“And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth..“-Revelation 17:0

Apparently, there is no bad idea that Sarah Palin does not like. It’s sad, really, as she was the ONLY likable element on the 2009 elections. Since the runaway success of her book, “Going Rogue: An American Life”, Palin’s profile has been elevated as the most visible face of conservative values in American politics.

That said, Palin seems to like being exploited (her feminist sensibilities stunted by such obvious “handicaps” as faith, motherhood, and free market economics) by any and all takers who line up with her loosely connected view of the universe. Her ill-suited pairing with John McCain aside, Palin seems to find suitors who treasure her spirit, but exploit her for obvious gains—or is it the opposite?

In what universe does Glenn Beck suddenly become a voice of opposition to the established powers that be–recasting himself as a “libertarian”, and playing footsie with Mrs. Palin in an ongoing dalliance to destabilize the Obama juggernaut? Palin, herself, lands a plumb chair as a  FOX News commentator (Roger Ailes,  always on the lookout for “fresh meat”); catapulted in the implausible role of a spokesperson for the disaffected “patriots” known as the Teabag Party (not really a party, just a small luncheon)—in exchange for a cool $100 grand; THEN disowned by the dominionists at CPAC as “profit-seeking”…does this woman ever sleep?

Now this:

The New Apostolic Reformation, the largest religious movement you’ve never heard of, aims to take control of communities through ‘prayer warriors.’:

NAR’s videos, according to researcher Rachel Tabachnick, “demonstrate the taking control of communities and nations through large networks of ‘prayer warriors’ whose spiritual warfare is used to expel and destroy the demons that cause societal ills. Once the territorial demons, witches, and generational curses are removed, the ‘born-again’ Christians in the videos take control of society.”

Yes—this is the face of dominionism at its highest level of spiritual distortion. Based on the principles of the Latter Rain/Kansas City/Third Wave Prophetic Movement which sprung from the revivals of William Branham in the 1950s, and at its height included: Bill Hamon, Rick Joyner, Paul Cain, Bob Jones, Mike Bickle, James Goll, John Paul Jackson, and Lou Engle. This movement was refined, and expanded into the areas of business and government by Fuller Theological Seminary professor ( “Church Growth” at the School of Intercultural Studies), C. Peter Wagner, along with the works of  the late Bill Bright (founder, Campus Crusade For Christ) and Lance Wallnau, who codified the “Seven Mountains”.

The Seven Mountains Theology

“These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.”-Revelation 17:13

It is Wagner’s work in the theological topology they call the “Seven Mountains” which created a “prophetic mandate” towards building an Earthly realm of  God’s Kingdom, or the latest incarnation of Dominion Now theology:

“We all agree that the society to be transformed is not just one big conglomerate, but a unified whole that is made up of several vital pieces, each one of which must take its own path toward transformation. These segments of society should be seen as apostolic spheres.”-C. Peter Wagner, The Church in the Workplace, (Regal, 2006), p. 112.

Aberrant doctrine does not begin to describe the level of delusion being parceled out under the rubric of  this “Apostolic Reformation”, or whatever label is applied this year. The dominionist movement, which fully exploded into the Council On National Policy (CNP),  shares a deep, dark legacy of guidance and financial support from amongst the elite of dominionist-minded quasi Christians and their handlers/controllers. These linkages include ties to the the Council On Foreign Relations, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church, and even the notorious corporate mercenary army, Blackwater, International (now renamed Xe).

Back to Palin

The question becomes one of motivation and expediency. Having watched the eight years of George W. Bush erode the credibility of the back-door dominionists, to whom Bush owed no small margin of favor on his behalf; and seeing the naked ambitions of  Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Obama Marxist machine rolling over the nation; the dominionist factions need a galvanizing figure to reinvigorate the dwindling “right.”

One suspects, reading Palin’s book, that she is sincere in her efforts—and has no qualms about making money in the process. Fine! But the larger issue remains as to what her unified field theory of life encompasses in spiritual matters. To wit, we must examine this even more grievous immersion into this cauldron of voodoo messianicism, which seeks to “take back the land for GOD.” Palin’s theology is formed, and informed, by her long time ties to the Wasilla, Alaska Assembly of God church, where she was  introduced to Wallnau and his “Seven Mountains” theology.  Wasilla is an outpost for itinerant prophets and apostles, which also included de-frocked “revivalist”, Todd Bentley.

Wasilla Assembly of God (Palin’s home church) senior pastor, Rev. Ed Kalnins , is  an explicit advocate of this same dominionist school of theology, expressing that: “the 9/11 attacks and subsequent Iraqi war are part of a “world war” over the Christian faith.” Speaking before her Pentecostal church, Palin, herself,  painted the current war in Iraq as a messianic affair in which the United States could act out the will of the Lord.

