Warning, Unpacking, & Offer of Redemption to the Wicked Shepherds

Prophets en masse for years have been warning for the shepherds to repent. We saw a national corporate “RETURN” gathering held in Washington D.C. by Rabbi Johnathon Cahn in 2020, where there was a move to model corporate repentance to the nation, and a warning released that for the shepherds and their flocks who do not repent. He smashed an empty clay jar, enacting the judgment of Jeremiah 19. Verse 15 sums it up succinctly.  15 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will bring disaster upon this city and its surrounding towns as I promised, because you have stubbornly refused to listen to me.’”   Stubbornness is as iniquity & idolatry. Rebellion is as witchcraft. (1 Sam 15:23) 

The HOPE Cahn gave was,  “The voice of God is calling to America and to the nations of the world, “Return to Me, and I will not reject you, and I will be your healing. “What lies ahead? Judgment and calamity or return and revival? It can be both,” Cahn added.” (https://www.charismanews.com/world/82762-jonathan-cahn-gives-powerful-prophetic-message-to-trumpet-the-return )

We have heard the warnings about Psalm 91 ring out from pulpits all at the same time right before COVID hit, that there WILL be a thousand and ten thousand falling AROUND those who DO love and know Him, which are clearly outlined in scripture by obedience to His commandments.  We have heard the warnings of Proverbs 1:23-33 of impending calamity when it will be too late to cry out to the LORD for mercy, for there DOES come a point where the Red Sea closes in upon the Egyptians, when the Promised Land is barred shut to the fearful first generation that erroneously perceived they were grasshoppers in the eyes of the giants instead of perceiving how great their God was, when the nation has forsaken God and His ways causing God’s hand of national judgment to fall and hand them over to a type of King Shishak. We were warned not to treat Jesus like a commodity, that the tables of the money changers would be overturned, that the American economy would go belly-up while God’s wise children would prosper.

Then during the month of April 2023, I noticed a sudden surge of prophets (over 20) that were suddenly giving final warnings to wicked shepherds. Simply, a wicked shepherd is one who is not a just shepherd.  A wicked shepherd is one who breaks God’s commandments, whether by ignorance or by intentionality. Priests who fails to teach the Law will have proverbial dung smeared on their children’s faces. (Malachi 2)

God, there has to be HOPE for your people! How can they repent of that which they do not understand? How can they walk into paths of righteousness, those ancient paths, if they do not recognize the path to walk in?

At the same time, I also heard many prophets say it’s time for the Hidden Ones to come out, to leave their strongholds like David, that generational wealth will be coming forth, that the camels are coming to bring wealth those who desperately need it – the Fear of the LORD is their treasure!

Romans 10:14-16 NLT – 14 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? 15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”[h] 16 But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, “Lord, who has believed our message?”[i] 

Solution to Avoid the Ezekiel 34 & Nehemiah 5 Judgments:

I have a identified a clear solution to avoid the Ezekiel 34 and Nehemiah 5 judgments that has been decreed internationally in the heavens all this past month of April. Identify WHY the judgment is landing, then walk in corporate public confession and repentance and move in the opposite direction. I realized I had warned about this back on January 9th/2019, Jan 16th/2021, and June 1st/2021 directly and who knows how many more indirectly.

I’m completely broken by what I see coming down the pipes. How much more devastation must the church suffer before they truly repent from the heart and chose to humble themselves and turn from their wickedness and walk into God’s ways? Too many have died already because of their stubbornness, pride, and unbelief but it’s a drop in the bucket of what is about to hit.  The cries of the people have reached Gods ears and He Will act because He is a merciful God.

Ezekiel 34 judgment broken down.

