The Sign for the Bride - A Second Installment of the Revision

This continues from the previous post. I'm still updating one of the core studies on theopenscroll.com. This is going to reflect the expanded insight that has come more recently in this remarkable season. The revision may be found here, as The Sign for the Bride - Part 1. If I'm not responding to your email, please bear with me.
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The cryptic explanation of the unseen activity at the revealing of the Antichrist lawless one may be understood from the revealing of the Christ because that is his template. If you followed my earlier suggestion to read Baptism - The Prophecy, some of this will be familiar.

Baptism Reveals

The baptism of John was actually a sign, an event that revealed. The lawless one will also be revealed at his baptism. John 1:31 records John's testimony about when Y'shua was baptized.

John 1:31 (NIV) I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.

John 1:31 (NASB) I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.

John 1:31 (YLT) and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

Baptism is for manifesting, making manifest, revealing! It makes manifest the one baptized so it may be understood as a sign given for the purpose of identification. We just read about how the baptism by water was an identifying sign to Israel. Consider how the declaration is repeated to clarify how this was likewise an identifying sign to John, personally, Y'shua's own cousin.

32 John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God. ~ John 1:32-34

As it was with the Messiah, so will it be with the Antichrist, when revealed through baptism. This revelation insight into the baptism model has been confirmed to me by way of how the sponsor of that antichrist baptism spills the beans. The big event is modeled in paintings and corporate logos, public ceremonies, plays, movies, music videos, commercials and other kinds of animated presentations like I, pet goat II. The Lord has used these pre-enactments to validate what He opened to me in the scriptures, way back in the early summer of 1991, and to bring me now in this late hour, with a returning to the 2nd chapter of 2 Thessalonians, to an expanded and refined understanding of what is about to unfold in another year's time! As you can tell, this presentation is taking some time and effort to get through, but it's worth it, so worth it!

In Luke's Gospel we find an account that illustrates the example for what is referred to in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 as apostasia, the standing away from.

21 Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.” ~ Luke 3:21-22

Heaven opened and holy spirit descended in bodily form like a dove. Call it a stargate transit. A voice came out of heaven that obviously belonged to Jesus' Father in heaven. Okay. That's not too complicated. So, the dove-like holy spirit, where did it come from? Was anybody else there? These aren't hard questions. Before heaven opened, was the spirit with Jesus' Father in heaven? Of course. When the spirit descended, was the spirit still with Him in heaven? Of course not. It's on this simple model that we read the following in 2 Thessalonians.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 (NASB) Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy [literally: “standing away from”] comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction

2 Thessalonians 2:3 (KJV) Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition

Because a counterfeit is modeled on a genuine, there must come a similitude. The dove-like holy spirit was together with Jesus' Father in heaven, Who is also known as the Holy Spirit. When heaven opened and the spirit descended, the holy spirit was apostasia the Holy Spirit and the presence of any other spirits in that realm, standing away from with respect to position. Using the King James version, there was “a falling away” as the spirit descended from heaven, departing from its former heavenly abode and separating from those with whom it had formerly been abiding. There was no revolt, rebellion or apostasy involved, merely a change of position. The revealing of the lawless one will be with a counterpart anointing of unholy spirit. As I wrote earlier, the word apostasia neatly encapsulates the description of the unseen activity, and this is the theme of its structural companion in verses 6-7.

One of the major obstacles I had to overcome before I could get my mind wrapped around what the Lord was trying to show me was the idea that two different kinds of things were being identified in the apostasia and the revealing of the man. I held the notion that the apostasy of the church was going to happen, and then after that the lawless one was going to be revealed. When I realized that a baptism and anointing was in view and that “apostasia” was actually describing the supernatural dynamic involved, I had an epiphany.

It's like as if you told me there was an incident and the car was wrecked. If I make the connection between the incident and the car wreck it's immediately obvious that the car was wrecked in the incident because it was a car accident. The two are directly related. The incident didn't come first, to be followed by the wrecking of the car as somehow independent of that incident. You see, the lawless one isn't going to be revealed as some event independent of apostasia. It's more like a cause and effect relationship. There's going to be a “standing away from” as the unholy spirit of antichrist separates and descends, a falling away with the subsequent result that the lawless one is revealed. If popular versions were less interpretive, we might be reading something more along the lines of this uninterpreted rendering found in a Greek-English Interlinear, where apokalyphthe is translated, “shall have been revealed.”

no one you should deceive in not one way because if not shall have come the apostasy first and shall have been revealed the man of lawlessness the son of destruction ~ 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (Interlinear)

See it? Are you having an epiphany yet? Give this account of the model another reading.