Lou Engle-Dominionist "Apostle"

This newest foray by Palin, into the heart of the spiritual deceptions of Third Wave theology, may prove to be her most fertile ground—and her most dire predicament. Undoubtedly, the cross-pollination of the disaffected “constitutional patriots” with a form of religion that appears to offer carnal solutions to America and the global nations’, deepening crises is a heady brew.

Were that Palin is able to galvanize these disparate forces into a cohesive movement there is little doubt it could a forge strategic network capable of reaching tens of mllions of willing participants worldwide. This “if” is buffered by the fact that Palin’s high profile “poster child” status must, and will, be handled by the same controller/handlers who landed her on the GOP VP ticket—these self-same powers of the CNP and dominionist factions inside the global elite structures manage BOTH religion and politics to the ends of political expediencies.

Palin, for all her gullibilty and naiveté, does seem to possess a fair level of independent personal will. This would be a huge liability for the politico control agents, but perhaps not so for her spiritual mentors. It is unlikely, as well, that even Palin could bridge the deep gulfs that separate the political patriots from their Christian counterparts—the two camps are deeply (and rightfully) suspicious of each other.

Such an alliance would be, at best, temporary, and extremely incendiary. Worse, given Palin’s past reported separatist sympathies in Alaska, it appears that she caves when confronted with anything that hints at radical political change. This will not spare Palin from the equally duplicitous motives of the Third Wave Apostolic droogies who earnestly believe in a “dominion now” theology, headed by the false prophets and apostles centered around the doctrines of C. Peter Wagner and Co.

Make no mistake: Palin is caught on two sides by opportunists of ideological bents that seek to move the current precarious state of affairs around the globe into their locus of control. Palin, in her current role, is merely the pawn for high level deceivers who seek to exploit her sympathies to both GOD and Country.

On both sides, the political handlers and controllers have no allegiance to the God of the Bible, or correctly rendered doctrine and prophecy. Both sides use the motivations of patriotism to create a false “Zion” that is to be forged from the shambles of our present decaying systems.

The global ruling elite do seek to harness the masses of Christianity into a system of political idealism, and one need only examine the evidence presented in the research linked in this article to see that. These architects of dominionism—call them what they are: FALSE PROPHETS— all serve ONE MASTER, and it is NOT Jesus Christ.

“And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.”-Revelation 17:16

Read again the scripture that precedes this article. How can one NOT find a chilling, ominous spiritual signature in the doctrine of “Seven Mountains?”  A concept forged by so-called “scholars” of the Bible! What it is, in fact, is the forming symbiotic BEAST which welds false religion to a global political paradigm.

It is this fact that Sarah Palin—and ALL Chrisatians following this planetary death cult must ultimately face…as must all who continue to SERVE this system.

References:

Heads Up: Prayer Warriors and Sarah Palin Are Organizing Spiritual Warfare to Take Over America

Deception In The Church: The New Apostolic Reformation

The Seven Apostolic Spheres, Seven Mountains, Seven Gates of Society

Sourcewatch: The Council for National Policy

Sarah Palin Gets Protection From Witches

Paul and Phillip Collins: The Seduction of Sarah Palin: Eugenics, CNP, and the Pioneer Fund

Paul and Phillip Collins: The Deep Politics of God: The CNP, Dominionism, and the Ted Haggard Scandal [Part 1 of 2]

Paul and Phillip Collins: The Deep Politics of God: The CNP, Dominionism, and the Ted Haggard Scandal [Part 2 of 2]

Palin’s Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview

Tea Party: Everything You Know Is Wrong

Prophecy Hollywood-style

Read Part 1

Something happened on the way to the end of the world: the early church continued in the same vein as their Hebrew roots, looking to manifest prophetic expectation prematurely. The apostle, Paul, dealt with the Thessalonian church who thought they missed the second coming of the Lord (2 Thessalonians 2:2-17), and many Jewish believers were swept up in the Roman seige of 66-70 AD that culminated in the destruction of Jerusalem—in spite of Jesus’ prophecy of these events in Luke 21:20.

At each turn, prophecy—improperly interpreted, or just plain ignored—was a snare for those who did not seek out the will of the Lord and the times of His purpose. The modern culture, deeply influenced by entertainment, science, and a renewed infiltration of ancient occult practices, has seized upon the scriptures—specifically the Book of Revelation—as a handy pre-written script for drawing all manner of horror scenes directly from the pages of the Bible.

Naturally, Hollywood twists these scenes to fit the consumption needs of an unbelieving public. Starting in the 1970s, with films like “The Exorcist”, “Rosemary’s Baby” and “The Omen”, Hollywood began to filter Biblical prophecies through the gauzy lens of their own satanic culture by tapping into the human lust for horror. These films stylized aspects of the Bible and wove into the stories very dark occult themes that omitted the deity of Jesus Christ. In a generation Hollywood moved from Cecil B. DeMilles’  majestic “King of Kings (1927)” and William Wyler’s classic “Ben Hur (1959)” to the perverse, distorted visage of  Roman Polanski’s incarnate baby Satan.

