1 Samuel 7

7:1 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
3 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
4 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
17 And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.


KJV

I Samuel 7:4 "Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.?

Baal is another name for Nimrod

Ashtaroth is another name for his wife, called "The Queen of Heaven"

At one point, during the days of Jeremiah who warned them constantly to let go of serving these pagan gods by baking Cakes unto the Queen of Heaven and bringing the cedar tree into their very homes to decorate, the Children of Israel eventually put away their devotion to Ashtaroth.

We've learned that Jesus Christ came unto the Lost House of Israel to bring His Gospel and Saving Grace. He did not come unto the Jews of the Southern Kingdom. The Lost Sheep came to know their Messiah and gladly took the gospel into all the world. But what happened?

It didn't take long for a grand, organized religion of great power to, once again, instill into these same people that had migrated to Europe and the Gentiles that had also accepted the gospel, to take up these same gods under the guise of Religion. God hates Religion. He asks for a Personal Relationship with him.

We, who care to know the real truth, know who that Harlot is. We know her colors of purple and red and her gold & silver crowns that adorn their High Priests and her palaces known as The Vatican. We know of this False Religion's undying devotion to Ashtaroth, Isthar and now known as the modern application of "Mary" to their Queen of Heaven.

They bow down to her, light their candles, take up the beads and pray to her in their repetitive prayers that they think please The Great I Am. Of course, the people think that is who they serve but their Masters at the Vatican know exactly who they serve. They have had their devoted monks, brothers, friars who could write, busy cooking the books so that people would be foolish enough to believe the nonsense that Mary (as she is now known) was a perpetual virgin so that she could be elevated to the same level as the son that she bore. That is blasphemy, pure and simple. There is only One God and One mediator between God and man and that is the man Jesus Christ. He alone is worthy.

He came as a babe, grew up in the traditional Jewish way and at the age of 12 began to dialogue with the corrupt Jewish priesthood in Jerusalem. And His mother and His brothers were witness to all that He did. Jesus Christ did not elevate his mother or brothers to a higher plane than any other devoted followers of His. We are all equal in His sight who believe upon Him

It seem almost impossible that people could be so foolish to be caught up in the pagan practices of old, doesn't it? Oh, but traditions of old are hard to discard. The Cedar Tree is still brought into the homes, decorated in silver & gold. The Cedar Tree is the symbol for the phallus of Nimrod, who, it is said, suffered a head wound. Does that sound familiar? Every Obelisk is a symbol of that Giant's phallus. Why do you think there is that giant Obelisk/Penis sitting in the center of that 8 sided representative of His Queen at the Vatican? This queen is the one that Rome loves and adores. John Paul II was, especially, devoted to the Black Madonna of Poland. The other two are seen often kneeling before her statue as if she is real.

Doesn't that remind you of the Philistine fish god Dagon whom god caused to fall down before the Ark of the Covenant after they had stolen it from the Israelites? The Philistine finally returned The Ark of the Covenant after 7 days. They realized that their god was nothing but a made-made idol. Is there a similarity? There should be, they are the same people using different names during different times and cultures bowing down before the same idols. Nothing really changes.

Coming up we have the Feast of Isthar, which so sadly, Christians believe is an authentic Christian celebration of Resurrection. Isthar is Easter, whose husband Nimrod was killed. Have you ever thought about the Ham that is served during Isthar/Easter? Nimrod was the son of Ham and the grandson of Noah. It is told that Noah killed his own grandson because he had become so wicked.

We are living in the Last Days when everything is coming around full circle. The world doesn't seem to know it is waiting for Nimrod and His Babylonian Kingdom but meanwhile, they continue the Feasts created and dedicated to him and his wife Isthar, also known as Semiramis.

It is almost certainly true that most of Israel/ecclesia/Assembly has gone back to serving Baalim and Ashtaroth. The daughters of Rome are no better; they partake in Idols Feasts every year at their appointed times.

Where does the guilt start and stop?


Jeremiah 5:6 [KJV) "Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence." And also

Revelation 18:4 (KNV) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues


We may not be able to leave Babylon but we can discard Babylon from our lives.

Gerlinda.

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