253) “The Assyrian” Is Still God’s Change Agent

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“The Assyrian”, the god Asshur / evil spirit, didn’t die or become inactive in any way when it lost a human body. The title “God of this world” informs us that he simply moves from one self-and- power-obsessed human being to another as empires rise and fall, remaining active and present in world politics through key leaders, but God sees through his veneer and reveals him to us.

“My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian / Pharoah at this time oppressed them without cause.” (Isaiah 52:4)

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places…that man of sin [will] be revealed, the son of perdition;” (Ephesians 6:12, II Thessalonians 2:3)

The relationship between the kings of Assyria and Neo-Babylon / Chaldees had traditionally been close, with the royal families linked by marriage. Shalmaneser III of Assyria (858-824 BC) and Marduk-zakir-šumi I of Babylon are depicted as equal partners on the front of Shalmaneser’s throne base from his palace at Kalhu.

So when the Assyrian Empire decayed from within, the guiding spirit of the sacral king naturally moved over to fresh meat in the Babylonian Empire.

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254) The End – Just Like The Beginning – Is Ordained Into Existence

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It was while experiencing the direst circumstances that the LORD God gave his faithful servant Daniel a detailed explanation of what future experiencers of the direst straits will face. If you’re like me, you’d rather face your enemy head on with knowledge, no matter how awful, than run blindly in terror.

“O Daniel, a man greatly beloved…I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days…I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth…

Behold, there shall stand up yet…Persia…Greece…the king of the north…And in his estate shall stand up a vile person…they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days…the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god…yet he shall come to his end…and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was…and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book… 

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end:” (Daniel 10-12) 

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SECTION XLIII: 1st Sign Unsealed – The Vile King Makes The Peace Treaty

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“And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.” (Revelation 6:2)

From Daniel 11:

  • “in his [the king of the north’s estate [i.e., as his successor but not precisely his heir] shall stand up [come to power] a vile / deceitful person, to whom they shall not give the honour [military victory] of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries…the prince of the covenant [peace treaty].
    • “For the vile person will speak villany…to practise hypocrisy.” (Isaiah 32:6)
  • And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully:
    • for he shall…enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province  (Daniel 11:21-24, 44)

Both scripture and history identify the vile king as the ruler of the 4th empire.

Julius Caesar is seen as the main example of Caesarism, a form of political rule led by a charismatic strongman 

  1. whose rule is based upon a cult of personality,
  2. whose rationale is the need to rule by force during a period of widespread unrest,
  3. founding a government ruled by a military regime
  4. and establishing a new social order, by violent means.

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“And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.” (Revelation 6:2)

From Daniel 11:

  • “in his [the king of the north’s estate [i.e., as his successor but not precisely his heir] shall stand up [come to power] a vile / deceitful person, to whom they shall not give the honour [military victory] of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries…the prince of the covenant [peace treaty].
    • “For the vile person will speak villany…to practise hypocrisy.” (Isaiah 32:6)
  • And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully:
    • for he shall…enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province  (Daniel 11:21-24, 44)

Both scripture and history identify the vile king as the ruler of the 4th empire.

Julius Caesar is seen as the main example of Caesarism, a form of political rule led by a charismatic strongman 

  1. whose rule is based upon a cult of personality,
  2. whose rationale is the need to rule by force during a period of widespread unrest,
  3. founding a government ruled by a military regime
  4. and establishing a new social order, by violent means.

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255) Ten Kings Empowered By The King Of The North

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“In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head: four great beasts came up from the sea…fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; And of the ten horns that were in his head, 

“the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which…receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.” (Daniel 7:1-9, Revelation 17:12

Only for “one hour” – TEMPORARILY.

Then they turn on the beast, currently the United States.

This interpretation of scripture is validated by the history of the ten kings / top-ruler-by-any-title listed below who had been given power by the U.S. in an attempt to pacify the restless natives. In reaction, their subjects have had an internal rebellion turning on their “king” and his king-maker.

The following list is given in the order in which the U.S. established foreign relations.

