Let’s examine the OT Hebrew word “prepare”, which is used extensively in the OT scriptures and is translated different ways in the scriptures.
The Hebrew word is Strongs #3559 kuwn (koon); a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous):
According to Strongs, the KJV has translates this word as follows; certain (-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, X very deed.
With this information in mind, let’s look at a few of the scriptures where the word (#3359 kuwn) is used and examine the context.
The “law of first use” will take us to the dream of Pharaoh in Gen 41, which God gave Joseph, the interpretation of the dream and uses the word #3559. This is one of the times it is not translated “prepare.”
Gen 41:32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established (#3359) by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Let’s look at another situation where God was giving instructions to the children of Israel concerning manna.
Exod 16:4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.
5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare (#3359) that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
The above are just two examples of God using this word (#3359) kuwn, while giving instructions to Joseph and Moses.
Now let’s look at how man used the same word in communicating with each other.
We will use Balaam speaking to Balak and Joshua speaking to his men under him.
Num 23:1And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare (#3359) me here seven oxen and seven rams.
Josh 1:10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare (#3359) you victuals (food); for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
Now let’s look at how Samuel used the word “prepare” when instruction the people of God to make their hearts right unto the LORD.
1 Sam 7:3 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare (#3359) your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
David uses this word #3559 when praying to God in reference to the building materials, which the children of Israel had put together for the house of God.
1 Chr 29:16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared (#3359) to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
David also uses this word #3359 when praising the LORD for the supernatural things that He had done.
Ps 9:7 But the LORD shall endure forever: he hath prepared (#3359) his throne for judgment.
Ps 74:16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared (#3359) the light and the sun.
Let’s notice how the scriptures use this word #3559 in reference to the animal and insect realms.
Prov 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth (#3359) her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Prov 21:31 The horse is prepared (#3359) against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
Now let’s look at how the word #3559 is used in reference to the heathen.
Isa 40:19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare (#3359) a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Let’s also look at how the Lord GOD used the word #3559 when describing the uniqueness of His creation of Lucifer and his “built in” musical instruments.
Ezek 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared (#3359) in thee in the day that thou wast created.
14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary gives this definition for “prepare.”
PREPARE, verb intransitive To make all things ready, to put things in suitable order, as, prepare for dinner.
Okay, we have heavily belabored this word (#3359) for almost three pages and there is a reason for this approach because things are about to get heavy and intensify especially since we believe God says what He means and means what He says. In light of the above, look at this scripture where the LORD is speaking through Isaiah to Lucifer the fallen one.
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning? How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations?
From the scriptures, we know that Lucifer staged a rebellious coup in heaven against the Throne of God because he wanted to be The Most High. We know that Lucifer was defeated and was expelled from heaven and given a name change to Satan.
Jesus gives witness of this event in Luke 10 and adds a wild promise afterward the testimony.
Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power (authority) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power (supernatural) of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
In the KJV, Isaiah 14:13 begins with “For”! However, according to Strongs and the Interlinear Bible, there is no word for “For” listed. As we can see Satan “the fallen one” now needs to ascend into heaven (this is the second heaven) in order to carry out his five bold “I will” statements. Now the LORD looks on the heart of Satan and tells us what he is saying in his heart.
Isa 14:13 Thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God (Princes or governments): I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: (any religious gathering)
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds (where weather patterns are formed); I will be like the most High.
This would seem to indicate that Satan the Devil is now on the earth and is planning to wage his war plans from the second heaven against the seed of the woman from the declared war of Genesis 3:15. This would appear to extend until the time that we are presently living in 2024. Paul tells us in Ephesians 6 about this second heaven satanic order. By the way there are no human beings in the second heaven (see teaching on won the war?). Paul sets this up in chapter 3 and lets us know that this is part of the mystery of the church and now being revealed.
Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
11 According to the eternal purpose, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
It is important to note that this is church age instructions. Paul is laying the foundation for the instructions, which Paul gives later as he continues into Ephesians chapter 6 and Paul comes back around to the heavenly realm with the word “Finally”.
Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole amour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 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. (#2030 above the sky)
In the OT, it is easy to see the flesh and blood offspring of Eve and Adam, who chose to follow God and His ways, are in a perpetual war against the flesh and blood offspring of Eve and Adam, who chose to follow the Devil and his kingdom of darkness. The first display was with Cain and Abel. This war is being fought on the earth and it is a war between flesh and blood. The LORD God has never declared an end to the seed war of Genesis 3:15 between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman.