What is more incredible than Hollywood’s brutal assault on prophecy is that so-called “Christian” presentations followed the same strategy: selectively choosing elements of the Apocalypse that appealed to the basest sensibility of a barely literate viewer. This dumbed down, visceral, concrètized view of the Revelation stripped away the mystery, the nuanced symbology, and sweep of this Revelation of Jesus Christ. No better—or worse—example of this mangling of scripture comes to mind than the “Left Behind” movie, based on the Tim LaHaye/Jerry Jenkins mega-selling book series, which damaged both the majesty AND credibility of the Bible in favor of brute force evangelism—and its complete manipulation of prophecy to promote a “pre-tribulation rapture”. Fortunately, the films were relatively commercial failures in spite of the hefty book sales.

Nevertheless, the film severely discredited the ability of Evangelical (so-called) Christians to advance a coherent view of what the Book of Revelation truly presents as the consummation of the present age. Its Frankenstein-like plot resembled more the popular “disaster” flicks of the 1970s—films such as “Airport” or “The Poseidon Adventure”—concertized, two-dimensional, fear based contrivances that were designed to invoke carnal fear. Adding insult to injury was the pallid script, bad acting, and muted message of the film which only invited the deserved scorn of the more professional Hollywood industry!

The brooding images of destruction, death, and judgment portrayed in the Bible continue to provide much imaginative grist for the entertainment industry. The late 1990’s TV series, “Millenium” had, at the center of most of its story line, the end of the world; as its protagonist, Frank Black, joined and then opposed a group of radical Christian black ops called the Millenium Group, who worked actively to bring on the “apocalypse.” The work of Chris Carter of the “X Files”, this series actually veered closer to Biblical truth than nearly any “Christian” film productions in this era, as it showed the dark side of the dominant political/religious structures.

Another highly successful run at “apocalypse Hollywood style” was the four seasons of  “The 4400″ on USA Network, which feaured a “reverse rapture”, a charismatic Christ/Antichrist figure, miracles and healings, a “deadly wound” killing of the “Antichrist”  (Jordan Collier, played by Billy Campbell), his “resurrection” and return—all cast against the sensibilities of post-9-11 America. Even the current popular TV series, “Fringe”, weaves veiled references to Biblical prophecy into its dark view of  covert psy-ops and exotice science.

This same pattern of  a “cinematic/dramatic” portrayal of Biblical prophecy continues to this day in the spirit of modern prophecy teachers who diagram time lines, interpret symbolic images by free-association, and string together endless destruction scenarios via “cut-and-paste” techniques that would be the envy of  the Soviet montagist, Sergei Einstein (“A Dialectic Approach to Film Form”). Yes—this is a Soviet technique!

What is presented today in both the secular and religious cultures as a vision of the prophetic works does violence to both the written text and to the revealed spiritual thrust of the inspired writings. Because what is presented and perceived as “Christianity” is fractured by belief systems as diverse as preterism, historicism, and futurism—to name just a few—there is no singular structure by which the Christian prophetic view can be gleaned.

Like that of the Hebrews of 30 AD,  these views are restricted to the expediencies of a material, literal manifestation of the prophetic writ. As was then, what we are today presented with is absent any Spirit-breathed understanding, and bereft of any due diligence to study, discern, and pray. From these factions have arisen an army of “prophecy teachers” confusing and confounding both the believer and unbeliever with a plethora of comic book prophecy scenarios that are now marketed as “teachings” and “prophecy”. As we shall see in the next part of the series, there is no shortage of “junk food” for the ADD afflicted,  ”pseudo-science junkies” who now gobble up eschatology peddled by tinfoil hat  high priests.

Next installment:

Apocalypse Concrète-Part 3: ET and the Cosmic Cataclysm

“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.“-1 John 2:16

Vision: January 23. 2010-I don’t often go to malls…you know, those odd banal suburban outposts of commerce and social conditioning. I don’t like them, and inevitably wind up tense and disgusted by these monuments to materialism. A few weeks ago I did take my sons out for a movie to a mall where the multiplex theater offers $2 matinee  films.

After the movie, we decided to walk through this mall, as I was curious as to what was actually in it—like I said, it has been years since I last ventured through. It would be sufficient for any “alien” watchers to understand the culture we live in simply by observing the items we consume (or covet), and what attracts the attention of people in such a venue.

As we walked through this mall I began to “see” a curious phenomena: people would walk past the windows and doors of the various vendors and as they paused a “thread” or “tentacle” (the only terms I have for this) of light-like material would connect to them until I saw them “glow”. Some would wander away…others would move in closer—almost unawares—toward the item or storefront in an almost hypnotic trance.

