Chag sameach Rosh Chodesh kol beit Yisra'el and Mishpachah! Let's get straight to the point today.

A week ago the Davar Elohim (Word of God) came to me concerning all the things which I have been led to speak to you over recent years about the imminent Judgments of Yahweh, and this was the substance of the Davar (Word) I received:

"Everyone is saying: 'Time runs out, visions die away' but I say, 'The time concerning the true visions is near. I, Yahweh, will say what I will, and it shall be done. It shall be not be put off any longer."

These are similar words spoken by the navi (prophet) Ezekiel who warned of the imminent exile of his own people. But the people would not believe him because the delay in fulfilment of his prophecy had opened a window for many counter-prophecies to be made by false nevi'im (prophets), which Yahweh then goes on to rebut. Let me read to you the original text in full:

"And the Davar (Word) of Yahweh came to me: Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, 'The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing'? Tell them therefore, 'Thus says Yahweh-Elohim: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.' But say to them, 'The days are near, and the fulfilment of every vision. For there shall be no more any false vision of flattering divination within the house of Israel. For I am Yahweh; I will speak the davar (word) that I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak and perform it, declares Yahweh-Elohim.

"And the Davar (Word) of Yahweh came to me: 'Son of man, they of the house of Israel say, 'The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.' Therefore say to them, Thus says Yahweh-Elohim: 'None of My devarim (words) will be delayed any longer, but the Davar (Word) that I speak will be performed, declares Yahweh-Elohim" (Ezek.12:21-28, ESV).

This prophecy was given on several occasions by Ezekiel. If we go back a few chapters, we also read:

"The Davar (Word) of Yahweh came to me: 'And you, O son of man, thus says Yahweh-Elohim to the land of Israel: An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. Now the end is upon you, and I will send My anger upon you. I will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. And My eyes will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but I will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.

"Thus says Yahweh-Elohim: Disaster after disaster! Behold, it comes. An end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold it comes. Your doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting on the mountains. Now I will soon pour out My wrath upon you, and spend My anger against you, and judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. And My eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am Yahweh" (Ezek.7:1-9, ESV).

Ezekiel gave the same warnings over and over again, that per chance sime might repent, until the wicked grew weary of hearing them. I don't know how many times I have done the same thing, only to be scorned because of the several count-downs, each count-down being a warning and an opportunity to make teshuvah (repent) and get prepared. Why do count-downs seem so strange to some? Every year we have a count-down, mandated by Yahweh, and indeed we concluded our annual Omer countdown yesterday when we celebrated the Festival of Shavu'ot (Weeks). And you will recall, I hope, that a judgment took place after such a count-down and the first Sinai Shavu'ot when the children of Israel rebelled and descended into gross idolatry, and there was a great slaughter because of their abominations as they danced, and had orgies, around the golden calf which they idolatrously and blasphemously called 'Yahweh'. Be careful what you call 'Yahweh' or 'God' or 'the Lord' or 'Yah'shua' or 'Jesus'! Be very careful! And woe unto those who issue counter-prophecies and claim revelations or visions when the judgments do not come fast enough for them! But they are coming, and sooner than most of you want.

This was not the only time a proverb originated amongst the rebellious of the House of Israel which Yahweh had to abrogate. We ought to reconsider it because in our own day we do much the same thing with our meme-making:

"The Davar (Word) of Yahweh came to me: what do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'? As I live, declares Yahweh-Elohim, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine: the soul who sins shall die.

"If a man is righteous and does what is just and right - if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbour's wife or approach a woman in her time of menstrual impurity (Niddah), does not oppress anyone, but restores the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, does not lend at interest or take any profit (usury), witholds his hand from injustice, executes true justice between man and man, walks in My statutes, and keeps My torot (laws, rules) by acting faithfully - he is righteous, he shall surely live, says Yahweh-Elohim" (Ezek.18:1-9, ESV).

Jeremiah made exactly the same prophecy about this particular proverb too which was quite common as it happens: "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge" (Jer.31:29; cp. Lam.5:7) and means that no one will suffer for the sins of others, for national rebellion against Elohim (God) will cease. Then the remnant will become the majority, just as this and the next generation's remnant will become the majority in the Millennium. The thing is, though we are not condemned for the sins of others, we certainly suffer for what others have done, just as we are suffering now for all the abominations in the world, and just as we shall suffer after the collapse. And there are, of course, also generational sins because of the tendency to copy the sins of our forefathers in a family line. Thus Jeremiah would plead before Yahweh:

"O Yahweh, according to all Your righteous acts, let Your anger and Your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your qadosh (holy, set-apart) hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a byword among all who are around us" (Dan.9:16, ESV).

