto her double".....and "tell Israel she has paid double for her sins". She is unfortunately doubling down on her rejection of Christ with this new Temple and resumption of animal sacrifices, and the Lord showed and warned me that there will be a very strong deception associated with it all. Which many Catholics and evangelical Christians will also be taken captive by and deceived.....strong delusion.
Whether we believe Rome is specifically or uniquely Mystery Babylon or not........not long ago, the Lord also was gracious and merciful (because I never was quite sure how to look at it) to show me unequivocally that the spirit ruling the Catholic church is not the HOLY Spirit, but another spirit. Catholicism is not of God period...... we need to be unequivocal in understanding that, so as to not be unequally yoked and in friendship with it via human sentimental emotions. By all means love people and share the gospel with them, but we must have nothing to do with their false religions of any kind which hold them captive and lead them astray. The same with apostate Judaism.....the Lord no longer ordains animal sacrifices at all.......that is like eating rotting manna that they have tried to keep for another day, an abomination.
Isa 66:1-6
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
Jersualem had been wholly planted of the LORD
but over time became a HARLOT unto HIM .
And what came upon them HAS COME UPON CHRISTENDOM .
IT had been wholly planted by GOD but has become corrupted and now doeth the work of THE HARLOT who infected it .
What became of Jerusalem has become of christendom . and it was forewarned it would .
As even moses had warned the jews corruptoin , a falling away would come upon them .
SO too DID CHRIST , did the apostels warn a very falling away would occur and come upon christendom .
And its the same pattern . THE LEADERS sold out and fleeced the peoples who loved to hear the smooth things .
Now let us go to today and we will easily see as with Jersualem so too within Christendom
many have long preached messages , BUT NOT OF GOD .
many have long promised the wicked life and none does return from his wicked ways
but rather grows worse and worse till the inquity no longer even be hid but CELEBRATED in the streets and in churches .
Corruption has corrupted . For leaven always leavens . And men who desired the preemenice
have done and will do ONLY things that go with the flow of the changing times to KEEP the numbers
and the income and the worship of men upon themselves .
There is a saying that all it takes is one tiny match to burn down a forest .
WELL guess what sister , all it takes is a little leaven and it sure can LEAVEN THE WHOLE LUMP .
Leaven did this for many men whose desire was for income
Stopped correcting it and even set up the banner by which is could come in and remain
by the motto JUDGE NOT CORRECT NOT . NOW LOOK at it .
They claim to speak GODS words , BUT DO NOT .
FOR HAD THEY SPOKE HIS WORDS the peoples had repented . Just like in the days of the jews .
FOR HAD THEY SPOKE MY COUNSEL , my words the people had repented . Its a disaster sister
I tell us all a total disaster has come upon much of christendom