As we walked through this half mile expanse of shops I saw this occur numerous times. I also noticed that, at times, people would be compelled to turn, or move in a fashion much like that of a person being “lured”…almost in the manner of a dog who hears a “silent” whistle. They seemed to be “programmed”…or “triggered” by stimuli, be it visuals, sounds, or even smells. Their movements, seeming to become a dance rhythm, were punctuated by the lines of wandering souls…couples, teens, young and old— all races…swirling and converging; breaking off into streams that flowed into yet another line…time speeding up…arrays of these “tentacles” swirled as they moved ever forward…yet nowhere.

The lust of the flesh

I was shown in this “flash vision”, and in several subsequent understandings, that our hearts and minds are under a steady assault of psychotronic/subliminal waves. These waves are both physically triggered, by electrical impulses, and  also spiritually generated—to minds receptive to more base stimuli and emotions. I noticed, for example, powerful attractive fields near  stores like “Victoria’s Secret”, which transmitted a strong lust impulse. Cell phone kiosks also displayed a very steady resonance of attraction.

The lust of the eyes

Furthermore, I observed, in this short sweep, dozens of iconic embeds— recurrent images that featured variations of  symbols such as stylized demons, ancient occult death runes and the ubiquitous “ETs”— notably in stores catering to teens, the heavy metal, hip hop and skateboard cultures. These icons are being pumped into the culture as the means of mainstreaming acceptance of themes which now dominate Hollywood films, popular TV shows, and current pop music trends—a process both modern and yet very ancient. In the vision I saw these icons “glow” with arrays of tentacles that radiated outward triggering strong emotional responses—and the impulses to BUY!

The pride of life

We should not be surprised that these embeds and icons are tied to commerce. The western culture of money and power has spread throughout the Earth as the full-blown gestalt of the Biblically predicted system of antichrist. The confluence of technology, media, and global monetary control were long ago predicted in the Bible:

” And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” (Revelation 13:16-17)

The modern shopping mall  is, in fact, a temple of commerce…a conveyance of vanity and pride, where all the stylish goods are arrayed in a tightly controlled environment  with all the amenities. These food courts, social commons, fountains and statuary are celebrated in films such as “Mallrats (1995)”, “Mannequin (1987)”, and numerous teen exploit slasher movies. These are the temples where the god of money is raised up for honor. The humans who inhabit these places are very conformed to the system of the beast and go there to confer worship and power through the instruments of money.

Warning!

What the Spirit was showing me in this vision was a powerful view of “soul hijacking” on a grand scale. This process, well understood by the social scientists, has been imparted to us even as small children by the media and culture of consumerism. As our senses are engaged by this highly charged commercial atmosphere, we exhibit small, but discernible changes in metabolic rate, excitement of  the cerebral cortical responses, pupil dilation and heightened states of emotions ranging from stimulation and agitation to ennui. Critical judgement is suspended and we enter a state of suggestibility that has, as its target, the unrestrained desire to consume. What better evidence than the modern phenomena of  ”compulsive shopper syndrome”, the racking up of high interest credit card debt, and the high incidences of shop lifting found in these “temples.”

The vision I saw was a spiritually animated process that occurs millions of times daily around the planet. It is not limited to the malls, department stores, and retail shopping outlets, but has found a new, significant venue on the internet. In fact, these same elements of subliminal/psychotronic mind control detailed here applies the web in spades (one need only TRY to avoid exposure to online pornography to get the extreme view of this fact.) It is the same paradigm used so successfully in TV, animated cartoons (Disney being a prime provider), movies, print publications, and sound productions: what we experience, in actuality—or simulated in the  imagination—becomes a “magnet” for our souls. Advanced technology coupled with psychological conditioning becomes the means by which we are attached to our present physical state.

” Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”-Romans 6:12

con-cret-ize -transitive verb   : to make concrete, specific, or definite  intransitive verb   : to become concrete.

“And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.“-Revelation 11:13

The concrète-ization of prophecy is, like it’s musical comparative, an effort to fuse seemingly disparate elements into a “seamless whole”. As this series will explore in subsequent installments, modern day so-called “Bible Prophecy” has been shaped into a montage of  destruction scenes, grand scale deaths by plague, supernatural apparitions, and repeated destructions of the physical Earth. It has taken on the aspects and qualities of hundreds of science fiction novels, comic books, and high dollar special effect films. Moreover, it has now morphed into a narcotic form of obsession by cult personalities who market and merchandise this vision to gullible, Biblically illiterate believers and the world-at-large. The result: deception on a grand scale and MISSING the more nuanced fulfillments that history and scripture record. It is not about “preterism” or “pre-millenialism”—or any other theological inventions—but about RIGHTLY dividing the Word of God, and understanding HOW prophecy is fulfilled before our eyes.

