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the last blast we discussed God's spiritual mountain, Mount Sion and His city, New Jerusalem. This time I would like to talk about the total opposite, their counterfeit. I am referring to Satan's spiritual mountain and city, Mount Seir and Mystery Babylon.
Both mountains and cities are supernatural and made of living stones. These stones are the people that love and serve them. As the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and King David through Jesus are the living stones Mount Sion and New Jerusalem are comprised of, so the descendants of Esau or Edom are the living stones
Mount Seir and Babylon are formed from.
Genesis 36:8 shows this to us even in the natural.
8 So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom.
In Romans 9:13 we see God loved Jacob, but He fervently hated Esau. With this scripture alone we can see the contrast between the two groups of people and the two spiritual mountains and cities!
Romans 9:13 reiterates this in the New Testament.
13 As it is written, “Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.” (Jacob was later named Israel by God and Esau or Edom became the father of those that would contend with them.)
Mount Seir or Edom is therefore physically and spiritually diabolically
opposite of Mount Sion! We will get a better mental picture of Mount Seir as we look at the definition of Seir in the Strongs Concordance, the Hebrew section.
Seir – 8163 from 8175; shaggy; a he-goat; a faun (half man half goat): --devil (Satan), goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr (Greek deity).
8175 to storm; to shiver, fear:--be (horribly) afraid (see where that gripping spirit of fear comes from?), fear, hurl as a storm, be tempestuous, come like a whirlwind, take away as with a whirlwind. In short, the devil's mountain!
Can you see how the spiritual home of Esau, the mountain of Satan or
black mountain as it is also known is a dreadful place to be trapped in? Many are however, and they don't even realize it!
So let us continue on and look at the reasons God so disliked Esau. For one thing, he gave up his birthright to satisfy a soulish, carnal desire, his hunger! As the firstborn he traded God's beautiful firstborn blessing to his twin brother for a bowl of stew! As the result, Jacob would father the family line that the Messiah would be born through! This then made Jacob the family line of all those born through the Messiah, Jesus,
at baptism as well! This also means the birthright blessing is passed on to the born again children of God today making them heirs to the Kingdom of God and the recipients of all the promises made to that family line!
Galatians 3:27, 29 shows us this truth.
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (The Messiah!)
29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (So, all the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, King David and Jesus are ours when born again!)
Now, back to our mountains and cities. As we studied in earlier blasts, those that are born to the
Royal family of God will be either a part of His Mountain as His government or His City, New Jerusalem as His Bride. Incidentally, this placement is determined depending on the call and gifting God places on each of them. All, whether mountain or city, will be used you can be sure to
rebuild the new heaven and new earth! Mount Seir and Babylon, Satan's government and Bride on the other hand will continue to fulfill Satan's plan to devastate and destroy our earth, its human population in fact all of God's creation! This of course includes his attempt to defeat God's spiritual mountain and Bride! Through those Satan has jurisdiction over, meaning people that belong to him, along with the evil supernatural forces he is as god to, he is causing society to walk further and further from God. Through them he mocks and scoffs His knowledge, His people and His Kingdom. Unfortunately, broad is the path to Mount Seir and very wide is the well trodden road to Babylon! You see, Babylon is not just interested in the world's many religions,
she mothers and nurses the whole world! She is the bride of Satan and with him she rules the systems of man and all of Satan's society. She is the queen of Mount Seir!
So let us look at who we would meet on Mount Seir if we visited. For sure all those that were called to God's mountain as leadership, but left for the pleasures of the world! Then there are those called to God's government that defected and accepted money, position or rank in the world's church. There are many of these! Through worldly carrots of money and fame they were lured by Babylon, and they sadly choose her over God's Kingdom! This corrupted leadership stems from those more concerned with their own needs and lifestyle than the interests and needs of God's people and they invariably end up on that fore-mentioned broad and crowded highway! With them also are those that served God's Kingdom faithfully for a while, but grew tired, gave up their call to office and reneged from the responsibilities assigned to them. It is true, to whom much is given, much is required of those placed in God's mountain! It is a fact, God's mountain is
not the home of the weak!
There are
also Esaus that until exposed dwelled in Sion. At the beginning they looked like solid, trustworthy leadership, but
behind closed doors, out of sight of God's people, they were carnal hypocrites and not at all what they were perceived to be. You can however spot them easily if you really look. They and the people they influence love darkness more than light. They live secret double lives, so for the most part they stay as far from God's people and
His light as they can so as to not be exposed for what and who they really are. Satan himself puts the idea in their hearts to maintain their place in Sion. They therefore appear Godly, but what they are really doing, perhaps even unknowingly, is fulfilling their part in carrying out the Devil's plan to keep an opening into God's kingdom. It is necessary for him to maintain a gap for his evil forces to enter in attempt to spoil God's works and cause havoc in His mountain and City! Sounds a lot like Daniel 11:45 doesn't it!