31 I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water. 32 John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God. ~ John 1:31-34

The anti-dove-like unholy spirit is different from its holy counterpart. It's being restrained in an assigned zone, an underworld realm that is described in the following passage.

11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. ~ Ephesians 6:11-12

The epistle of 1 John has a pertinent revelation for us.

and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. ~ 1 John 4:3

The phrase, "this is the spirit of the antichrist," is more literally, "this is that of the antichrist," because the translators furnish the word “spirit” that is not technically in that text. This version isn't being represented as a literal translation but as an interpreted version, so there's no misrepresentation involved. That the subject is a spirit is readily apparent from the immediate context, with “that of the antichrist” being identified with “every spirit that does not confess Jesus,” and what is likewise “not from God.” It is pneuma antichristos. We read that it is coming, yet now it is already in the world. According to 2 Thessalonians we are told that the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but yet we still await an arrival, when “shall have come the apostasy first and shall have been revealed the man of lawlessness.”

6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. ~ 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7

This spirit of antichrist is a demonic entity, pneuma antichristos, which may be considered the antithesis of the spirit of Christ, the pneuma christos of Romans 8:9 and 1 Peter 1:11.

After the pattern of the genuine Christ, there must be a man with a body of flesh who will be in relationship to this pneuma antichristos as a host after the anointing (or perhaps “anti-anointing” is more technically correct). We could perhaps extrapolate how he is genetically groomed, bred for this destiny in accordance with the heritage of his father the devil. This man as a custom avatar host with “designer genes” will fully embrace the indwelling of pneuma antichristos as a perfectly prepared vessel. This avatar arrangement will be in the earth a concrete physical manifestation of Satan's power and presence!

Here's the model of the genuine that is about to be counterfeited in John 14's “red letter” testimony.

7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.” 8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. ~ John 14:7-11

John's declaration in the following verse echoes Paul's from 2 Thessalonians in identifying the coming of antichrist as a sign, an indicator of the nearness of the end of the age.

Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. ~ 1 John 2:18

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Again, there's plenty more to follow, which will be posted soon, Lord willing.

The Sign for the Bride - In Revision

I've been updating one of the core studies on theopenscroll.com, on the subject of the sign for the Bride. This update will reflect the expanded insight that has come more recently in this remarkable season. The scope of the project is substantial. Here's what I've got so far.
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The revealing of the lawless one is the controversial subject of 2 Thessalonians chapter 2. It can be seen as a sign, because this revealing is presented as a special kind of evidence intended to assure us that the gathering to the Lord, in the Day of the Lord, has not yet happened. When the lawless one is revealed, that will be a sign to some that the ingathering of the Lord's harvest is impending. That cryptic passage of scripture further discloses to the observant student that there is a third element in the sequence of events which is directly related to the two that follow it. All this, we are told, will be shrouded in deception. If you have been paying attention, you will note that what I've written so far conflicts with what you've been taught, if you're like most readers, because even the meaning of this passage has been shrouded, for protection. Let me encourage you to give this important matter the attention it's due, because so much depends upon your not being deceived.

I count this study among the most important on this website! With this complete revision in this very late hour, at the end of March, 2014, I strongly encourage you to give your attention to the full scope of the study. If your custom is to skim the content, I don't recommend it here. It's a substantial document, granted, but worth at least two readings. And, much prayerful meditation. No kidding.

It was in 1988 or 1989 when the Lord pruned me off the religious system and took me as a student at His feet. As He began to deal with me regarding signs of the end times it was immediately apparent that, while I had some useful foundation, I had plenty of unlearning to do. I had been taught and in turn had been teaching the same popular doctrines held to be true by most evangelicals today. As I began to experience the Lord's company as a personal tutor, my wrong thinking about the revealing of the man of sin represented an obstacle beyond which I could not proceed. I needed help, and He provided it! What He taught me back in 1991 about the revealing of the lawless one has been validated many times in many ways. In recent years, and in recent weeks, He has granted more favor into understanding the dynamic surrounding the event, and this revisiting of this study represents a coming full circle that speaks to the lateness of the hour.

Have I mentioned how important this is? Okay. If I could be more emphatic, I would be. Read on. I'm going to demonstrate something very special.

Here's the key passage.