“… the streets of Haiti’s “flattened” capital, where a government official said the death toll from Tuesday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake may exceed 100000.“-CNN Headline, Jan. 13, 2010

How does one correlate the descriptions of ‘apocalypse’ in the Bible with “real time/real world” events? The Book of Revelation is full of dire predictions of unimaginable disasters, including: oceans turned to blood and one third of the creatures dying (Rev. 8:8-9, 16:4), a sun which is ‘darkened’ and black (Rev. 9:2, 6:12), a mountain (comet or “Planet X“?) cast into the sea (Rev. 8:9).

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on December 26, 2004…The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing nearly 230,000 people in fourteen countries…Wikipedia

The same book, also records this ‘great earthquake’ which kills 7,000 men. But look at the numbers for recent disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsumani or the mounting toll in Haiti, and we simply cannot sustain a literal, physical record of future disasters. If one part of the book seems incredulous or another appears to extoll a magnitude now barely of record, then HOW do we interpret this writing which appears to document the end of the world? Indeed, over 76 million people died in World War II(1). 76 MILLION people! Can we use the Bible, and its numbers, to predict Earthly disasters?  Is the scriptural account of the “end of the world” to be taken literally—or are these accounts to be held with some skepticism…indeed, to hold ALL of the Bible to be discredited as untrustworthy? Seven thousand people perishing in an earthquake seems small when we look at the numbers of  dead in modern terms—even the 79 AD destruction of Pompei by the volcano Vesuvius may have run to upwards of 20,000 people.

A Book of Dual Meanings

Based on a decade of research and study, I came to the conclusion some years ago that the Bible is BOTH literal and figurative. Emerging, as such, from multiple cultures, languages, and historical periods the scriptures are preserved in a remarkably consistent matrix of stories, laws, prophecies, and poetic work unrivaled in record. It is both didactic truth and mystical visions; historical record and future seer; mythological in scope, yet often mundane in details.In other words it is a paradoxical work that does not contradict itself (though some have attempted to assert just that.)

Prophecy, specifically in the Bible, is a bit more complex in that this is a book that revels in those who missed the prophecies in the book. Repeatedly, warnings are issued and ignored, and the details of those failed warnings recorded. The high priests of Israel completely misread the prophecies of Messiah and not only missed Him when HE appeared—but actually became the instruments of the Lord’s death—they, themselves, lived the very prophecies they missed—as vessels of dishonor!

The expectations held by the Jews in 30 AD of a Messiah who would come to rule (to throw off the Romans) was a stumbling block to them, in stark contrast to the suffering Savior they met. They “missed it” because they were caught in a religious system which no longer had the Spirit of God to give them discernment as Jesus pointed out to Nicodemus in John chapter 3

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“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit…Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?” (John 3: 8,10)

The concept of the conquering king was true…but it came in the Spirit. The Jewish priests, with a few exceptions, did not know that He came first to suffer even though the ancient prophetic writers and oracles had so stated. They were caught up in a religious system which had lost the gift of prophecy, and they lived in times of oppression which made them so hardened in their thought that they no longer pursued mystical/spiritual values. They wanted political liberation, they wanted to throw off bondage and have a physical kingdom like Solomon’s restored.This, in spite of Messiah’s warning that His kingdom was not of this world (John 18:36.) These were the forebears of modern day dominionism—and those who also fell to the very forces they railed against!

Next installment:

“Apocalypse Concrète-Part 2: Prophecy Hollywood-style”

A friend and listener sent us this recent ad (back cover of “John Hagee Ministries” magazine) for the annual Christians United For Israel Summit in Washington, D.C.—truly these are the people of the obelsik!

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Refugees with Zeph Daniel

The Threshing Floor Radio Show-January 26, 2010-Randy Maugans with Zeph Daniel

“Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.  Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.”

-Acts 7:43-44

” But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.”-Amos 6:26-27

by Randy Maugans

Download article as PDF-The Mystery of The Sons of God

A listener wrote, asking  about the terms “sons of God” (ben Elohim) in Genesis 6:2 and Romans 8:14 (the email is copied below). As the email indicates, there is no small amount of confusion regarding the nature and identities of these “sons (daughters)”, especially when the term “nephilim” is brought into view. I was led to put down my present understanding on the matters of this mystical subject, and to blunt some of the “junk” history and theology being promoted by ambitious book authors such as Steve Quayle, Tom Horn, and a slew of others who draw theology from the pseudipigraphical “Book of Enoch” rather than the plain words of scripture.

This is not, by any means, exhaustive; but is based on the ongoing independent research The Threshing Floor has conducted over the last several years. It is timely, as we move deeper into the period chronicled in the Book of Revelation, where it is clear that the great wars between two kingdoms moves into the Earth realm to play out the final scenes.