Daniel 11:45
45 And he (Satan through the people of the hour) shall plant the tents (bodies) of his palace (his house) between the seas (of humanity) and the glorious holy mountain (Mount Sion); yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.
Enough about those found in religious circles, let us not forget about the world's hypocrites. They are found by the millions in the city of Babylon! Some will appear almost Godly as they were raised in the dead church while others are pure haters of God.
II Timothy 3:2-5 describes them all well.
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,
4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! (Be separate from them!)
This also explains why the trumpets that sound from Mount Seir blow a
chaotic sound of false doctrines, lies and twisted perspectives on scripture. It is also why, what true knowledge of God is actually taught in the world's church, for the most part comes only from seventh day revelation! As of the year 2000 we
entered into the eighth day from man's creation. You see, scripture tells us a thousand years is as a day to God and it has been 7000 years since man's beginning and it is now the early morning of the eighth day. So the seventh day is over people of God, and the Lord is now releasing knowledge intended for the latter days, direction for the end time. Mount Seir does not want to disturb the people it governs or encourage them to change from their worldly ways or reach for a deeper knowledge. Why? Because they may be very comfortable where they are and possibly run from truth that would call for change as God's will is revealed. They are afraid they may lose tithes and pledges or the impressive number of their congregation. They see large numbers as making them top dogs in the religious world, superior to other congregations. In reality what they are actually doing is expanding Satan's kingdom! Many of those drawn to Satan's city Babylon were perhaps born again and even spirit filled, but if not taught to separate, circumcised from the world and
fed eighth day fresh manna they will not develop a hunger, a taste and love for truth. This kind become easy marks for Babylon. Without the warm, life-giving light of the eighth day Word, they will return to the cold darkness of Satan's kingdom and become a permanent part of Satan's body! Unfortunately there are many that fit this description from the early big evangelistic crusades. Many of these never had a chance to grow or mature beyond that event! Sadly, by not being taught God's will, educated in His knowledge to develop Kingdom ways, they too were an easy victim for Babylon to seduce and imprison. Unfortunately Satan's Bride is comprised of mostly this class of people! In short, the Devil's mountain and his city are made of people that are not born again or that gave up their born again, royal birthright to continue to do things the way of the world! By ignoring the law of God, which is His will by the way and not
separating from the world of Adam, they are still of the Adamic race or have even become Esau's or Edomites!
Side note: Babylon has not only grown to a huge city, did you realize she is the
mother of all the evil found on earth today! There are many false doctrines and lies promoted by her that have contributed to her success and growth, but the false doctrine, “once saved always saved” is a huge factor in supplying citizens for Satan's kingdom. Without truth being taught to change mindsets and worldly traits, these are found still living in the world's culture quite happily thinking they are secure in God! I don't know how they or their leadership could read Titus 1:16 or II Corinthians 13:5 for instance and not question this doctrine themselves!
Titus 1:16
16 They
profess to
know God, but
in works they deny Him, being
abominable,
disobedient, and
disqualified for every
good work.
(Not once saved always saved!)
II Corinthians 13:5
5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. (Once saved always saved again is so wrong!)
However, it is because of the false doctrines and lies that have been taught in the world's churches, that God is still stretching out His hand to those that really do desire truth, those that truly do love Him but were never fed truth. He is still reaching for those that want to
walk according to His law, His will and wish to bear the fruit of God's nature rather than Adam's. There are still ones that have read Revelation 18:4 and want to obey!
Revelation 18:4
4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people (Babylon), lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. (Again, He was speaking of Babylon!)
So, for those that are still living as Adam, meaning not born again, let us look at the definition of Adam in the Strongs Concordance and you might see the necessity of being born again, want
the safety and peace of God's Kingdom and perhaps go on to become an integral part of
God's family!
Adam – Hebrew dictionary 120 from 119; ruddy, a human being (an individual or the species, mankind,): another, hypocrite, common sort, low , man (mean, of low degree), person.
119 to show blood (in the face), flush or turn rosy: (dyed, made) red (ruddy).
Have you noticed, Adam can get really red in the face when angry! We are all born into the Adamic race, but after looking at the definitions we surely do not want to remain Adam or backslide and become Adam again!
With all this in mind, let us now look at how God feels about
Satan's mountain where the living stones are all Adam and Esaus, and mothered by Babylon!
Ezekiel 35:1-4, 15 prophesies its fate.