1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. 5 Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. 8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; 9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 10 and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. 11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, 12 in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness. ~ 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

The sign involves a man who will be revealed in an identifying kind of event. The question of the day will be, “Who is he?” An answer will be presented. This revealing will be attended by supernatural phenomena and mass deception. The Apostle John saw this as a beast rising from the sea (Rev. 13:1), which is presented in other contexts as the return of an ancient god known to some as Apollo, Horus or Quetzalcoatl, as demonstrated in many exhibits on The Open Scroll Blog. What is astounding is how most of the saints will be deceived about his identity, even many of you reading here now.

The signal event is a revealing of a man, but this sign is not intended so much as an alert for the saints that our gathering to the Lord is impending but to give assurance that the appointed harvests of the age have not yet happened. Now, this might seem like a rather peculiar point to make, but it's very important. The signal event is of such a kind that our assurance comes in it's absence. That's a BIG DEAL. This huge insight contradicts popular theories, exposing them as lies that are serving to provide deceptive cover in advance of the critical hour, as the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. While this message does have some relevance in the present time, I've come to understand how it's primarily intended for the very near future - when the Antichrist beast is just about to be revealed. Yet, without having the proper preparation for that season, saints will be deceived, as the scripture reveals.

You should know that some already assert that the resurrection is past. Some even assert that the lawless one has already been revealed. With deep insight into Paul's message, those assertions are easily rejected.

While some suggest that being informed about the demonic nature of aliens is adequate assurance to exempt us from delusion, it is not. Neither is it enough that we might correctly identify the candidates for the two beasts of Revelation 13. And, neither is it sufficient to know the general timeframe when the beast will appear. You may be highly skeptical about these claims I'm making, but the Adversary has some tricks up his sleeve that are going to be very effective. His agents have been spilling the beans as they boast about this plan, validating a message I'm going to illustrate from the depths of 2 Thessalonians 2. If you're still trusting in the recognized church leaders to run point on this, you're in serious jeopardy.

When the critical hour arrives, those of us who have received the love of the truth and who are appointed for that day will have a key role to play, and we will not be deceived. Then will come the harvest, the resurrection events, each in their turn. The false messiah or antichrist will be correctly identified by only a small faction of the Body of Christ, which is why I label this revelatory event the sign for the Bride. She alone will be awake and watching, and God will exempt her from the deluding influence because she does love the Truth. This qualifies her for a special mission, and she will be found worthy at the coming of the Bridegroom for His Bride!

If you're not already familiar with these studies, they are recommended collateral reading.

• Baptism - The Prophecy
• The Bridegroom and the Bride
• The Bride Theft

More Tools and a Bigger Toolbox

For several years I had been under the impression that the Church would collectively be “raptured” without warning, having been schooled in pre-trib rapture doctrine. When the Lord pruned me off the religious system and took me as a student at His feet, I had begun to enjoy a season of being led into one passage after another to find precious insights. Then, I found myself confronted with 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 in a way I was not expecting. I perceived from my confusion that what I had been taught had error but I had no clue about how to resolve the passage. Since insight wasn't immediately forthcoming, my response was to move on, expecting that the Lord might prosper the unraveling of some other passage. I found myself being returned rather directly to 2 Thessalonians 2. After a few cycles it became apparent that I was stuck in a loop. I didn't know what to make of this new twist, so I gave the study a rest. It was maybe a day later when I had an epiphany! He knew I didn't have what it took! He wasn't running me around in circles for no reason. He intended to address my situation and I needed to have confidence in following Him beyond where I had previously been willing to be led. He was prompting me to join Him again at the computer - and so I did! I was eager to continue this marvelous adventure and to break ground where I hadn't yet dared! I needed more tools and a bigger toolbox and that's just what I got!

What the Lord showed me about the unlocking of the secrets of this cryptic passage has to do with context. It's a little technical. The insight is bound up in the way the text was written. Words and phrases repeat in simple ways to create patterns. The Lord's way is to communicate with us through patterns, in His works; in nature as pursued by those interested in the physical sciences, and in His Word, which includes that which is written. These linguistic patterns of thematic structures are found throughout the entire range of biblical text. This feature bears witness to the divine nature of the collection like as if the Author's fingerprints were left all over it! Yet, it is a stunning reality that when presented with plain evidence of the phenomenon it bears no weight of conviction for most folks. Wow! Also, as obvious as it is that the patterns exist, precious few among the saints can perceive that there is, in this surprising manifestation of divine order, anything of value for our instruction. Mind boggling. How can this be? Ahhhhh. The Lord has hidden his valuables. They are well guarded.