Terms:
A little background into the words referred to as “sons” in scripture:

“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.”-Genesis 6:1-2

sons- ben- a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc; child, colt, daughter, of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance-Hebrew Lexicon)

“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”-1John 3:2

sons-teknon-from the base of timoria; a child (as produced):–child, daughter, son.
root word: timoria-vindication, i.e. (by implication) a penalty:–punishment.
timoreo-to protect one’s honor, i.e. to avenge (inflict a penalty):–punish.
time-a value, i.e. money paid, or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy, esteem (especially of the highest degree), or the dignity itself:–honour, precious, price, some.

In the Greek of the KJV, son is also rendered from:

huios-apparently a primary word; a “son” (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship:–child, foal, son. (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance-Greek Lexicon)

A related term worth bearing in mind for this study is huiothesia- the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God):–adoption (of children, of sons)(Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance-Greek Lexicon) ,this word translated as “adoption” in the King James Bible, and used only by Paul in Romans,Galatians , and Ephesians.

The terms “sons of God” in both Hebrew and Greek can be viewed as roughly equivalent in definition for our purposes. But, it is noted that the more prevalent Greek word is huios, and upon more careful scrutiny of the usage of these two Greek words, both rendered as son/sons in English, there seems to be a distinction that is best termed “spiritual”  or redeemed sonship—and it is one that clearly divides the sons of God between old and new testaments. A study of usage of these three words in the New Testament reveals a distinction in the condition of these beings. The distinction is profound, it is spiritual, and it has to do with the New Birth. This distinction is found in:

Revelation 12:4- And his (the dragon’s) tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child (teknon) And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child (teknon) as soon as it was born.
5 And she brought forth a man child (huios), who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child (teknos) was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

Language usage in scripture is never accidental, and many times we glean new understandings from digging into etymology. Revelation 12 clearly renders a distinction between the (man)child being stalked by Satan and the actual child who is delivered–the teknon vs. the huios. Where Satan expects a human child under the bonds (condition) of sin and wrath, instead this child is a huios, or child of YAHWEH.  Vine’s Expository Dictionary better elaborates this:

teknon “a child” (akin to tikto, “to beget, bear”), is used in both the natural and the figurative senses. In contrast to huios, “son” ), it gives prominence to the fact of birth, whereas huios stresses the dignity and character of the relationship.

This understanding should inform the study that follows, and open up additional inquiries into these two, distinctive, renderings of “sons”. It also demonstrates the concept of a spiritual (new) birth versus the state of  human (carnal) child birth.

YAHWEH’s “Replacement Program”

God is into “replacement theology”, spiritually. The “sons of God” in Genesis and Job were clearly another creation separate from man—were they angelic creations? Scripture does not really tell us…but I tend to think they were not for reasons I will briefly note in this article. That aside, I think it is clear these creatures were at some point separated from YAHWEH’s purposes.

It is clear that the Father intended for the “other” creature—humans—which descended from Adam to become something more than this present estate…he was a creation with a unique destiny, which was prophesied in Genesis 3:15- And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Notice how this “seed” concept comes up early in Genesis? It is the same thread which I explored in the second part of the “Spirit of Adoption” study.The bottom line is: there are TWO seeds, two creatures competing for dominance in the creation. Only one wins—the other becomes extinct. Likewise in the angelic realm there is a warfare that comes into play in the physical realm (the creatures made “a litle lower than angels”) —it is a spiritual  overlay: the angelic wars in the heavenlies (see Revelation 12) and the wars between the beings created by one of the two seeds: Christ’s or Satan’s. Only ONE is to BECOME the “sons of God”.

One can be born again, of either Jesus or Satan. Jesus chooses his own…Satan isn’t fussy, he wants ALL humanity! I have  talked about this in shows I did the last six months or so, in the context of  the “generations” which all flow into ONE generation/bloodline: that of Christ’s. All other “bloodlines” are scheduled for extinction when we move out into the universe/heaven.

Orders  of Beings

There are also distinctions between the orders of created beings that need to be observed in understanding this subject. The angelic realm of archangels/angels; powers/princes/rulers (both fallen, and the angels who are servants of God), the demonic realm (disembodied spirits—likely the vanquished Old Testament sons, now under the control of Lucifer), and the human realm which is comprised of the two bloodlines, or generations—spiritually. It is a state of transition in this life, spiritually, as humans choose life in Christ, or become hybrid demonic beings—the second death:

“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.“-Revelation 2:11

” Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.“-Revelation 20:6

I think as we learn more about the “pre-creation”, through research of people like Paul Sandhu and John Ackerman (and some other scripturally-based researchers), we see a picture of the created beings that is richer, more complex, and incisive than the straight line views offered by X-tianity (the mainstream “organized”, churches). Humans are a separate creation from the angelic—but there is warfare in both realms and it appears to converge upon the Earth in the Book of Revelation.

