My husband was hunting up something and an ad popped up for a movie called, “The LORD of the Kings – The Rings of Power.” Immediately, I was reminded of Haggai 2:20-23 and off into the clouds my head went in a download.
Haggai 2:20-23 NLT – 20 On that same day, December 18, the Lord sent this second message to Haggai: 21 “Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth. 22 I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other. 23 “BUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, I will honor you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant. I will make you like a SIGNET RING on my finger, says the Lord, for I have chosen you. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
Technically, the scriptures of Haggai were originally written around 520 B.C. and referenced the 24th day of the 9th month = Kislev 24. Centuries later in 167 B.C. with the Maccabean Revolt that among others had to do with defending and cleansing the Temple from God’s enemies and restoring the purified and consecrated oil enough for one day as the story goes to at least light the Menorah in the temple. Hanukkah was established on Kislev 25th and miraculously burned for 8 days until a new batch of consecrated oil could be prepared which takes 7 days. Since the Gregorian calendar didn’t exist until 1582 A.D. and not adopted by the British Kingdom until 1752 A.D., the translators of the NLT chose to transpose our culture of today upon ancient cultures and literature with the intent to “help” us to have context while perverting the true calendar date. However for 2022, Dec 18th actually DOES land in Kislev 24, 5783.
Signet ring: a finger ring with letters, usually one’s initials or a design carved into it. A finger ring containing a small seal.
In light of our current COVID culture, this made me think of how the mRNA gene manipulation therapy aka “COVID vaccine” was reported to be using CRISPR technology to cut out the “God gene” that spells out God’s name out of our DNA codons and replace it with Lucifer’s name. The Luciferase bioluminescent enzyme inserted into the vaccinated was a paltry attempt to create counterfeit light within the temporal flesh that could never match the true light of God’s Law written upon our eternal hearts (Prov 6:23). Humans were created in the image of God, not angels, nor do they have the privilege of being fruitful and multiplying. Lucifer never got the privilege of being made in the image of God. He was originally created to serve God as a covering cherub then lost that coveted position when pride and greed went to his. Lucifier led a revolt against the Most High God, causing 1/3 of the angels to be cast out of Heaven with him as Lucifer-turned-satan fell like lightning. The unvaccinated still have unaltered DNA in their human flesh and still have their ability to reproduce heirloom, non-GMO and therefore non-patentable human seed in the image of God, which is why satan tried so hard to stir up hatred and persecution against those who refused to bow their knee to take on his mark. Did you know that the Pfizer vaccine was initiated on Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights and Festival of Dedication in the Bible, in mockery of John 10:22 and 1 Cor 6:19-20?
John 10:22 KJV – 22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. (*Read the entire chapter for prophetic parallel of that chapter NOW. Hint = {Operation} Dark Winter that many prophets have alluded to.)
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 KJV – What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
But more importantly, a signet ring contains a SEAL. The verse below gives us a clue of WHERE the future battles will be over = food during the coming global famine, and the SOLUTION because God can multiply food for those who are filled with the POWER and APPROVAL of His Holy Spirit, blessing or cursing the land depending on whether His presence is there.
John 6:27 NLT – 27 But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. SPEND YOUR ENERGY SEEKING THE ETERNAL LIFE that the Son of Man[f] can give you. For God the Father has given me the SEAL OF HIS APPROVAL.
Rev 22:14-15 KJV – 14Blessed are they that DO HIS COMMANDMENTS, that they may have right to the TREE OF LIFE, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
James 1:22-25 KJV – 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
What is the seal that Jesus Christ was given by the Heavenly Father that marked him with approval? The Holy Spirit!
Matthew 3:16 BSB As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him. 17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
Eph 1:13-14 – BSB 13And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were SEALED with the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
Acts 5:32 NLT – We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.
The Holy Spirit is our Engagement ring given with the promise ring of the coming wedding supper with our groom Jesus Christ.
Rev 7:3 NIV – “Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees (**source of food) until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
Ezekiel 9:3-10 BSB – 3Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side. 4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.” 5And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone! 6Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple. 7Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city. 8While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?” 9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’ 10But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.”
I have previously released a warning blog “Ezekiel 9 – Idolaters Killed” Saturday, February 23, 2019 that unpacks that more fully of what happens to those who are NOT sealed in their foreheads so I won’t belabour that here – http://www.myfatherswitness.com/my-blog/ezekiel-9-idolaters-killed
What is more important? To be sealed in the flesh that is temporal or be sealed in the spirit that is eternal?
1 Corinthians 5:5 BSB – Hand this man (*a covenant breaker in the midst of pure ones*) over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord. (**Note that this man did NOT die. He was restored to fellowship when he was repentant. So there IS still hope! – 2 Cor 2:6-8)
A quick search showed this movie in the ad is NOT part of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy but rather, a spin-off from it by Amazon with a different producer and considered an “American Fantasy Series”. Based on the trailer, I would NOT recommend it even if it does have a lot of messaging in it. Easier to get my messaging straight from the LORD without all the soul pollution a series like that brings. We can chose to be handed a pearl directly by Jehovah or go mud jumping in the mud for the pearl that Jehovah gave to someone else that got trampled by swine. There are seasons for redemption of what past generations didn’t value, which require much effort in the purifying process, and then there are seasons for cherishing something given directly from the Heavenly Father. Look at this verse and then more importantly what FOLLOWS:
Matthew 7:6-11 – NLT – “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. 6“Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. 7“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 9“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? 10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! 11So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.