It must be said at this point that the difficulty in understanding II Thessalonians is due to the fact that it is cloaked, spiritually. It's not merely difficult but rather impossible to understand unless the Lord opens the eyes and ears. Because it is hidden, the translation from the Greek has suffered at the hands of the translators and confusion has reigned. Because insight is embedded in the linguistic structure, gaining access to it is like digging for buried treasure. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

In this embedding of the interactive presentation in this page, I now invite you to explore according to the directions provided underneath the yellow bar. What you see on display below is the same passage you read earlier, exactly. If you're using a tablet or smartphone you can still interact by touching the bars and lines of text, but this is best explored with a mouse.

* If it doesn't appear on your screen, or if big spaces appear between some of the bars, you might want to see the presentation in a tab or window where it has more room: II Thessalonians 2: 1-12



So, what do we do with that? If this is new to you and you find it a little baffling, please explore Bible Code Revelations - Thematic Patterns Expose Riddles until you're satisfied. Because this particular passage's structure is essential to this important message being taught, I'll walk you through it.

If you hover your mouse over one of the elements in the display, you'll see blue highlighting appear. For many of these, you'll see a companion element highlighted at the same time. This highlighting makes it easy to find and compare the matched elements. Let's pick some of the low hanging fruit, so to speak. Hover over the gray bar just to the left of this line of verse 3: “and the man of lawlessness is revealed.” That line and the first line of verse 8 are both highlighted. “8 Then that lawless one will be revealed.” Almost word for word, what's in verse 3 is repeated in verse 8. Now, move your mouse cursor over the next gray bar down: “the son of destruction” pairs with “whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming.” Although the same words aren't used, it's not hard to see how they compare. Now, move your mouse cursor over the next gray bar down: “4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God” pairs with “9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan.” Again, it's not hard to see how these lines compare.

While there's nothing shockingly profound in those particular pairings, if you meditate upon them you should get a sense of how an awareness of the link between them, knowing their connection is divinely appointed, affords us access to more insight than when we were ignorant of the pairing. See, all things must be understood in context, and when we're able to confidently identify matched elements we have learned something very special about the context. When we're ignorant of the divine pairings inherent in a text we cannot help but to neglect this special provision. Unless the holy spirit specifically calls it out to our attention, we will derive no benefit from these divinely appointed guides for interpretation. I've learned that the Lord expects us to do our part, and that honest effort is required, and rewarded.

Peter makes an interesting point in his second epistle.

15 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, 16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. ~ 2 Peter 3:15-16

This epistle of 2 Thessalonians is one of Paul's letters. The observation Peter made by the inspiration of the holy spirit is certainly applicable here! If we disrespect the inherent structure, whether with or without knowledge of it and regardless of our intent, distorting the scriptures will naturally result. While it would be silly to argue that any interpretation that has not been derived from a sound structural analysis can be dismissed on that basis, it would be just as silly to suggest that interpretations that conflict with a sound structural analysis is on equal footing with those that do not. Destruction, and conversely, salvation, is, in no small way, dependent upon giving proper respect for what is written and how it is written. It should already be apparent that structural analysis is beneficial, and wisdom dictates that we take advantage of every benefit in this most challenging endeavor.

Now, if you continue exploring the highlighted pairings of the interactive display you'll notice that the other pairings aren't quite so obvious as the “low hanging fruit” in the examples I described. If there weren't some obvious pairings it would be so difficult to discover those that are less obvious. The easy sets help us build the foundation for discovering what kind of structure is present. When you learn to respect the natural symmetry and become familiar with how certain kinds of structures are balanced and woven together, the more difficult pairings become recognizable in relationship with those that are more obvious. We're not just going after random sets of structures in our efforts to break the code, we're going after a cohesive whole, where every word is weighed and set into place.

If we hover the mouse cursor over the bar on the left of the first line in verse 3, “3 Let no one in any way deceive you,” it will be highlighted together with its companion, “5 Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?” This pairing is slightly less apparent but it can be seen how they both provide some narrative. What Paul was telling them when he was still with the saints in Thessalonica was precautionary, so that they would not be deceived. (We know the message was for them, then, but it will be seen to be prophetic, ultimately intended for another time and people.)