While many popular writers equate the Genesis 6 sons of God to fallen angels, scripture (and increasingly, historical and mythological research) do not seem to make the case. If we equate the nephilim with the fallen sons of God, then I do not believe the nephilim were angels—nor do I think they were “human”, but a separate, earlier creation. Men and angels are very distinct creations which Paul tells us in:

Hebrews 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

Paul, here, breaks down the order of angels and men—-and the Godhead—as very distinct. Peter, as well, points out the distinctions between humans and angels:

“Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.” -2Peter 2:11

I think it is expressly the will of the Father for us to understand all this as it appears we, the remnant, will even war with these fallen angels, the demonic spirit realm, AND the hybrid humans who are entering into the “second death”, and have authority and power to deal with them!

As the listener points out: it is very much an issue of the “Condition or Quality”  of the being. Specifically, it is the spiritual state which divides the vanquished ben Elohim of Genesis from the humans who are the elect, or adopted huios. Satan and his demonic hordes have no authority over huios, or the redeemed sons/daughters of the Most High—those born and bought by the sacrifice of the Lord, Jesus Christ:

“Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.   For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”-1John 5:1-7

The listener email question:

Tue, Dec 29, 2009 :

The original study is provided in a PDF document for study and distribution.

The Restrainer

” For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way.”-2Thessalonians 2:7

Also listen to:

The Rapture Rupture from the Threshing Floor Radio Show

In a series of exchanges with a teacher of the pre-trib rapture doctrine, Alan Horvath, I presented the following survey of scriptures which clearly identify the identity of the “restrainer”, or the one who “letteth” . This identification is crucial, as rapture doctrine holds that this person is the Holy Spirit, who will be removed from the Earth at the rapture of the church.

Michael, The Archangel

Because we believe and teach that the rapture is a false doctrine with many stumbling points for sincere students of prophecy, and that it is a corrupted interpretation of prophetic scripture; it is important to make such corrections to the end of disarming the rapture by pointing out the fallacies of the teaching. The restrainer is NOT the Holy Spirit, nor is the Holy Spirit removed from the Earth during the time of tribulation!

The evidence presented in this study provides sufficient scriptural references to lay the axe to the root of this aberrant teaching, and demonstrate WHO this restrainer is, as well as lay out the mission of the Holy Spirit to the believer.

Not only has the 2010 US Census been illegally advanced into the present where it is already fully operational, the criminal regime of “Democratic” leftists that grabbed power in 2008, have reconfigured the program to funnel the new census data directly to the White House.

Adding insult to injury, the socialist group known as A.C.O.R.N., already implicated in the Obama election fraud, is receiving payback funds for the execution of the US 2010 Census. Adding an Orwellian high tech spin to the Constitutionally mandated program, the new Census is recording YOUR location into a mobile computing device through the use of the Global Position Satellite coordinates that are now in widespread use.

Any veteran who fought in Fallujah can tell you that GPS data can be used to pinpoint tactical residential targets through a bevy of military capabilities. When it comes to outsiders unfamiliar with the local turf, or even foreign troops seeking to put down resistance, a GPS address can be indispensable. In short, in the words of Steppenwolf’s John Kay from his hit recording Monster, recorded some 30 years ago, “things look bad from over here.”

What’s A Believer To Do?

Because ShortwaveWars (as well as our new outreach StreamWars) monitors and comments on political and patriot phenomena from a Christian perspective, we seek to walk in the counsel of Scripture on all things. Although most ministries blindly advise a short-sighted blanket conformity to Caesar’s various edicts, in America the citizen’s are Caesar. Furthermore, we are cautioned by Christ Himself to be as “wise [read clever] as serpents, and harmless as doves” (Matthew 10:16).

Although some patriots are belligerently breathing out threats and slaughter concerning this obvious intrusion into our historic privacy, the discerning Christian should sidestep such passionate braying, and seek to carefully deflect further scrutiny. It is painfully obvious the Beast is deploying the low man on the totem pole via minimum wage workers, in a thinly veiled effort to provide data to his Babylonian brain trust. Any severe antagonism directed towards the Spiritually blind Census drones is sure to be recorded for future access, and this is what should be avoided if at all possible. In short, the data collected is very likely designed to seek to ferret out future opposition to the domestic dictatorship that is presently developing.

The trick here is to avoid providing the devils with the data they covet, but to do it in a fashion that feigns conformity to Uncle Samuel’s agenda, so as not to flag your locale as a future target. One should speak of our willingness to do our civic duty (the Census is, after all, a Constitutional element), and it might help to understand the façade surrounding the process is related to determining the population with respect to the electoral process. The idea is representation of the populace cannot be proportionately measured unless the government is aware of the actual population numbers.

Your posture can be that you’re happy to do your part, as you are interested in your voice being heard on important political issues, and we all know this is supposed to be the reason for the Census in the first place. Of course it isn’t, but it’s useless to argue with the Census Epsilons at your door.

