The Paradigm

[blackfeather]

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.

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That sounds fascinating. Is this an older book? Who's the author? Think I might find it on Abe Books?

[blackfeather]

The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times by Jonathan Cahn Published 9/19/2017

I didn't see it available on Abe-Books.

[blackfeather]

For kicks I went and looked at the following kings of Israel, The findings were interesting. After Jehu were two others but they didn't seem to be of any major importance. Then came Jerobam the second, during his reign The rich got richer and the poor were oppressed, it was a time of rebellion, people were not restrained and feared to travel. There were none to protect the people. There was also a great earthquake during his reign. Then I compared his reign to the prophecies in Zechariah 11: 5 and 6 , Where the rich sell and slay the flock (common people) and claim they are blessed of God, and the people are violent. The same as in the days of Jerobam the second. Then after him came his son Zechariah who lasted only a few months, followed by Sallum lasting only one month. In Zechariah 11:8 it says three leaders are cut off in the time span of a month. So the type of Jerobam ends his time in office then the type of Zechariah and the type of Sallum come and go. All three end their time with in a single month in the prophecy.

Next on the scene is Menahem, also military man like Sallum, he over throws Sallum. He pays off the king of Assyria and heavily taxes the rich of the land, he also is brutal and destroys the city of Tiphsach who wanted no part of him, ripping up the women with child. In Zechariah 11:16 and 17 it talks about a leader who eats the fat ones and breaks their hooves, The fat are the rich and breaking the hooves prevents them from fleeing, a certain brutality about it. The remaining three kings basically over saw the end of the nation. So if the types play out and these prophecies apply, this is what we should expect to see over the next years.

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When I read what you wrote about Zech 11, it reminded me of the time the Roman church had 3 popes simultaneously.

I'm going back to re-read Kings and Chronicles. I recall the name Jeroboam, but darned if I can recall all about his reign.