Post by blackfeather on Nov 10, 2017 18:30:10 GMT
I finished the book, it details the similarities between Bill Clinton/ Ahab, Hillary Clinton/ Jezebel, Obama/ Joram and Trump/ Jehu. It shows the pattern of each of the earlier kings of Israel is paralleled in the modern leaders, sometimes right down to the number of years on the national scene. The book shows that God is in control of the situation, and that he has given us a window for repentance. Although Jehu/ Trump seems to be doing some of what God wants he is also allowing some sins (golden calf) to remain, and if repentance doesn't come the country will continue into apostasy.
This reconfirms my theory that we are traveling the same route as ancient Israel and if things don't change we will end up being punished in the same ways.
As far as the golden calf is concerned, although not touched on much in the book, my own research indicates it was about worshiping the calf of prosperity...
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Which Trumps seems to do. I find it interesting that in the Texas Hurricane the one religious organization that was brought into disrepute was Joel Osteen's church, who was preaching the "prosperity gospel." Interestingly the name Osteen is most likely from a pagan goddess of fertility, Astare. The first name Joel, means Jehovah is God, a mixing of Christianity with paganism. Pretty symbolic I must say. He resides in Huston Tx which is the major southern most city in the U.S., as was Beersheba the most major southern most city in Israel, and center of the worship mentioned as "the way of Beersheba" in the Bible, which according to Bible commentaries was similar to the golden calf in Bethel.
Like I say the symbolism between ancient Israel and us today is there.
This reconfirms my theory that we are traveling the same route as ancient Israel and if things don't change we will end up being punished in the same ways.
As far as the golden calf is concerned, although not touched on much in the book, my own research indicates it was about worshiping the calf of prosperity...
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Which Trumps seems to do. I find it interesting that in the Texas Hurricane the one religious organization that was brought into disrepute was Joel Osteen's church, who was preaching the "prosperity gospel." Interestingly the name Osteen is most likely from a pagan goddess of fertility, Astare. The first name Joel, means Jehovah is God, a mixing of Christianity with paganism. Pretty symbolic I must say. He resides in Huston Tx which is the major southern most city in the U.S., as was Beersheba the most major southern most city in Israel, and center of the worship mentioned as "the way of Beersheba" in the Bible, which according to Bible commentaries was similar to the golden calf in Bethel.
Like I say the symbolism between ancient Israel and us today is there.