The great benefit of discerning the thematic structure comes in comparing the divinely linked elements. Do you see it? When we have rightly discerned a pairing, we may know with confidence this link has been made with intent, to guide the one who inquires so diligently into the Author's own purposes. If context provides meaning, which it most certainly does, context is very specially identified in this matter of paired elements. The context of one is most particularly its thematic partner. Again, THE CONTEXT OF ONE IS MOST PARTICULARLY ITS THEMATIC PARTNER. You did catch that, right? I don't want to be accused of being too subtle here. One element is provided to shed light on the other. In the case of simple and obvious constructions, the pair may just be provided to guide the student to discover the structure that will expose those gems buried more deeply. In availing ourselves of this special provision of insight into the context, we find ourselves probing the depths of His Word for what the Author might be pleased to grant, as the holy spirit leads the way in this hunt for buried treasure.

With all that said, here's an image of the structure of matching elements in the set we just walked through together, with the pairing I omitted being highlighted to make comparison easy. I saved this pairing for last because it's the most obscure match.

This kind of structure is sometimes referred to as an extended alternation. There are five themes listed, then they are repeated in order, like ABCDE, then A`B`C`D`E`. A simple alternation describes two themes, A and B, repeated in order as A`B`. When a list of 3 or more items is repeated it can be called an extended alternation. I've analyzed enough of the wider scope of the passage to determine that this extended alternation in 5+5 parts is a single unit, which is an important observation because we need to have confidence that it may be considered in isolation. You'll notice how this highlighted pairing departs from the norm. This is not the familiar one line match to another of roughly similar word count or structure. This calls attention to the pairing because it stands out as unique. Let's give this matter some thought. If you need to break for some coffee or tea, I'll wait. ;)

Ready? Okay. Let's ask the hard question. How do these components compare? We know they do because we've analyzed the structure. This is what the Lord brought me to so memorably, for the purpose of discovering and resolving this riddle. This is why He put me in a loop by causing me to return to this passage until I was adequately confronted with my inability to grasp the real meaning. This is why He invited me back when I realized He was going to teach me something new, providing a tool that could be used to mine for the deeply buried treasure. So, how do these components compare? If you have been trained in the doctrines of devils, like I had in my excursion through Mystery Babylon, your mind will go flying on auto-pilot while navigating some convoluted distortions - and find no satisfactory resolution. When you set all that aside, if you're able, and with fresh eyes let the scripture interpret itself in context, with respect to the divinely paired elements, you're going to be led into some startling revelation! What I laid out in the lengthy introduction to this study was not speculative but based upon some special insight. Access is denied, to most, but granted to a few.

What does apostasy, a falling away, rebellion or revolt, according to the rendering of popular versions, have to do with anything verses 6 and 7 have to offer? Honestly, nothing. There is a whole lot of confusion swirling about and you're going to have to take a fresh look at it. If you're not willing to do some unlearning, you're in the wrong place - this is not for you. There's plenty more about verses 1-12 that needs to be factored in eventually, but this is where we must begin, with the Greek word, “apostasia.” We're going to work toward the end of understanding how one thematic element matches the other and guides us to the meaning the Author has buried like great treasure.

The Greek word being translated is apostasia, Strong's G646. According to that scholarly authority, it means “Forsake: "an apostasy, defection, revolt," always in NT of religious defection, is translated "to forsake" in Act 21:21, lit., "(thou teachest) apostasy (from Moses);" in 2 Th 2:3, "falling away." ” According to Vines Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, "a defection, revolt, apostasy," it means, “Fall, Fallen, Falling, Fell:” and “is used in the NT of religious apostasy; in Act 21:21, it is translated "to forsake," lit., "thou teachest apostasy from Moses." In 2Th 2:3 "the falling away" signifies apostasy from the faith. In papyri documents it is used politically of rebels.” Well, that's all pretty consistent and plain, right? Yet, there's error in it. I don't dispute that the word is used politically of rebels in papyri documents, but that's not how it's used in 2 Thessalonians, which is not political. The translation of apostasia as “falling away” is pretty fair, but when that is taken by extension to mean “religious apostasy,” a grievous error has been made.

Who am I to insist that the recognized authorities are in error here? Someone who chose to cease from arguing with the Author about what it is He really said and meant. I also happen to be someone to whom the Lord revealed the celestial sign of His return in judgment, to be frank about it. Stick with me here, I'm going to provide some simple evidence to back my assertion, and this will open access into the real meaning, in context. It will be seen that the Lord Himself has hidden this matter to achieve his higher purposes.

The Greek word apostasia is a positional word that simply describes a “standing away from.” Men, do the homework, your due diligence, and make up your own mind about it. You can easily discover that apostasia is the feminine form of the neuter gender, apostasion (G647). This is from a derivative of aphistemi (G868). That word is composed of apo (G575) and histemi (G2476). Look at the meanings provided, the uncolored basis.