After the completed work of Jesus and His raising from the dead, there is new authority given to believers. By the same token, believers also have been placed into a new battle field arena of the heavenly realm. Just because there is new authority over all the power of the Devil and a new battleground in the heavenlies does not mean that the battle field on the earth and the war of Gen 3:15 between flesh and blood inhabitants has come to an end.
Contrary to a one-verse doctrine, believers still war against the wicked flesh and blood human beings on the earth. The Lord initiated that seed war in Gen 3:15 and the Lord has never declared and end to that flesh and blood seed war! The body of Christ is still warring against flesh and blood but not in the heavenly realm! Why? There are no flesh and blood beings in the second heaven to war against. They are still on the ground just as they have been since Gen 3:15
It is also easy to see in the OT that there was no authority to cast out demons and certainly there was no authority to war in the second heaven against the principalities etc. We see this with Daniel when Gabriel was trying to get to Daniel. The prince of Persia withstood Gabriel and he had to get Michael the Archangel to war against that principality in the heavenly realm in order for Gabriel to get to the ground and talk with Daniel. Wild stuff here!
All of this development and understanding has been in preparation leading up to the direct reply by the LORD God to Satan’s five “I will” statements. Here it is!
Isa 14:15 Yet (#389 surely) thou shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
hell is #7585 sheol (sheh-ole'); Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates:
Most all believers see and understand this time of Satan being brought down to hell will be when the Lord Jesus comes back after the tribulation period. However, when we leave this passage in its context it would seem this would point to now in the dispensation of grace. Did Jesus give His body of believers’ authority over all the power of the enemy? Yes He did!
Luke 10:18 And he (Jesus) said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power (authority) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power (miraculous power) of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Now we come to the purpose for belaboring the word prepare #3559. Give attention to what the LORD God is saying to the Devil through written Bible prophecy about his future and those who choose to retain his nature and willing follow his kingdom of darkness on the earth as his seed. We are about to see a direct commandment from the Word of God to “prepare slaughter for the seed or children of the evildoers”! Notice the progression here in what the Lord is saying.
Isa 14:18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. (Great kings that are honored)
19 But thou (oh fallen one) art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden under feet.
20 Thou shalt not be joined with them (Honored kings) in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
22 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
23b I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and
I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
slaughter is #4293 matbeach (mat-bay'-akh);from 2873; slaughter:
the root is #2873 tabach (taw-bakh'); a primitive root; to slaughter (animals or men): -kill, (make) slaughter, slay.
his children is #1121 ben (bane); 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.,
cut off is #3772 karath (kaw-rath'); a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces):
The Lord is clearly stating that, if His people will use the authority that He gave them, and prepare slaughter for the children of the wicked then the Lord will respond by sweeping the earth with His broom of destruction and remove the evil seed. The scriptures call these people the children of disobedience or the sons of disobedience. The Lord is clear as he lists “the name”, “the remnant”, “the son” and “the nephew”. That is the seed linage of the wicked.
As we have lived through the years 2020 until now in 2024 we can see and we all have heard many who have said that we have been and we still are in a war between good and evil for control of the earth.
Some have even plainly stated, “We are in a war between God and Satan”. Some have said that we are in an all out war to see who will control the earth and the future of mankind on the earth. It is clear that we are in a war as to our future our children’s future and our grandchildren’s future and beyond! The war is still raging in 2024! Most will say, “We must fight for our country! We must fight for our freedom! We must fight for our children! We must show up against this evil government, etc!
Then most will also say, “We are not talking about violence against people because we know the Bible says that we don’t war against flesh and blood but against principalities etc.” Have we lost all commonsense reasoning?
We are in a flesh and blood war in the battle arena on the earth between righteous men and unrighteous men just as in the OT. The seed war of Genesis 3:15 has not ended!
The LORD God, Himself, made this declaration of war between flesh and blood in Genesis 3. This took place in the Garden of Eden shortly after the fall of Adam and Eve.
Gen 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
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.
According to the LORD God, He is the one that pronounced this “Seed War” into existence. This enmity, hostility, ill will, the state of being an enemy was established between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman and it is the LORD’s doing and the Lord Jesus expects His church to win this war against all those who chose to become children of disobedience i.e. the seed of the Devil!