Like it or not, we are in the midst of what is happening in the world, and we shall be in the thick of the judgments poured out on the West and on the world unless we have moved - or have prepared to move - from those places where the judgment will fall heaviest and thence to places of safety. So to those of you who are listening to me from abroad I have to ask you most soberly: have you done so yet? If you are in a city, have you moved out, or do you have a safe place in the country to move to at the drop of a hat? For martial law will be imposed quickly once the crisis starts and the cities will become places of anarchy, and food, water and medicine shortages. They will be death-traps and only those who are well armed and know about survival will have a chance of coming out alive. So again I ask you: Are you prepared? For you cannot say, if you have been listening to the devarim (words) that Elohim (god) has been giving to me to say to you, that you did not know in advance! You will have no grounds for complaint!

And for those of us who have responded, and have got out, we must in any case suffer to some degree. We must be prepared to accept a corporate responsibility for our countries (Josh.7:19-26) and the accumulated guilt of this generation and the immediate ones before it (2 Ki.23:26). Ezekiel, like the other nevi'im (prophets) of his day, spoke of both corporate and individual responsibility. And part of our corporate responsibility now, if we have already believed and responded to the warnings given, is to warn others as best we can. Use whatever means you have. The internet is certainly one powerful tool while we have it and while it is not fully censored and controlled by the state as it is in China and as they are making fast moves to do so in the European Union. Each generation gets what it deserves and mine is now about to pay the price, along with the next and last generation, for whom this is, and will be, preparation for the final judgment that will come after this penultimate one.

We have grown accustomed over the last half century in particular to a very secure and comfortable way of life. Even the poor live in luxury today, at least in the West, compared to several generations ago. We don't know how much we have been blessed. Yet much, if not most, of that is going and we need to mentally adjust in advance to what is coming.

We are having an extraordinarily hot summer this year, aren't we? And though most are enjoying the holiday weather, in truth it is going to leave an agricultural shortfall this autumn (fall). Half our own crops failed which I believe may be a sign of the failure of a similar amount in Europe and maybe elsewhere. I have heard Germany has lost about half its crops already. Even before the collapse we will have a taste of what it is like to have such shortfalls and we will see what it will do to bump up food prices. We have already noticed the price of quite a few products like cheese suddenly shoot up. There has been very little rain and some of the wells in our village have, according to one report I have heard, run dry, even though we are not far from a large fjord. You have had plenty of prophetic warnings [1] from me already about drouts to come so make sure that you have a substantial water storage and means to acquire water which does not depend on the mains or the state's infrastructure. I know one man, who collects rainwater to water his crops, whose storage containers are bare this year. So consider also how you would water your vegetable plots! Not everyone is near a river, lake or fjord!

Brethren and sisters, wake up! WAKE UP! Some of you are out there partying as though the best of times were already here and the judgment will never come, and all because Yahweh in His generosity delays in order to show you grace! He's giving you time to get your houses in order so that you and your families may be safe from what's coming. With every little thing going on, from wars to drout and social chaos, He is warning you of THE judgment that is imminent, for the wars, drout and social chaos that are but wake-up calls for the 'big event'. I am so tired of relaying this message again and again, for His Davar (Word) burns in my bones, but most people who say they are believers aren't listening and aren't preparing. The real tribulation will descend on you like a sudden storm and what you thought was the worst of times - the wars in the Middle East and Africa, the drout and the social chaos in Europe, America, and elsewhere - will seem tame by comparison. WAKE UP! "But unless you repent, you too will all perish" (Lk.13:5, NIV).

For those of you who have been giving a faithful witness and who are at the end of your tether becdause you are worn out, ill, and discouraged because no one will pay attention to your warnings, know that the nevi'im (prophets) in every generation prior to calamity experienced this, and want you to know what Yahweh will do for you as you remain true:

"[Yahweh] gives power to those who are tired and worn out; He offers strength to the weak. Even youths will become exhausted, and young men will give up. But those who wait on Yahweh will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint" (Is.40:29-31, NLT).

Some of you are at death's door, having given your all in faithful testimony, and this is what our Heavenly Father wants you to know: He will provide a second wind. If you don't know what that is, if a runner on a long distance course feels unsure of making it another 50 yards, then suddenly, out of nowhere, there comes a surge of new strength, a 'second wind'. Breathing is no longer laboured, legs are no longer deadweight, and you can actually pick up the pace. Most serious runners come to expect this phase of the run, and they learn to trust that even when their bodies are nearing exhaustion, the second wind will come. I experienced this doing long-distance running at school and I can certainly testify that it is real in the spiritual dimension too!

The Scriptures promise a spiritual second wind for those who learn to wait on Elohim (God) in patient, hopeful, and dependent expectation. Elohim (God) does not often relieve us of our particular race or struggle (Heb.12), but He will infuse us with His strength to finish the course. So when you feel like giving up, go to the source of all strength and wait for His second wind. It will come, suddenly and unexpectly, and carry you over the finishing line. Grace and peace be unto you. Amen.

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