How do they get religious apostasy from apostasia? It's imported, from foreign contexts. The 3 occurrences of apostasion in the Bible simply deal with divorce, where a husband and wife are separated, put apart, where one party then stands away from the other in positional relationship. This is just how apostasia should be understood, but it's not used in the context of the marriage relationship. Aside from our passage in 2 Thessalonians 2, the word is found in only one other place.

and they have been told about you, that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs. ~ Acts 21:21

If you can justify painting the word with additional meaning and transmitting it into 2 Thessalonians 2, you can probably justify claims that the apostasy of the church is somehow involved as a sign - but that's a bad thing. Very, very bad. When you see how this develops, it should become apparent that, while the church is most certainly apostate, the notion makes no sense whatsoever in 2 Thessalonians 2. The importing of the notion of apostasy, revolt or rebellion actually negates the message and renders the passage nonsensical. The word in context presents something altogether different, which is quite stunning as an exhibition of the Master's work of concealing and revealing!

With the structure of the focal passage already having been discerned with confidence, we have the advantage of knowing the context. We know which pond to fish in. The thematic companions are intended to shed light on each other. Verses 6 and 7 are going to help us understand this cryptic positional relationship that is apostasia and explain how this helps us understand it as a sign. Well, if only verses 6 and 7 weren't equally cryptic. Now what? We will do what we have done, looking at the words used and letting them interpret themselves in the context. But that's not enough. We've reached the point where more help is required. Revelation insight - there's no substitute. An understanding of the nature of the subject is required. The only chapter and verse I can offer on this matter is from John 16.

12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. ~ John 16:12-13

The secret to understanding the sign is in recognizing how this revealing is modeled on another. This lawless one will be an impostor. Known also as the Antichrist, he will claim the identity of the true messiah. He's a fraud, a poser, a mimic. An anti - christ is not just against Christ but is opposite Christ, in the sense of a likeness as a kind of counterpart, a counterfeit. The word “Christ” is the same as Messiah, literally meaning anointed. Jesus literally became the Christ when he was anointed, which occurred during his baptism. That's what revealed him, as the Christ, as I'll illustrate shortly. Because a counterfeit is modeled on a genuine, there must come a similitude, an anointing with a counterpart of unholy spirit in a ceremonial baptism that serves to reveal him. With this insight, the thematic components of interest in 2 Thessalonians 2 will be seen to make perfect sense! What is being described in verses 6 and 7 is the unseen dynamic. It supplements the descriptions of the “seen” activity in the adjacent context. The word apostasia neatly encapsulates the description of the unseen activity in its thematic companion. Sure, the Author could have told us all this in a straightforward way, but that wouldn't serve His purposes. It is hidden by intent. If at some point, you get it, rejoice, friend!

As He said these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” 9 His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant. 10 And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. ~ Luke 8:8b-10

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There's plenty more to follow, which will be posted soon, Lord willing.

Announcing Updates to The Open Scroll

There are some recent updates to The Open Scroll website, which is not the blog, of course. The Content Guide or Site Map has also been updated.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:22 (NASB)
• 2 Thessalonians 2: 1-12 (NASB)
• 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 & 3:6-15 - Companion Bible Structure

Decoding - Sweet Dreams P&G

Nearly a month ago, the Sweet Dreams Collection™ was introduced by Proctor and Gamble. (Press release: A Great Night’s Sleep Starts in the Laundry Room with the New Sweet Dreams Collection®) A few years ago I was led to write a lengthy document titled, Pharmaceuticals -The Sorceries of Babylon, which has been one of the most visited pages on theopenscroll.com. When you give consideration to the influence chemicals have that are ingested in water, foods and pills, breathed in and absorbed through the skin, the sum is considerable. For several years, I've been very sensitive in particular to laundry products. There's something in most of them that I can sense when I get within a couple aisles of where these are sold in a market. What I use on my clothing and bedding I've had to be very cautious about. What might be in the lavender scented concoction or potion used by P&G is probably something special. Given the occult signaling, A Laundry Lullaby just can't be good.

Here's 3 short commercials.

A Laundry Lullaby from Downy - :15 Second Commercial

At the end of the day its so hard to unwind
But Downey Sweet Dreams can help turn off your mind.
It has soothing scent and makes fabric so soft
that you can tuck in, relax and finally turn off.

Should we let them help turn off the mind? What enchanting poetry.