In Gen 3:15, when we examine the Hebrew text from the Strongs, we find both the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman to be the same Hebrew word. Both words translated “seed” are from the same Hebrew word.
seed is #2233 zera` (zeh'-rah); from 2232; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity:
This word has been translated by the KJV as; X carnally, child, fruitful, seed (-time), sowingtime.
the root is #2232 zara` (zaw-rah'); a primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify:
This word has been translated by the KJV as; bear, conceive seed, set with sow (-er), yield.
(AHD) Posterity 1. Future generations. 2. All of a person's descendants.
Again, it is very clear that the Lord God is the one who initiated and declared this “seed war”. We should take serious note here of the absence of any mention of principalities, powers, rulers of darkness of this world and wicked spirits in the heavenlies in the Genesis 3 passages. That is a different war for a different time.
Those entities are not mentioned in this war. This is a war between the flesh and blood seed of the woman and the flesh and blood seed of the serpent. Old Testament believers did not have the position or authority to cast out demons on neither the earth nor war against Satan’s fallen spirits in the second heaven.
All through the Old Testament we do see the flesh and blood seed wars raging on a continual basis. It is important to note that this war did not cease with the introduction of the NT!
However, after the completed work of Jesus, New Testaments believers were given the position and authority to deal with Satan’s kingdom on the earth, under the earth, in the sea and in the first and second heaven. According to Matt 16, the church also has authority over the gates of hell.
As we observe the first two flesh and blood sons of Eve, we see Cain chose to follow sin and Abel chose to follow the Lord. It was flesh and blood Cain that killed flesh and blood Abel. We could go through so many OT and NT scriptural examples of the flesh and blood seed war. Goliath was flesh and blood. It was a flesh and blood girl that asked for the head of John the Baptist and got it. It was flesh and blood Herod that killed James with the sword. It was flesh and blood Herod that killed all the babies under two years old.
Again, we hear so many people saying, “Well we all know that the bible says that we do not war against flesh and blood!” Well if we asked Abel, David, John the Baptist, the babies or James we would get a different opinion. The war between flesh and blood was initiated by the Lord God in Gen 3:15 and is still being waged on the earth today and it is now being called World War III.
Was it not flesh and blood individuals, which recently developed Cov-19 and released that virus on the earth to kill masses of people? Has it not been flesh and blood individuals who have developed the bio-weapon kill jab and tried to mandate that every person must be receive it?
It is noteworthy that nowhere in the scriptures do we see it stated that the Lord God has declared and end or termination to the war between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman. That war is still raging today! However, the body of Christ as a whole has seemed to opt out of this war.
The overwhelming choice of the body of Christ not to war against our flesh and blood enemies of righteousness, who have chosen to become the sons of disobedience, has allowed the wicked to gain a lot of ground and power in governments, banking, schools and authorities around the world. The seed of the wicked has become renown on our watch! Should not have happened folks!
Once Jesus came and defeated the Devil and his kingdom of darkness, some new battlegrounds were added to the authority of the body of Christ against the Devil and his supernatural beings in the realm of the first and second heaven i.e. the wicked ranks of principalities, powers, rulers of darkness and spiritually wicked spirits in high places.
Again, there are no instructions in the scriptures that indicate that when the new battleground in the heavens was added to the authority of the church it brought a halt to the seed war declared by the LORD God in Genesis 3:15. That seed war is still raging on the earth! The children of disobedience are still waging war against the children of righteousness just like with Cain and Abel.
The scriptures stat the God has declared the end from the beginning. The beginning started with the seed war and the end will end with the seed war.
The Lord Jesus is a man of war and is willing to enforce that which the Church will decree, declare and command from the Word of God against the wicked and ungodly children of disobedience and stresses the point in the seriptures.
Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Eph 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Let’s tie the scriptures together. We know that the church was a mystery and therefore hidden from the OT writers. Paul declares that he was charged as the minister of the mysteries to reveal the mysteries, which had been hidden to the church.
Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
11 According to the eternal purpose, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Here Paul has just written some never before heard instructions pertaining to the mysteries of the Church and it includes some new battlegrounds. The new battlegrounds are in the heavenlies or the first and second heaven where the principalities, powers, rulers of darkness of this world and wicked spirits of the air operate.
Notice that, according to Paul, this is part of the eternal purpose of God from before the foundations of the world. However, this mystery was only revealed after Jesus showed up and defeated the Devil and his kingdom of darkness.
Jesus empowered the church with His victory power and is expecting the church to put the Devil under foot and rule on the earth until He comes for the church. This has been the M.O. of the church since the day of Pentecost in Acts 2 and has continued through out the church age and will continue until Jesus catches up the church in the air to be with Him.