Previously last year , I released that it was time for the Monarchs (kings) to rule & reign. So when I saw the title of the movie, it’s easy to see the connection that Jesus Christ is the LORD of Lords and King of Kings. Jesus Christ is the LORD or Master of the Kings. We have submitted ourselves to His authority and not to the authority of the Lord of Sin, the devil that rules the Kingdom of Darkness. When we have died to the flesh having been crucified with Christ, we are no longer slaves to the master of sin.
Romans 6 – Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? 2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.5 Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. 6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. 8 And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. 9 We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. 10 When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. 11 So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. 12 Do not let sin control the way you live;[a] do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. 15 Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. 17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. 18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living. 19 Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy. 20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. 22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Those who were willing to walk through the crucifixion of their flesh, especially during the last 3 years of the fires of COVID, learned to submit to the LORDSHIP of Jesus Christ. They chose the voluntary death to self that brought them under obligation to do what is right and become slaves of God. If more had listened back in 2019 and knew the coming benefit of the crucifixion of their flesh, would they have been more motivated to endure the temporary affliction that is but for a moment? Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego refused to bow to the image that promised to protect them from the fire but stood boldly before King Nebby on behalf the LORD and He didn’t rescue them at that moment. Instead the fire got stoked 7 times hotter that killed those trying to obey their pagan king. “Maybe He will rescue us now while we wait.” But no, they still got thrown into the fire. Would they curse God as they felt the heat? Or would they stand resolutely in their worship of the Most High King of Kings? Would they scream in agony and curse God silently in their hearts (Job 1:5) or audibly like so many do when faced with tribulation (Rev 16:21)? Like Joseph, they were being tested by their declaration that their God could rescue them until the prophesy came to pass.
Ps 105:19 KJV – 19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.
PS 105:19 AMP – AMP – Until the time that his word [of prophecy regarding his brothers] came true, The word of the Lord tested and refined him.
PS 105:19 – NLT – Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph’s character.
Daniel 3:16-18 NLT – 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. 18 But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 KJV– 16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Why would God do such a thing as to “abandon” His people to be thrown into a fire? Why would it appear that His wrath has turned upon them that left them feeling forsaken and abandoned? Because of the FRUIT it will bear in the long run! The threat of the fire weeded out the disloyal. The actual fire weeded out those who threw the 3 loyal ones into the fire, while the Fear of the LORD held the loyal ones resolute to the end and promoted these 3 when they were called out of the fire by the very one who ordered them into the fire. The end result was that God was glorified in the midst of Babylon through those who refused to worship any god, not even their own flesh, except the Most High God.
Rev 12:10-13 KJV– And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Daniel 3:28-30KJV – 28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. 29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
Isaiah 54:6-17 KJV – For the Lord hath called thee as a woman FORSAKEN and GRIEVED in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. 9 For THIS IS AS THE WATERS OF NOAH unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For the MOUNTAINS SHALL DEPART (*not maybe), and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. 11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy STONES with fair colours, and lay thy FOUNDATIONS with sapphires. 12 And I will make thy WINDOWS of agates, and thy GATES of carbuncles, and all thy BORDERS of pleasant stones. 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 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. 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.
Isaiah 62:1-4 KJV – For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. 2 And the GENTILES SHALL SEE THY RIGHTEOUSNESS, and ALL KINGS THY GLORY: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. 3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. 4 THOU SHALT NO MORE BE TERMED FORSAKEN; neither shall thy LAND any more be termed DESOLATE: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married (*married = in covenant with God).
Hopefully this bunny-trail of prophetic musings help enlighten you to WHO will wear the signet Rings of Power in the coming days. Knowing the coming prize helps keep us motivated to fix our eyes on the prize we are running for, a race that to win requires discipline, consistency, & self-sacrifice. Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of food, not realizing the value of what he was surrendering in exchange for the immediate comforts of his flesh. It is the process of chastisement that leads to the peaceable fruit of righteousness. However, be warned not to partake of bitterness over the purification process of that chastening that will defile many and disqualify them.
Hebrews 12:1-17 KJV – Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but GRIEVOUS: nevertheless AFTERWARD it yieldeth the peaceable FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS unto them which are exercised thereby. 12 Wherefore LIFT UP THE HANDS WHICH HANG DOWN, and THE FEEBLE KNEES; 13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. 14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: 15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; 16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. 17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Do you see WHY we had to endure the chastening to produce the peaceable fruit of righteousness? When you grasp the reality what we were pressing in for, it will be like the joy of a mom holding her baby forgetting the brutal labour she had to push and scream through to get that baby into this world.
Isaiah 35:1-10 KJV – The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God. 3 Strengthen ye the WEAK HANDS, and confirm the FEEBLE KNEES. 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. 5 THEN the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. 7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. 8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: 10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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