We might suggest the encounter begin with asking for proper identification. A second picture ID, in addition to a Census ID, is entirely appropriate. One can reasonably state they’ve heard about some burglary and/or robbery by people impersonating Census workers. It’s a good idea to write down the name of the Census worker in case the encounter goes bad.

The Devil Is In The Details

Statements concerning precisely what data will be sought vary, but some reports indicate the Census effort is already wildly over the line of Constitutional authority. One report quotes Robert LaMacchia, who is said to be with the Census Bureau’s geography division, saying the Census worker will actually want to inspect the premises to look for dwellings that may be concealed.

”We will actually knock on doors and look for hidden housing units. We will find converted garages; from the outside, it may not look like anybody lives there.”

Although there are already reports of citizens being threatened with fines and imprisonment for non-cooperation with the Census program, there is no Constitutional authority for the GPS data being collected, and information other than how many people live at the address is beyond the legal scope of the process. Thus, questions about income, firearms on the premises, religion, or any other personal data should be politely deflected on the basis of privacy.

Privacy concerns can be voiced without threatening the government intruder. In this regard, it might be useful to remember that even Demoncrats, and liberal institutions such as the ACLU, also speak frequently about privacy, so it’s hardly radical behaviour to seek to maintain a degree of independence from prying eyes. The fact that government is seeking to sanction trespass, with all sorts of intrusive questions is beyond the point. Clearly they’re doing it, legal or not, and our Christian response should be to try to diplomatically stay under the radar.

“Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time (Colossians 4:5).

From Scott Sepanek at therapturecult.com

Editor’s Note: I had just been finalizing this article when I listened to one of my good friend’s (Randy Maugans) broadcast by the name of “A Call To Arms”. He and co-host Sue Patterson have done a marvelous effort in explaining who believers are in the body of Christ and what they are called to do in the ministry of the Gospel… This broadcast is linked below which I consider a must listen. It will bless you. Scott

Audio: “A Call To Arms”:The Third Day-\”A Call To Arms\”

We all start out pretty much like Samson did with a whole lot of vim, vigor, zest, and joie de vivre for life. Then something comes along and capsizes our forward momentum, our onward thrust. It could be dramatic or a series or processes of mistakes and/or setbacks. But the end result is always the same – chains (sin).

In the largely metaphor driven chronicle of Samson and his times; they beckon to a much earlier account where his overpowering strength prevailed but was only kept in check as it related to the secret of his strength which was his long hair that was symbolic and represented his inner relationship with the Lord. In essence, the Lord was his strength.

And when that relationship was literally cut short, by a beguiling serpent/scorpion in the form of a plan to get him to divulge his strength, he gave up his anointing… This is also on a personal level as it is universally in that the symbiotic political/religious relationship existed between the lords of the Philistines and Delilah. Much like it did between Pilate (Political) and Caiaphas (Religious) the only difference here was Jesus Christ who is the only true Anointed Word made flesh gave up his life for our sakes only to resurrect it three days later. Read the full article here>>

Scott Sepanek

TheRaptureCult.com

http://the-thirdday.com/index.php/2009/01/a-call-to-arms/

**Pls get this article out to every human being you know and have them do the same**

Recall that I have predicted that hackers would become key players in the tech wars? (see- “Perplexity” The Threshing Floor Radio Show-November 12, 2009 and Tech Wars: The near-future battle For the internets). I view this as a prophetic event, and part of YAHWEH’s work to uncover works of darkness.

Climate change, and all the euphemisms (global warming, and previously the “new ice age”) are all part of the eugenics movement to control, tax, impede, and ultimately fulfill the edicts of the Georgia Guidestones, which are just the monolithic renderings of the work which sprung from the work of Sir Francis Galton and the Second International Eugenics Conference of 1921, which mandated scientists to pursue agenda- defined, outcome-based research. While eugenics waned in popularity after WWII, the climate change tactics, formulated in the late 1960’s as the “environmental movement”, use the exact same tactics. (see Global warming: The new eugenics).

The exposure of the fraud, and supression of opposing research by the well-funded scientists at Climate Research Unit (CRU) at East Anglia University (UK) and their symbiotic colleagues around the globe at well-heeled universities comes at a time when the world’s leaders are heading to Copenhagen to attempt another “global climate agreement” under the cloud of rapidly growing skepticism. This “timely” release of emails threw open the doors to well deserved public skepticism of the “global warming” model long the darling of Al Gore, Mikael Gorbechev, and the UN.

Cheers to the “black hat” hackers:  Phil Jones, CRU, and the guys at RealClimate produce the most commonly cited papers “proving” that current warming is historically unprecedented. However, they refuse to share their data with critics (in violation of scientific principles). Their biggest critic is Steve McIntyre at ClimateAudit, who has been trying for years to get the data, including most recently, using the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).

This current act is just a glimpse into the coming wars in cyberspace…

Links:

http://www.realclimate.org/

Global warming: The new eugenics