Big hint here! There are no wicked flesh and blood children of disobedience, which is the seed of their father the Devil, in the second heaven!
During this church age, the children of disobedience are still on the ground and waging war against the members of the body of Christ and the common sense of natural Godly men and women who have good will toward mankind.
However, knowing that the subject matter here in this mystery in Ephesians 3:10 and that being a part of the church age it is necessary that we should gain knowledge and understand the new battleground of the heavenly realm and the intentions that Jesus had foreordained for His body in this realm.
Notice that which is not contained in these scriptures! Paul does not state that the war between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent has been cancelled or has come to an end and now all that the church is left to ONLY war against are those in the heavenly realms. We must keep that in mind as we proceed toward chapter 6 so we don’t fall into a one-verse doctrine.
Paul is the master of weaving themes and he weaves a lot of instructions and information in the rest of chapter 3, 4, 5 and part of 6. Then he comes back to the foreordained intent of the church, which he pronounced in chapter 3 verses 10.
Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood (in this new battleground of the second heaven), but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole Armour of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
In the OT, We can observe some of the second heaven war activity taking place in Daniel 10:13. However, Daniel did not have the position or authority to war against the prince of Persia. Even Gabriel had to receive help from Michael the Chief Prince to fight for him before Gabriel could get through the second heaven to Daniel on the earth.
Well, we’ve got far away from “prepare” so let’s move to where we were going with that study line. In Isaiah 53 we see the prophecy of all that Jesus would do and accomplish when He came to the earth. Logic would indicate that chapter 54 would be that which would be available to believers after Messiah comes and accomplishes all that had been foretold in Isaiah 53. Good stuff follows here!!!
Isa 54:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
15 Behold, they (the children of disobedience) shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy (that brings forth instruments for his work).
17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
“Waster destroyer” is one of the titles of Jesus. We know from the scriptures the purpose that that the Son of God was manifested was to destoy.
I Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil.
Jn 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
Jesus the Son of God is the “waster/destroyer”! Jesus brought new authorities and new weapons onto the earth. Jesus gave those new authorities and weapons into the charge and control of the church, which is His body. These new supernatural tools and weapons were made possible by the completed work of Jesus. Just as Isaiah 53 was the prophecy of what Jesus would complete, so is Isaiah 54 the benefits to mankind after the success of Jesus and that which He accomplished.
These supernatural tools and weapons are upgraded instruments of war for the body of Christ to use in the ongoing seed war. Also these supernatural tools and weapons were of a necessity for the new battleground authority, which is taking place the heavenly realm war against all the classes of wicked principalities, powers, rulers of darkness and wicked spirits operating in that realm.
Armed with this knowledge and understanding, let’s look back to Isaiah 14. The Lord makes a definitive statement concerning earthly kings especially the good kings. However, the Lord declares just the opposite for the Devil (the fallen one) he shall not be held in any high esteem as they are.
Isa 14:18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden under feet.
According to New Testament doctrine, Jesus is expecting the church to put the Devil under foot. In Acts 7 Steven also made that declaration from Isa 66:1.
Heb 10:12 But this man (Jesus), after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
Acts 7:49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
What are the mechanics of the church putting the Devil under foot or making the Devil and those who choose to be sons of disobedience to be under foot? Just continue reading the text.
Isa 14:20 Thou shalt not be joined with them (the celebrated honorable kings) in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
There are so many famous wicked people, who have what we call “household names” and almost everyone knows them. By their own choice these people are of the wicked seed just as was Cain. Many of the wicked have died off but many are still alive. The scriptures state specifically that they should have been taken off the earth before they could execute their evil wicked crimes against humanity on the earth. Notice the commandment in the following verse!
21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
This is the reason for belaboring the word “prepare” in the beginning of this writhing. It is obvious through out the scriptures that the LORD did not have any intentions or plans for these seed of the wicked evildoers to rise in fame and power and possess the land and fill the world i.e. the nations with evil cities and rule over the righteous. Prepare slaughter is a commandment from the LORD to His people. Look again at the word slaughter.
slaughter is# 4293 matbeach (mat-bay'-akh); from 2873; slaughter:
The root is #2873 tabach (taw-bakh'); a primitive root; to slaughter (animals or men): -kill, (make) slaughter, slay. There is no gray area here!