Failure of shepherds:

Ezekiel 34:2-6 – 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

• They got fed (paid) while the flock starved (financial lack)
• They ate the fat (people’s tithes and offerings),
• They clothed with the wool (enjoyed man-made covering while stripping the God-given covering from the flock = not teaching them God’s covenant that would successfully cover them spiritually)
• They kill the flock that are fed (spiritually killing them by various means = teaching them doctrines of devils, NOT teaching them God’s laws that bring life and blessings, financially killing them by robbing them of their God given blessings that SHOULD flow when taught the Law, not identifying and nurturing their God given destinies and identities that are released by Fathers.)
• The diseased were not strengthened (spiritual infections not identified and addressed through deliverance, inner healing, marriage and financial counseling, etc.)
• Not healed that which was sick (supernatural healing of the physical body withheld due to ignorance and unbelief)
• Not bound up that which was broken (Emotional healing, broken soul ministry, marriage counseling withheld)
• Neither have you brought those who were driven away (the unvaxxed;  those who refused to be victimized by Jezebel pastors/leaders who were operating as predators from the pulpit & church boards; the righteous whose light was too bright & hot for the lukewarm exposing their complacency)
• Neither have you sought that which was lost (not chasing after the lost treasure of the Fear of the LORD, not searching for the prodigal sons to come home)
• Force & with cruelty have you ruled them (due to lack of biblical knowledge and operational foundation, they handed their flock over to Pharoah Shishak to be brutalized with debt slavery while shepherds still demanding their cut, too; demanding others in the body of Christ work for free while they get paid)
• They were scattered (during COVID) because there was no shepherd (just hirelings)
• They became meat to all the beasts of the field (both worldly devourers and demonic devouring)
• No one searched for them (no one put in the effort to attempt follow-up and reconnect them back into fellowship SOMEWHERE)
  
  

Consequences upon the Shepherds:

Ezekiel 34:10 – Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

• Against the shepherds = You are now viewed as God’s enemy and all curses listed in the scriptures upon God’s enemies will befall the self-proclaimed shepherds.

• God will hold them responsible for the losses incurred by HIS flock while THEY were prospering off of HIS flock. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a child for a child, a life for a life, a wife for a wife, mental health for mental health, a house for a bankrupted house, a vehicle for a seized vehicle, homelessness for homelessness, being raped in prison for pastors/elders raping children within mental prisons behind closed doors.  God’s covenant is still in place even if they chose to operate in rebellion and not come under the protection of atonement and repentance to walk into obedience.
  
  
• They won’t be able to feed themselves – financially and possibly literal ability to consume physical food whether lack of food or due to strokes.
  
  
• They will lose their congregations and never get a new one back, if they ever live to see the day of restoration.

Nehemiah 5 Broken Down

Nehemiah 5:1-About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews. 2 They were saying, “We have such large families. We need more food to survive.” 3 Others said, “We have mortgaged our fields, vineyards, and homes to get food during the famine.” 4 And others said, “We have had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay our taxes. 5 We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others.” 6 When I heard their complaints, I was very angry. 7 After thinking it over, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, “You are hurting your own relatives by charging interest when they borrow money!” Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem. 8 At the meeting I said to them, “We are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?” And they had nothing to say in their defense. 9 Then I pressed further, “What you are doing is not right! Should you not walk in the fear of our God in order to avoid being mocked by enemy nations? 10 I myself, as well as my brothers and my workers, have been lending the people money and grain, but now let us stop this business of charging interest. 11 You must restore their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and homes to them this very day. And repay the interest you charged when you lent them money, grain, new wine, and olive oil.” 12 They replied, “We will give back everything and demand nothing more from the people. We will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the nobles and officials swear to do what they had promised. 13 I shook out the folds of my robe and said, “If you fail to keep your promise, may God shake you like this from your homes and from your property!” The whole assembly responded, “Amen,” and they praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised. 14 For the entire twelve years that I was governor of Judah—from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of the reign of King Artaxerxes[a]—neither I nor my officials drew on our official food allowance. 15 The former governors, in contrast, had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides forty pieces[b] of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because I feared God, I did not act that way. 16 I also devoted myself to working on the wall and refused to acquire any land. And I required all my servants to spend time working on the wall. 17 I asked for nothing, even though I regularly fed 150 Jewish officials at my table, besides all the visitors from other lands! 18 The provisions I paid for each day included one ox, six choice sheep or goats, and a large number of poultry. And every ten days we needed a large supply of all kinds of wine. Yet I refused to claim the governor’s food allowance because the people already carried a heavy burden. 19 Remember, O my God, all that I have done for these people, and bless me for it.