1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,
3 and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you; I will stretch out My hand against you (through His fivefold ministry, see the diagram), and make you most desolate;
4 I shall lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.
And again in verse 15
15 As you rejoiced because the inheritance of the house of Israel was desolate, so I will do to you; you shall be desolate, O Mount Seir , as well as all of Edom—all of it! Then they shall know that I am the
Lord.’
Diagram of God's Hand, the fivefold ministry
Let me insert yet another scripture to show God's hatred for Mount Seir and His love for
Mount Sion.
Obadiah 1:17-18
17 “But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame; but the house of Esau shall be stubble; they (God's people) shall kindle them and devour them, and no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau,” for the Lord has spoken.
Let us now take a look at the fate of Satan's city, his bride.
Revelation 17:1, 5
1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, (Instead of living waters of eighth day truth she sits on the black stream of Satan's lies and false doctrines!)
5 And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
She has given birth to all that is wrong on this planet! She is the mother of its filthy, immoral society! Now let's look at her demise.
Revelation 18:5-8
5 For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
6 Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her (talking to His people).
7 In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow (she has Satan), and will not see sorrow.’
8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine (sadly this will be the fate of those she governs as well). And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
There is however hope for God's eighth day people. Ones that love the truth that is being released for this end time. They are beginning to see many of the things prophesied in the Old Testament were there as a foreshadow of things yet to come. The prophecy in Haggai is an exciting example.
Haggai 2:21-23
21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, (the name Zerubbabel means those that have obediently come out of Babylon!) governor of Judah (Remember the hand of God? His apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, His government is His hand), saying: ‘I will shake heaven and earth. (Through the prayers and praise of His government, it feels like this could be happening now!)
22 I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms (He will also accomplish this through His fivefold government offices, those that sit on David's throne in the supernatural, Mt Sion); I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms. (Is this not good news!) I will overthrow the chariots and those who ride in them; the horses and their riders shall come down (the weapons of that time), every one by the sword of his brother. (Is this not happening in the natural today in the Middle East? Isaac against Ishmael, Esau against Jacob, these are brothers!)
23 ‘In that day,’ (could this be the day then?) says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant (leadership circumcised from Babylon, walking in the eighth day knowledge of God and gathered together as the head of the Body of Christ), the son of Shealtiel (The name Shealtiel means the Ram! Remember what saved the descendant of Abraham, Isaac in past times?),’ says the Lord, ‘and will make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you (He has called many to His mountain, but few have chosen to walk there or attend His feasts that would feed them the knowledge that would prepare them for the eighth day),’ says the Lord of hosts.”
In other words, those that have
come out of Babylon and are baptized into Christ are new creatures covered by the blood of the Lamb of God. But, as they're filled with the Spirit and begin to eat God's end time, eighth day knowledge, they slowly, without even realizing it, realign, and will slowly come into harmony with the rest of the universe as in the beginning. As they begin to obey His law, they are unknowingly being restored by the light of His Word and matured to
a new species!
They are the fulfillment of Psalm 102:18.
18 This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
Children anointed with the eighth day oil. These will become the renewed
children of Light, Christ's victory manifested! When they are gathered into one body, they will be the full stature of Jesus Christ, the victorious Ram! It is these the Lord said He will make His signet. The signet was used to mark possessions (those that are His, but those who are Satan's as well)! The signet was also used to seal a contract (like
enter into a blood covenant with Christ to keep His law for instance). These can seal a commitment to God as a vow or a decision as well.
John 6:44 shows His end time people are truly chosen!
44 No one can come to Me (Jesus) unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. (Through His resurrection to new birth, that they can become a new species.)
So if the Father chooses us, we are well able to do our part in carrying out God's plans and we can expect the promises made to the
seed of Abraham to be ours as well!
Again, Galatians 3:27, 29 shows us this promise.
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise (it is ours).
So many people work and toil and wonder why they don't succeed or are not happy. We may check which mountain or city we are in. And, even if we are in God's Kingdom are we walking in His will or ours? And even if we are walking with God's people are we still looking to the world for advice, to the world's people for help rather than
resting in God's plan and seeking knowledge from Him? And here is a scripture we must clearly get in our minds to succeed and not only understand, but believe!
John 15:5
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing . (Do we really understand this???)
John 14:20 then reveals how we will get the victory, He is not only in us, but we are in Him!
20 At that day (the latter times) you will know (come to understand) that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. (Is this not exciting?)
I Corinthians 3:9 reveals an even deeper understanding. You see, we are His land and our bodies when gathered together and working in harmony are the house He lives in here on earth!