As members of the body of Christ, we normally realize that we must get in agreement with the Word of God and to declare the Word of God if we are to see Godly results. However, most have seemed to jump track here. When continue reading, we see clearly stated what the LORD says that He will do if we will get into agreement with His Word and obey His Word and prepare slaughter.
22 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
In the North American churches, we have had a very lopsided gospel taught to the point that we just skip over verses like the above. This is heavy stuff in the scriptures and it is just not a part of the scriptures that most believers wish to look at much less study and get involved in any meaningful discussion about the topic.
Let’s ask this question. Is 1st Samuel 7:3 a commandment for the people of God to prepare their hearts?
1 Sam 7:3 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
It is clear and easy to see that “prepare you hearts” is a commandment that will require some serious work! However, if the people will prepare their hearts then the LORD promises that He will deliver the people out of the hands of the enemy Philistines.
Let’s carry this a bit further in our examination of the scriptures. Is Isaiah 14:14 a commandment of God? It is in fact in the same sentence structure as 1st Sam 7:3. Prepare your hearts unto the LORD. In Isa 14 the LORD of Host is speaking to those who will look upon the devil and will give consideration to him and his agenda of filling the earth with evil cities.
Isa 14:16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
Isa 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
The Lord Jesus Christ has given to the church, which is His body, authority over the Devil and his kingdom of darkness and expects the church to defeat the kingdom of darkness and to rule and reign on the earth in this dispensation of grace. The LORD also has a great promise to the body of Christ when we prepare slaughter for the seed of the serpent.
Isa 14:22 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Wow, if we get past the lopsided gospel and the light comes on, the question will surely arise, “How do we apply this information to today and our walk with the Lord Jesus”? When we are honest with our self, we see flesh and blood wars starting with Cain and Able and continuing until the present time. The wicked flesh and blood are fierce in their war against the kingdom of God and they plan to rule over the earth and the people of the earth. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness there of.
The question must also be asked, “Did Jesus expect the church to be successful and enforce the defeat of the Devil and his kingdom of darkness and drive them back through the gates of hell into the pit”? Yes according to Matt 16 and Luke 10.
In Isa 6:9 it was prophesied that Jesus would be the Prince of Peace.
When Jesus was born the angels gave the announcement of this prophecy fulfilled.
Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
We all have heard teachings from Ep 6 on how to put on our amour every day. One of the pieces of armor commanded is “to have our feet shod with the preparation of “the gospel of peace”. There is our friend prepare!
How many teaching or sermons have we heard on the mechanics of “How to prepare our feet to be shod with the gospel of peace?
In preparing His disciples for His departure, Jesus made a very bold statement about peace.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
In vs 27 both words peace is #1515 eirene (i-ray'-nay); probably from a primary verb eiro (to join); peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity:
The will and intent of God the Father and His Son toward mankind on the earth are peace and prosperity! What do the wicked, evildoers, workers of iniquity and bloody and violent men want to take away from us? You guessed it! Our Peace and Prosperity along with everything we own. The new world order states, “You will own nothing and be happy”. They plan to own it all and enslave us in their agenda in a one-world order where they own everything. They even call us “useless eaters and slaves”.
Our forefathers in founding The United States of America made a Declaration of Independence developed a Constitution for these United States. The United States of America also developed a Bill of Rights for “We the People” i.e. the citizens of the United States, most of which are based on Bible principles.
Our forefathers fought and won “flesh and blood wars” in faith depending on the Lord Jesus and declared and gifted to their descendants “Inalienable Rights from the scriptures” and included the Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness to the legal citizens of these United States. Many flesh and blood Patriots fought wars against “flesh and blood wicked tyrants” who wanted to rule over them and they slaughtered those wicked tyrants.
Our forefathers warred against “flesh and blood”! Apparently they did not believe in the “one verse” doctrine from the Ephesians 6:12.
In this present moment, we have the seed of the serpent rising again against these United States and the church with intent to destroy that which our forefathers gave us as our inheritance. Will the fathers of today (young and old) take up the war against the seed of the serpent and utterly defeat the “flesh and blood” tyrants, as did our forefathers? It remains to be seen! Pastors must get out of the “no fight zone” and lead the armies of the Lord Jesus Christ, the man of war, into the battlefields of today and win the victory in Jesus, our Savior forever.
Exod 15:2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
We are in the valley of decision! Choose this day, who you will serve! Our future and the future of our descendants depend on the decision that we make.
Grace and Peace multiplied in the name of Jesus.
Compiled by Jerry Thomas 05/11/2023
All scripture references are (KJV) unless otherwise denoted.
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