Failure of leaders:

• Their fellow Jews were being sold into debt slavery while they prospered = absence of love for their neighbour.
• They demanded their daily ration + 40 pieces of silver (pastor’s salary + benefits + pension plans)

Consequences upon unrepentant leaders:

• God will shake them out of their homes and properties. (essentially, reaping what they sowed)

Cross-Ref with crying out to God for financial help and being turned away:

Deut 15:7-8 –  7 “But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them. 8 Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need. 9 Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin. 

When it’s written out like that, maybe the severity of God’s judgment about to hit will wake the shepherds up to cry out for mercy and in repentance before the axe comes for the root of their tree.

The SOLUTION:

Nehemiah 5:11-12 NLT –  You must restore their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and homes to them this very day. And repay the interest you charged when you lent them money, grain, new wine, and olive oil.” 12 They replied, “We will give back everything and demand nothing more from the people. We will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the nobles and officials swear to do what they had promised.

• Every person who tithed into a corrupt church system must be paid back in full for as many years or decades back the LORD highlights and walk into a new system that doesn’t utilize the church non-profit platform that makes the government their head.  If you know people gave but didn’t write their names on the envelops under the misunderstanding of “The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing”, give the undisclosing people back whatever amount the LORD highlights.
  
  
• Anyone who got on a membership list should be recompensed for the Gibeonite contract deception they were swindled into.  That means they’re likely going to have to sell church and shepherd’s properties and investments to pull a redemption stunt like this but it might save some of their lives and the lives of their children. Financial and property loss can be recovered. Lives can’t.
  
  
• If God so highlights, restitution of losses incurred during COVID to the unvaxxed (i.e. Nurses losing their jobs/homes, legal fees, educations lost causing future loss of employment, etc.) while they held the line and fought for our country’s freedom while the vaxxed church leadership and members cowered in fear under their slave drivers and covered themselves with a covering that was not of His Spirit.
  
  
• Every Canadian church that took the COVID bribe from the government must repent and return the funds.
  
  
• Move in the direction of repentance on every area identified above that is bringing this judgment to land. Return to God’s commandments and flowing in Holy Spirit Power. Truly LOVE the brethren.

The reality is that with or without the shepherd’s repentance, God’s faithful children WILL be recompensed one way or another. Those who held the plumbline WILL be recompensed somehow as the prophets have declared. And those who chose to forsake and abandon God’s ways will be forsaken and abandoned by Him.  At this point, this redemption stunt isn’t for the people who will be blessed financially. It is to salvage the shepherds lives, I don’t want any blood on my hands for keeping my mouth shut.  God and the devil will take the 77 lbs of flesh due Him/him one way or another. (Feb 1, 2022)  It’s up to us if that pound comes from the Passover Lamb or our own hides.


The Parallel of 2 Samuel 24 & God’s Motive in Judgment

It is God’s mercy to warn the shepherds, first privately and then publicly, to humbly repent to deal with their sins privately. It is only the proud who will have to be publicly humiliated. The process of Matthew 18 is coming to mind, much like when the Prophet Gad came privately to King David in 2 Samuel 24 that eventually went public.

Notice vs 1.

2 Samuel 24:1 –  1 Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.” 

God stirred up David to break God’s laws, just like He put a lying tongue in the mouths of Ahab’s prophets.  God also sent a watchman to warn David not to do such a wicked thing but hardened David’s heart because of his pride, just like he did with warning Pharaoh and yet hardening Pharaoh’s heart. David finally came to the place where his conscience was stricken in vs 10 and a prophet came with a painful solution in vs 11.

 2 Samuel 24:10-11 10After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”  11When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer: 12“Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’ ”

David was partially broken and left the decision with God on how to punish as he saw fit but please don’t hand him over to men’s hands in vs 14. The judgment in vs 17 had him fully broken and willing to redeem the sin with his own life.

2 Samuel 24:17 – When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd,g have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”

God didn’t want King David’s life snuffed out in retaliation and judgment. He wanted his TRUE WORSHIP that included sacrificial surrender of his pocket book.  That altar was built upon Mount Moriah, the same mountain that Abraham had to lay his own son Isaac on the altar, and would later become the foundation where the temple would be built.  

2 Samuel 24:24-25 – “No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will NOT offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that COST ME NOTHING.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 25And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and THE PLAGUE UPON ISRAEL WAS HALTED.