A Laundry Lullaby from Tide, Downy, and Bounce - :15 Second Commercial

A Laundry Lullaby from Tide, Downy, and Bounce - :30 Second Commercial

The enchantress wears a purple dress, a sodomite gateway signal color. The pattern is a familiar variant of mark of the beast “circle X” imagery - CODE MOB.

P&G is an Olympic Partner - Zeus-Satan worshiping. Can you spot the obfuscated concentric 666 in their ribbon logo? “Worldwide Partner” = Code 33! (W is a rotated 3 and the value of P is 11. WP = 33) During the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, they featured sulphur smell (demonic manifestation) in the stadium, plus other fragrances on the May Poles that I am pretty sure was augmented, stimulating the olfactory nerves to enhance the ritual enchantment.

If you haven't seen the film, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, you may want to because what is illustrated has some truth in it about the power of “aroma therapy” workings.

One of the “good works” so-called of the Sweet Dreams Collection promotion involves a pledge.

That's an incitement to sin.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
~ James 5:12

Sweet Dreams. Lavender. Oh, it seems so nice. It's not that I don't trust P&G, because I do. I trust they will serve their god with every means at their disposal.

Have you seen this video I made a couple years ago? The HE or High Efficiency logo is a Horus Eye symbol. It complements the sun imagery that is such a natural element in detergent branding. Few suspect the breach of the 2nd commandment has any consequences. It does.

Brainwashing with Horus-Eye Detergent

Built on the Rock or Sand?

In this season I see many saints struggling, and stumbling, having failed to prepare themselves adequately. How will we fare when the greater season of trial breaks upon us? Many of us have squandered this season that has been granted to us by much mercy and grace.

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26 Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.” 28 When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching; 29 for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. ~ Matthew 7:24-29

To hear these words of His and not act on them is to build your house upon the sand. Folks, such a flood is coming that will test our foundations. By all accounts, as I've been reporting, in a little less than 2 months time, we're due. I believe one reason why folks are failing already is because of what's called to our attention in verse 28, the matter of the crowds being amazed at his manner of teaching, as one with authority. Today, crowds accustomed to hearing our current versions of the scribes are still amazed when someone speaks with the Lord's authority. Being amazed is a noting of the difference, but that response does not indicate that faith is involved. The houses that have been built upon the sand that will soon fall have been built by those among us who hear His words, but yet do not act on them. If this is you, odds are, you won't even realize it. As I've written, based upon the principles of the Keys to Developing a Hearing Ear, when you hear and don't act on what is heard you are diminished in faith, suffering a reduction in the ability to hear, and you will not perceive it.

Aaron and I have been bearing witness to what's coming, and calling you to repentance, collectively and individually as we have ministered through more personal communications. Some of you respond with an evident building upon the Rock, and this is most encouraging, and others reveal the sand your house has been built upon.

I posted video today that was inspired by the strong sense of how destruction is looming ahead for many of us, and what was revealed for us to the Apostle Peter. He wrote the following about our brother Paul's writing.

15 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, 16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. ~ 2 Peter 3:15-16

Most saints disrespect the word delivered through those sent to minister among them today, as with sound teaching about how to build your foundation upon the written Word. I've given attention to the matter before, and much of it has fallen on deaf ears. (Bible Code Revelations - Thematic Patterns Expose Riddles) I do it again, knowing it will mostly fall on deaf ears. The appointed watch day in 2008, which was so epic for the learning of the key pattern identifying to me that this is the target Shemitah for the close of the age, was spent almost entirely in John 13, in the study of thematic patterns. It was time spent with the Lord, and well spent.

I pray you will find in this presentation some inspiration to seek the Lord about your own attitude toward his Word, your respect for His authority, your action on what is heard and your state of readiness for what is ahead.

Thematic Structure - Evidence of Divine Authorship - Pt 1 of 2



Thematic Structure - Evidence of Divine Authorship - Pt 2 of 2

Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test? ~ 2 Corinthians 13:5

Decoding Angry Orchard

Angry Orchard Hard Cider. Why is the orchard angry? Here's their commercial, with threatening symbolism that has a very relevant story to tell.

(update 11/2/21) We revisited this with some enhancements more than seven years after first sharing our insights about this commercial and branding. Again we ask the question, Why is the orchard angry? It's an allegory! The Orchard is the Garden of Eden, and the angry old tree is the Nachash, linked to the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. The "Cinnful Apple" of their Fall Haul makes it plain!

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The apple with a bite being taken with a crunching sound is a symbol of the forbidden fruit being eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The orchard is the Garden of Eden. The dangerous gnarly old apple tree is the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, which is associated with the Nachash, the serpent.

