THE SINGULAR DISASTER
James 5:1-11, “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days. 4Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of Yahweh of Sabaoth. 5You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter. 6You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.
7Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Master (Yeshua). See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early (in Israel, in the fall) and latter rain (in Israel, in the spring). 8You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Master (Yeshua) is at hand.
9Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door! 10My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of Yahweh, as an example of suffering and patience. 11Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by Yahweh—that Yahweh is very compassionate and merciful.”
Yahweh is tying James 5 together with Ezekiel 6-9. I’m sure we’ve talked about Ezekiel 7 before in an earlier post, but Yahweh brought this to our attention again. “Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 2“And you, son of man, thus says Sovereign Yahweh to the land of Israel:
‘An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
3 Now the end has come upon you,
And I will send My anger against you;
I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.
4 My eye will not spare you,
Nor will I have pity;
But I will repay your ways,
And your abominations will be in your midst;
Then you shall know that I am Yahweh!’
5“Thus says Sovereign Yahweh:
‘A disaster, a singular disaster;
Behold, it has come!
6 An end has come,
The end has come;
It has dawned for you;
Behold, it has come!”
Notice carefully what the singular disaster is that Yahweh is talking about. The singular disaster is THE END! This singular disaster known as THE END is soon to sweep the earth. We are at this moment watching the beginnings of THE END. Whether or not THE END, the singular disaster, lasts for a day, a week, or for seven years, it is one disaster in Yahweh’s eyes. The toughest days for humanity are just ahead. I hope you’re ready for the ride.
“7 Doom has come to you, you who dwell in the land;
The time has come,
A day of trouble is near,
And not of rejoicing in the mountains.
8 Now upon you I will soon pour out My fury,
And spend My anger upon you;
I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.
9 ‘My eye will not spare,
Nor will I have pity;
I will repay you according to your ways,
And your abominations will be in your midst.
Then you shall know that I am Yahweh who strikes.
10 ‘Behold, the day!
Behold, it has come!
Doom has gone out;
The rod has blossomed,
Pride has budded.
11 Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness;
None of them shall remain,
None of their multitude,
None of them;
Nor shall there be wailing for them.”
Have you seen the news about England burning? Have you heard of the riots in Milwaukee? Have you heard of the new phenomena of the “flash mobs” terrorizing shopkeepers? Hundreds of young people using the social media to organize huge gang robbery of retail stores, rushing into the stores as a mob and stealing whatever and everything they want. Police have yet to find a solution to this new way of armed robbery. Maybe shutting down the internet and cell phone service would be a start.
“12The time has come,
The day draws near.
‘Let not the buyer rejoice,
Nor the seller mourn,
For wrath is on their whole multitude.
13 For the seller shall not return to what has been sold,
Though he may still be alive;
For the vision concerns the whole multitude,
And it shall not turn back;
No one will strengthen himself
Who lives in iniquity.
14 ‘They have blown the trumpet and made everyone ready,
But no one goes to battle;
For My wrath is on all their multitude.
15 The sword is outside,
And the pestilence and famine within.
Whoever is in the field
Will die by the sword;
And whoever is in the city,
Famine and pestilence will devour him.”
We’ve posted before about the soon-coming famines and food riots in the cities. Famine is beginning to sweep the world. As the former civilized world comes apart at the seams, the cities will be a very unsafe place to be. All I can do is encourage you to flee the cities to rural communities. Once World War III pops, it will probably be too late to flee the cities. The Scriptures have warned us of these last days, from cover to cover. It’s time to hear and heed Yahweh’s warnings. It’s time to humble ourselves and cry over our own inquity and sin, then pray for our friends, family, and neighbors. It’s time to repent of SIN.
“16 ‘Those who survive will escape and be on the (Rocky?) mountains
Like doves of the valleys,
All of them mourning,
Each for his iniquity.
17 Every hand will be feeble,
And every knee will be as weak as water.
18 They will also be girded with sackcloth;
Horror will cover them;
Shame will be on every face,
Baldness on all their heads.”
For whatever reason, Yahweh has called us to the Rocky Mountains. He keeps telling us that someone has to live in the cold high country. We keep telling all who will listen to get ready for the stuff hitting the fan (SHTF). Not everyone can hang out at the beach, though I would love a cottage on a warm hurricane free beach. When the cities explode, hundreds, if not thousands, of people will pour up into these hills looking for safety and answers. We’re here, so stop by and say hi.
“19 ‘They will throw their silver into the streets,
And their gold will be like refuse;
Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them
In the day of the wrath of Yahweh;
They will not satisfy their souls,
Nor fill their stomachs,
Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity.
20 ‘As for the beauty of his ornaments,
He set it in majesty;
But they made from it
The images of their abominations—
Their detestable things;
Therefore I have made it
Like refuse to them.
21 I will give it as plunder
Into the hands of strangers,
And to the wicked of the earth as spoil;
And they shall defile it.
22 I will turn My face from them,
And they will defile My secret place;
For (flash) robbers shall enter it and defile it.
23 ‘Make a chain,
For the land is filled with crimes of blood,
And the city is full of violence.
24 Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles,
And they will possess their houses;
I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease,
And their holy places shall be defiled.
25 Destruction comes;
They will seek peace, but there shall be none.”
Wow, and I thought the world was plenty full of violence. Yahweh says it will get worse. The beast nature will have its day, just before Yahweh destroys it.
“26 Disaster will come upon disaster,
And rumor will be upon rumor.
Then they will seek a vision from a prophet;
But the law will perish from the priest,
And counsel from the elders.
27 ‘The king will mourn,
The prince will be clothed with desolation,
And the hands of the common people will tremble.
I will do to them according to their way,
And according to what they deserve I will judge them;
Then they shall know that I am Yahweh!’””
Yahweh is coordinating upon this earth the final, singular disaster for mankind. The Judge is coming to judge, not parley with His enemies. This is the moment to become Yahweh’s friend, or son; please do not remain His enemy. History has shown, especially Hebrew history, that Yahweh is well able to humble and destroy His enemies. You just have to read the Book. It’s time to get right with Yahweh, make sure your name remains in the Book of Life. You want your account ledger wiped clean, not one sin remaining. Yeshua’s blood is the only thing that will do the job. His blood is the great sin eraser. I suggest you start talking to Him today and ask Him to forgive you of all your sin and make you clean. It used to sound corny to hear preachers say turn or burn sinner! But the closer we get to Judgment Day, the more it makes sense. Turn from your wicked ways and wicked self and turn to Yahweh through faith in Yeshua. NOW!
Gene Benjamin II
August 13, 2011 CE
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