I Corinthians 3:9
9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, (His field, His land!) you are God’s building. (His house, His body to function in on behalf of His people!)
Acts 15:16 even shows us the name of the house He governs through!
16 ‘After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle (or house) of David (I remind you, those born again through Christ are the descendants of King David), which has fallen down; (the natural temple or house of God was destroyed) I will rebuild its ruins, and I will set it up;
Human hands will not build this temple or house and this time His
spiritual temple will be constructed with living stones. We can recognize this temple as the living stones are those that are in the world but no part of it, ones that have come out of Babylon. But now let us look on the inside of not only this house or temple but Mount Sion and New Jerusalem.
Ephesians 1:9-11
9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, (now here is His will)
10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times (this timing is not determined by any law or according to a set time, it will be at His will) He might gather together in one all things in Christ (we will be in Him), both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him (only those whose land and house has become one with Him).
11 In Him (remember, He is in the Father and we are in Him and He in us!) also we have obtained an inheritance (the born again are the seed of Abraham, children that have the firstborn blessing and are His heirs), being predestined (all this was planned before the foundation of earth itself!) according to the purpose of Him (all will be one again in line with the universe as in the beginning) who works all things according to the counsel of His will, (How exciting to know His word never comes back void and that it is His good pleasure to give us the Kingdom!)
Luke 12:32
32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
So what does this mean for us today? Through the living stones that are the fulfillment of the promises made by God to David, Christ's government can now occupy the throne of David from the house of David, or David's tabernacle to release truth and guidance to the nations in order to
build His Mountain and beautiful City, New Jerusalem! Now let us look even deeper at all this! Remembering we are His land and house, and one with Him, He is therefore today's promised land and His body is our house as well!!!
These next scriptures had a natural meaning, but they were a foreshadow of a much bigger event in the supernatural and yet another promise fulfilled.
Genesis 12:7
7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land (we are this seed through Christ).” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
Joshua 1:13
13 “Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘The Lord your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.’ (the natural promised land)
Now let us read with spiritual discernment, Hebrews 4:7-11.
7 again
He designates a certain day (the end time latter day), saying
in David, “
Today,”
after such a long time, as
it has been said: “
Today,
if you will hear His voice,
do not harden your hearts.”
8 For
if Joshua had
given them
rest (he did not), then He would
not afterward have
spoken of
another day.
9 There
remains therefore
a rest for the
people of God.
10 For
he who has
entered His rest (entered into Christ) has
himself also
ceased from his works (quit struggling to make things work) as
God did from
His.
(Father said, it was all good and He was finished. Christ folded the face cloth, He was finished, now it is our turn to enter into their rest and manifest God's will and rest from our agendas!)
11 Let
us therefore be
diligent to
enter that rest,
(enter into the promised land, enter into Christ!) lest
anyone fall (like Adam and Eve) according to the
same example of disobedience.
As God had prepared all things in the natural for the people in the time of Moses, so the Lord has made all things ready and waiting for those that will enter into Him! Remember, it is finished, and He said He was going to prepare a place for us?
John 19:28
28 After this,
Jesus,
knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the
Scripture might be fulfilled (the rest was about ready), said, “
I thirst!”
John 14:2-3
2 In My Father’s house are many mansions (God's people); if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (And are there people out there that don't want to enter into the eighth day?)
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
So we can see, as we enter into the Promised Land and the light of Christ, we are either entering into Mount Sion where He dwells as His government, or we enter into New Jerusalem where He dwells as His Body.
In closing, I would like to share with you the lyrics to a couple of our songs.
Unity and love is the force that drives God's Kingdom:
Loyalty and honesty is the ground we stand upon.
Born through God, fed on truth, we live in one accord -
Our hearts are filled with joy and peace, while resting in the Lord.
CHORUS:
United we stand, we are one in the Lamb:
Flesh of His flesh, bone of His bone,
No part of the old ways - we are children of the new day:
Our past is far behind us, God's Kingdom is our home.
The trumpet will blow - the last seal will be opened,
The final bowl will shake the earth, as God fulfills His plans
The called ones, the faithful, will be gathered to God's mountain:
No part of this world's troubled days, we're resting in the Lamb.
CHORUS:
I pledge allegiance to my God.
I raise my hands in salute to the King:
He lives in the garden of my heart,
And my loyalty's to Him:
This God that lives within,
And Yeshua's His name.
CHORUS:
He's the promised land that we live in:
He's our government and He’s our liberty bell!
Cracked and broken for our sins
And He's freedom for the sons of Israel!
TAG:
And He's holy, He's holy, He's holy, He's holy.
He's holy, He's holy, He's holy, He's holy.
I know this is my covenant! Is it yours?