BEHOLD YOUR KING!
BEHOLD YOUR
KING!
Why do the heathen rage, and the people
imagine a vain thing? The kings of the Earth set themselves, and the rulers
take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his Anointed (Jesus),
saying, Let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us. He
that sitteth in the Heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. King David of Israel asked these prophetic questions as God showed
him the rebellious future World we live in today: the Third and the Fourth Generation
of those who hate God most!
The Children of Israel, after spending
about four hundred and thirty years in Egypt: they still had to go thru many repressive
years under Pagans oppressive rule and blood-drenching slavery! After rebelling
against God, Israel had to spend another seventy years in Babylon during the
same time the first Temple was destroyed.
The Pagan Romans ruled over Israel lasted for
four-hundred years and followed by Christian’s Rome and Constantinople reign
over three-hundred years. The bitterness of remaining and treated as underdogs
left this gull of hatred for Israel’s enemies which stretched over the years
for all Jewish people.
As if that was not enough suffering for the
Jews: the Ottoman Empire took over from the Romans and ruled over Jerusalem for
another period of four-hundred and one years: from 1516 to 1917. In total,
Jerusalem had been oppressed and lived under slavery occupation for well over
one thousand years: incredible but true!
Against the mighty Philistines dancing
behind the towering and intimidating shadow of their giant, Goliath: the
Children of Israel needed a hero and God provided one in the boyish image of
young David armed with the slingshot! The youth slew the giant with just a
single shot and cut off his head using Goliath’s giant sword! What a day of celebration
followed as the Philistines ran for cover!
Who
can forget Israel's Super-hero in the person of the anointed Nazarene: Samson
of Gaza, who dealt with the Philistine armies single-handedly?
Samson
didn't have these visible and elaborate muscles and biceps seen in today's steroids-driven
body builders! The man was ordinary and of natural stature even though more
than the average man in terms of his height.
Sampson’s
power and strength came from the Spirit of God. The Spirit moved upon him, and
Samson did the impossible and killed 1000 Philistines with just a jawbone in
one day!
It's not hard to understand all the
frustrations and stresses the Children of Israel had to go thru after disobeying
the LORD God. All this suffering were self-inflicted wounds and God didn't mind
at all to unleash His Guaranteed Judgement.
These
people had the propensity of competing and indulging dangerously with the Pagans
when it came to daring God despite all the knowledge they had. The Children of
Israel knew they served only One and True God, yet they never ceased from trying
to create their own gods as witnessed in the Wilderness when Moses spent months
in the mountains with God. They created and worshipped their golden calf!
Idol
worship, as History will attest, always goes with immorality where open group grotesque
sex and decadence is practiced as a form of worship to devils. The Children of
Israel erred and tempted God, forcing Moses to break the Tablets in his
righteous rage against his own people. Poor Moses, had to go back to the
mountains and spent exactly the same amount of time he did before. What a waste
of time!
From
time to time, all the famous heroes of Israel faded in a bad way as they
themselves sinned against the same God who had anointed them to serve His
People by showing the way and uphold the Fear of the LORD! We will never forget
to remember what happened to King Saul, King David, Samson of Gaza and many
others: who fell from the Grace of God and gave the enemies of Israel the
reasons to dance and celebrate. They derided the God of Israel and shamed their
armies.
BEHOLD
YOUR KING: mocked the Devil as King Saul began to falter and led the nation
away in his wicked ways! BEHOLD YOUR KING: as the Philistines mocked the
Children of Israel after Saul sought to kill young David and hunted him like an
animal. BEHOLD YOUR SUPER-HERO: as the Philistines danced to their dead gods
and images after Delilah presented the tamed Samson in a platter! The Jewish
people were forced to swallow their own bitter pills after having had the last
dance against their sworn enemies. It was very painful to even behold and
imagine!
Back
to the Mistrial of Jesus, the Son of God. Pilate cried out to the Jewish crowds
who had gathered that night to witness the judgement and condemnation of the
One who had healed them and even raised the dead. “What must I do with Jesus,
King of the Jews?” BEHOLD YOUR KING: said Pilate in a jest of mockery and deep
racist overtones! We have no other king but Caesar: the people shouted back to
Pilate! “CRUCIFY HIM, CRUCIFY HIM!”
The
Jews knew and understood the pain of being mocked over the years and yet, they
sided with Pilate who used the most offensive and derogatory term: BEHOLD YOUR
KING!
BEHOLD
YOUR KING, YOUR JESUS: mocks the Modern World of Today! Jesus is mocked in our
TV, on our streets, laughed at by comedians: actors, politicians, the super-rich
and even by some professing Christians. Many super mega churches of today have
nothing to do with the Real Jesus of the Cross: money and fame is what they’re
after!
BEHOLD
HE COMETH WITH CLOUDS: and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced
Him: and all kindreds of the Earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen!
Apostle John declared these incredible words as he stood on the shores of
Heaven looking into the Future, our Future and the End of this wicked World.
BEHOLD
HE COMETH: and let he that believeth affirm and say: Come even now, LORD JESUS!
BEHOLD THE KING OF KINGS!
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