Thurs.’s Devo - No More Delay!

Read: Zephaniah 1:1-3:20; Revelation 10:1-11; Psalm 138:1-8; Proverbs 30:11-14 Zephaniah means “Jehovah has hidden or guarded”. He prophesied when Josiah was king of Judah. In the 12th year of his reign he did a massive cleansing of the land of Judah to rid it of Baal worship. Josiah could try to take it out of the land, but he could not take it out of their hearts. So, God was going to do his massive clean up. He even threatened to wipe humanity from the face of the earth to destroy every last trace of their Baal worship, since they wouldn’t do it willingly. *** Zephaniah tells of the day the Lord would pour out his vengeance on the land because of their sin. Their would be no where they could hide. Zephaniah begs the people to repent and seek the Lord while their was still time to seek him. *** The land of the Philistines would also be destroyed for their idolatry. The remnant of the tribe of Judah would find a place of refuge there. God would visit the remnant who didn’t bow to Baal and restore them to prosperity again. *** Moab and Ammon, who taunted Judah would be destroyed. The remnant of the Lord’s people would plunder them and also take their land. They will be terrified as God destroys all the gods in the land, and the nations of the world will worship the Lord each in their own land. *** The Ethiopians would also be destroyed along with the Assyrians. Nineveh will finally be destroyed like Jonah had prophesied. They repented in his day, but then returned back to their sins. Nineveh will become a total ruin. *** Jerusalem had become a city of violence and crime. They refused all correction and did not trust in the Lord or draw near to him. The leaders hunted for victims and their judges were ruthless. The prophets were arrogant liars who prophesied for money. The priests defiled the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions. But the Lord was still in the city handing down justice. *** God had thought that the people of Jerusalem would see how he had taken down other nations and repent, but they didn’t, so God would pour out his fiercest anger and fury on them. God will purify the language of the people so they can worship the Lord together. The people of God who had been scattered would return and humble themselves before God. They will do no wrong and live in safety. The Lord will remove all their enemies and their troubles will be over. They will never fear disaster again. God will take delight in his people and gather them for the appointed feasts. He will give his people glory and fame wherever they had been mocked and shamed. God would give Israel a good name and restore their fortunes to them. *** This is what God is doing for us in America right now. In the coming years we are going to see such a turn around in every area of society as God’s Kingdom comes to earth and he restores the fortunes of his people. Hallelujah! *** In Revelation 10 we see a mighty angel coming down from heaven surrounded by a cloud with a rainbow over his head. is face shone like the sun and his feet were like pillars of fire. He held a small scroll that had been opened. *** Mighty angels are stars that are planets. The planet Mercury sparkles like a rainbow and loops around the sun in 79 days like a whirlwind cloud. Psalm 20 says that the heavens declare the glory of God. In 2020, Mercury looped around the constellation Aquarius which is the age we are entering into. Aquarius is the man pouring water out of a watering can. This is the fulfillment of God pouring out his Spirit on all flesh. In 2020, the masses began to wake up to the evil we were enslaved under. We became aware of the World Economic Forum that intended to kill off most of us so they could rule the earth. *** In verse 2 it says that the angel had one foot on the sea and his left foot on the earth. Mercury is standing on the sea and on the land. He will reveal to the world how they were enslaved by the Law of the Seas (Admiralty Law) and the Law of the Land. He is going to tell the truth about satan-worshipers and how they do their wicked rituals with pleasure. *** The seven thunders shouted and John was instructed not to write what they thundered though the angel said there would be no more delay - God’s mysterious plan would be fulfilled just like the prophets said. The voice from heaven told John to take the open scroll out of the hand of the angel and eat it. It would be sweet like honey in his mouth, but would turn sour in his stomach. No wonder when John ate the book his stomach hurt. What they are doing in secret would make any sane person’s stomach nauseous. *** John was told he must prophecy about all of this to everyone. Today, Revelation has been read to many peoples, nations, languages, and kings. *** Lord, may we understand the day we are living in and be diligent to follow what you tell us to do and what you tell us to speak. We rejoice that there is no more delay!