Chapter 151

 

Daniel prophesied in Dan. 2:44,

 

"And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever."

 

The theory about the Rapture defies this statement. God said through Daniel, that He was going to set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed and one that would consume all kingdoms of man! Daniel never talks about a time when the Lord would take His Kingdom off the earth!

 

Paul said in 1 Thess. 4:16-17,

"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."

The word 'meet' here is the key to understanding what Paul was talking about. The word 'meet' in the original Greek means to greet someone as we would an ambassador and welcome them to our nation. In Rev. 21:2-3, this is what John saw,

""I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.  And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God."!

All who are alive, and have accepted Jesus as their Savior, must be caught up to meet the Lord and His bride because we are a part of His bride. In verse 9-11 John said,

"One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God."

We learn from these scriptures, that the Kingdom of God is coming down out of heaven and will dwell here on this earth with us! Someone will ask, "But what about my mansion in heaven?" If you will study John 14:2 carefully, you will understand that we are the mansions that John describes because the Kingdom of God is within you! He said, "In My Fathers house are many mansions. We are the Fathers house! However, don't be discourage because Paul said 1 Cor. 2:9,

""But as it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him"

 

Jesus told the Jewish leaders in Matt. 21:43,

 

""Therefore, say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof."

 

There is only one outstanding nation among all nations that has brought forth the fruits that He was talking about and that is the United States of America! Our nation was founded upon Biblical principles. Our forefathers established this nation based upon Biblical scriptures.

Today there are many who claim that the United States was not founded on Christian principles. I would like to give you a brief understanding of the Heraldry of our great nation and where it comes from. Heraldry means the art of settling the right of a people to use certain bearings of the tracing and recording of their genealogies and to answer questions of priority in order, rank, and importance.  

Jacob told Joseph in Gen. 48:56,

"Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers." 

Ephraim, being the receiver of the first-born blessings, took over Joseph's inheritance and Manasseh made the thirteenth tribe. The tribe of Levi was not usually counted because they were selected to be the priestly tribe and were not allotted a land inheritance. Thus, they became known as the Twelve Tribes of Israel. All of this is important when we look at the heraldry of our national symbols. The Heraldry of our nation is a very interesting subject. Most of the symbols used by the tribes of Jacob's descendants are derived from the blessings and prophecies that were given to his sons in Genesis 49. For instance, the Wolf is the primary symbol of the tribe of Benjamin (verse 27, "Benjamin shall raven, ["eat voraciously"] as a wolf). Reuben's two symbols are a Man and Water. Judah's symbols are a single Lion and three Lions respectively. These may be resting or rampant.  

Although Joseph's two sons Ephraim and Manasseh are not listed, we know from other sources that Ephraim and Manasseh each had two symbols. Ephraim used the Ox primarily and the Unicorn was his secondary symbol. Manasseh's primary symbol is an Olive Branch, while his second symbol is a Bundle of Arrows. It must be remembered that Manasseh is the thirteenth tribe. Ephraim moved into Joseph's place and Manasseh was added to the twelve. If one gives the briefest look at the arms of England, it will be seen to contain a shield with a rampant Lion on the left and a Unicorn on the right. Other symbols such as David's Harp are included within the shield. 

The United States, being founded as a permanent home by the Pilgrim's (of the tribe of Manasseh), should reflect the emblems of that tribe. It will be found that the Great Seal of the United States contains ten features of thirteen. And given that some sixteen drafts, over a time period of 159 years through which the seal was constructed, it makes coincidence impossible as an explanation for those 13's. I know that the easy answer to the fact of all these thirteen's is that there were thirteen original colonies, but this surface explanation doesn't fit all the evidence.

Finally in 1935 the final die was cut for the seal that we see on the one-dollar bill today. The obverse, or front, side of the Seal as proposed by Thomas Jefferson was to show the Israelites being led by the Pillar of Cloud and of Fire. Benjamin Franklin suggested the event of Pharaoh's drowning in the Red Sea. The Harp of David was included in three early designs, while the number of olives and leaves did not settle to thirteen each until late in the nineteenth century. Although Congress had appropriated the funds (1884) for the "obverse and reverse of the seal of the United States", the Reverse Seal was not cut. Five times the "acts of Congress" relating to the Reverse Seal were ignored; 1782, 1789, 1833, 1884, and 1902. It took 153 years to complete the process!  

E. Raymond Capt, in his booklet, "Our Great Seal" says: "The Great Seal given to our country, after years of laborious heraldic and symbolic study, reveals our true national origin and destiny. The Obverse face is Israel in the Old Testament; The Reverse face is our race under the New Covenant. Each face is a masterly harmony of all that is potent in symbolism and prophecy. It was originated and adopted by men who recognized the overshadowing presence of the Great Architect of the Universe and submission to His will as revealed in the Scriptures and the Laws of Nature. They planned a government in conformity to His great Plan. They recognized that America's greatest task was to go toward the goal of the Plan, which is the eventual establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth." 

Their hands were guided by another, for seemingly they did not fully know themselves to be of the Tribe of Manasseh. ("Blindness in part is happened to Israel", Romans 11:25). Yet, wittingly, or unwittingly, they used all the national emblems of ancient Israel as America's emblems also. Our Obverse Seal sums up the whole of the Old-World history of Israel, whose boundaries were set at the very beginning according to the number of the sons of Jacob, and the Lord as an "Eagle" was his express guardian and "Shield." Unsealed "Truth," borne by the Eagle's beak illuminated the way of the "people saved by the Lord." The blessings and the curses were plainly set before them in the "Olive-Branch" and the "Bundle of Arrows." The Constellation of Stars signifies perpetual endurance. The Almighty God himself swore by them as such. (Daniel 12:3)

You can read more about this on my website, www.rejoicinglifeministries.com where I show a detailed explanation of this great seal.

Knowing this will give you an insight as to why Satan is trying to destroy this nation that the Lord set up and gave us the privilege of spreading the gospel to all nations. We, the Church of our living God, are in a spiritual battle with the forces of evil that want to gain control of our Great Nation.

Our government has become corrupt by men and women who sold out their souls because of the lust for fame, power, and money. This is what the devil tempted Jesus with, and He quoted the word of God to him.

 

Have you ever stopped to consider how a politician can have two- or three-million-dollar homes and drive expensive cars on the salaries our government pays them? Where did they get all this money?

 

Never in the history of our nation have we had a president as corrupt as Joe Biden! Evidence keeps coming in every day that he and his family have received multi millions from other nations for favors he gave them. The evidence is overwhelming and instead of holding them accountable, our government refuses to take action. Instead, they will try to destroy Donald Trump because he pledges to take their power from them and to expose the corruption in our government. You can bet that it all goes back to power and money.

 

Not everyone in our government is corrupt and evil, but they are few and far between. Many Americans are beginning to understand what is going on and are standing up giving their support to restore our nation from the evil. I want to encourage you to get involved in our government decisions that involve the future of our nation and be sure to get out and vote in our elections.