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256) The Vile King Breaks The Peace Treaty

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From Daniel 11:21-30, with a brief recap for continuity:

  1. in his [king of the north] estate [i.e. his successor to the position] shall stand up [rise to power] a vile / deceiving person, to whom they shall not give the honour [military victory] of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
    • Ever since the loss of Judah’s sovereignty under Nebuchadnezzar, the nation has been reliant on a foreign power for any degree of exercise of national identity. “The kingdom [of Israel]” focus of these prophecies was “obtained” by America in 1948 when Israel was reborn in a region with unresolved disputes over borders, security, land ownership, and other matters only through its military alliance with America.
  2. And with the arms of a flood / massive weaponry shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be [again] broken;
  3. yea, also the prince of the covenant

From Daniel 11:21-30, with a brief recap for continuity:

  1. in his [king of the north] estate [i.e. his successor to the position] shall stand up [rise to power] a vile / deceiving person, to whom they shall not give the honour [military victory] of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
    • Ever since the loss of Judah’s sovereignty under Nebuchadnezzar, the nation has been reliant on a foreign power for any degree of exercise of national identity. “The kingdom [of Israel]” focus of these prophecies was “obtained” by America in 1948 when Israel was reborn in a region with unresolved disputes over borders, security, land ownership, and other matters only through its military alliance with America.
  2. And with the arms of a flood / massive weaponry shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be [again] broken;
  3. yea, also the prince of the covenant

257) The Standoff Before The Shootout

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“Throughout the 1980s, the Soviet Union fought an increasingly frustrating war in Afghanistan.” At the same time, the Soviet economy faced the continuously escalating costs of the arms race. Dissent at home grew while the stagnant economy faltered under the combined burden.

Then in just two years, elections all across the Soviet Union ousted Communist regimes everywhere, and in 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into independent democratic states.

A big win for democracy, right?

But in times of crisis the masses experience independence like the passengers watching the Titanic sinking.

DON’T WANT IT!

Which is why back in the day the Roman republic built in the role of a dictator to single-handedly take over all the reins of government to efficiently and quickly restore law and order.

The procedure included a series of orders, namely

  1. the declaration of a crisis,
  2. the cessation of public and commercial business,
  3. and an emergency levy of essential personnel, usually a military draft in the event of insurrection or invasion. 

We can recognize this procedure being implemented during the COVID pandemic.

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SECTION XLIV: 2nd Sign Unsealed – World War

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“And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword / weapon.” (Revelation 6:3-4)

In August 2022 Pope Francis stated we are in World War III.

It began on Feb. 22, 2022 — the day Russian President Vladmir Putin invaded Ukraine.

It does not look or feel like Hollywood said it would. Rather, this real-life version of World War III is far more insidious and deceptive.

Putin has placed his economy on a war footing. We have not. The Russian president knows that he has unleashed World War III. Biden seemingly does not.

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258) 3rd Sign Unsealed – Famine

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“And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.” (Revelation 6:5-8)

More than two-thirds of all refugees at this time, currently at an all time high, came from just five countries from current global conflict hotspots in the Middle East and Africa.

Based on this data, I would take “the fourth part of the earth” to mean the physical earth, rather than the entire population of people on the earth, currently numbering over 8 billion.

June 2024: This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide.

People trying to escape conflict who remain in their country contribute to the greatest increase in displacement – 68.3  million people – a nearly 50 per cent increase in five years. Additionally, the number of refugees and those needing international protection increased to 43.4 million.

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259) 4th Sign Unsealed – Death Over 1/4 Of Earth

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“And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.” (Revelation 6:7-8)

2021: How the US created a world of endless war. The American way of war is more and more defined by…control by domination and surveillance…

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260) 5th Sign Unsealed – God’s People Slaughtered

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“And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?…

until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.” (Revelation 6:9-11)

The United States Constitution allows individuals to practice any religion they choose. However, the austerity of this right is tested when an individual’s belief is publicly displayed. For Muslim women wearing the hijab, or headscarf, the intersection between private religious practice and its social expression is explored on a daily basis…With the rise of Islamophobia, the participants found a stronger sense to exert their right to express their religious identities. Moreover, the women interviewed…embrace their religious practice despite intersecting forms of discrimination.

All Muslims in America, even those who are American citizens, have been subjected to levels of persecution far exceeding those experienced by Christians abroad.

American Muslims have been subjected to a multibillion-dollar securitisation effort that has devastated the community.

The New York Times Magazine published a feature article profiling a former FBI agent who was imprisoned by the US for exposing the rampant abuses in the government’s domestic war on terror. In the piece, Terry Albury recounted the FBI’s systematic harassment and intimidation of American Muslims, its spying on the community, and its prosecution of many of its members under the guise of combatting terrorism.

Upon joining the FBI shortly after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Albury recalled, “It was made very clear from day one that the enemy was not just a tiny group of disaffected Muslims. Islam itself was the enemy.” Its uniquely candid and self-reflective tone notwithstanding, there was little in this account that would come as a surprise to most American Muslims.

Twenty years on from the launch of a war that would place an entire minority population under a cloud of suspicion, it is worth examining how the lives of American Muslims have been irrevocably transformed. As securitised subjects, they have existed on one of the many front lines in the global war on terror, forced to reassess their identity and core values in the name of belonging.

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