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” 4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. ~ Genesis 3:1-7

Search the blog for apple crunch and you'll see how the sin in the garden was celebrated in London at the Paralympics in 2012, during the closing ceremony that was titled, Illumination. Apple Computers has the same scheme, connecting the apple with a bite out of it with illumination.

Is that tree and those branching trees of that Garden-Orchard angry? Yes!

8 They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 The Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
Cursed are you more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you will go,
And dust you will eat
All the days of your life;
15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her seed;
He shall bruise you on the head,
And you shall bruise him on the heel.” ~ Genesis 3:8-15

The apple has seed in it, so it represents his seed. This is why a bite is taken out of the apple in the commercial, and that bite is immediately followed by "branch out." That's what happened in the garden because of what happened when Eve ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. She became enlightened and she conceived, later bearing Cain. (Who is Cain's Father?)

The logo features the name of Ra (Re), aka Helios, Apollo, Horus.

Why is the orchard angry?

For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.” ~ Revelation 12:12

Does the Devil know his time is short? No, not yet. But he will, soon enough.

The second Psalm describes the angry orchard.

The trees of that kind intend to follow through on what began in the Garden of Eden. The plot to replace man who was still in the Creator's image was nearly complete when the great flood of Noah's day purged his orchard from the face of the earth.

21 All flesh that moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind; 22 of all that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died. 23 Thus He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, and they were blotted out from the earth; and only Noah was left, together with those that were with him in the ark. ~ Genesis 7:21-23

He's bent on revenge for that action, intending a counter-flood. Coming soon!

Part 14 - Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 - A Modern Classic of Greek Tragedy

Series Links: Sochi Winter Olympics 2014

* Note: Find links to relevant clips and to the Official streaming video of the ceremonies on the Series Links page above.

During the opening segment of the closing ceremony featured in Part 13, the emphasis is upon the activity that culminates in the appearance of the 5th ring, toward which anticipation had been deliberately built since the opening ceremony. The opening of the 5th ring represents the incarnation of Apollo in the earth, as laid out in Part 1. The love affair between the fallen angel sons of god and the earthly daughters of men is played in this segment of the ceremony like a comedic clown led fishing expedition, but the theatrical production in the Olympic Stadium is far more of a Greek tragedy than a Greek comedy. While the people-fish enact the ritual of the 5th ring, here's what was offered by the commentators.

“People around the globe watching the closing ceremonies from Sochi. Well, they had a mishap in Vancouver in the opening ceremony and they poked fun at it in the closing ceremony and the same thing happened here. The producers have a sense of humor. - They certainly do. Laughing at yourself is important.”

Clowns are in the boat and more clowns are calling the play-by-play. Really, the producers are having a huge laugh at our expense! Knowing what I know about the show, I cannot watch the video without getting choked up and tears coming to my eyes. What I see is not at all funny. It's so utterly tragic. Judgement has been pronounced against this and all such activity, which is done under that very universal label of Babylon, the great harlot, the great city.

21 Then a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and will not be found any longer. 22 And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer; 23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.” ~ Revelation 18:21-24

The blood of the prophets and of saints has already been spilled, and is being spilled today, but many more will yet be slain on the earth before that prophesied end comes when Babylon is thrown down with violence. Few connect that entity with the spectacle that appears so wondrous in our world. Oh, the deceitfulness of sin.

With more symbolic elements to be put on exhibit from this public ritual and Occult messaging vehicle, we continue from Part 13. The cadre of white robed and flashlight shining angels that joined the star sailors in the sky had already been seen in the stadium, in another form, when fireworks fell into the stadium. The fireworks pictured shooting stars, falling stars, and stars are angels in biblical metaphor. The meaning of the shooting stars falling among the light rods is that of the angels falling from the heavens to the earth, transiting the celestial stargate. (See Part 39 - Celestial Stargates - Light Rods, Tinsel and Pleats)

While the stars were still falling the Jester Captain Apollo was waving the net around in the air above the boat, not below where fish would be swimming.

What sense does that make? Was he just clowning around, fishing for butterflies? No, he was miming the catching of angels as the fireworks fell like stars from the sky.

A commentator offered a hypnotic NLP suggestion, exclaiming: “I'll tell you the first time I saw this sea I was standing up and I could feel myself wobbling just a little bit. [laughing] It's amazingly realistic.” What happens when you are standing up and you wobble too much? You fall down, of course.

When the 5th ring was formed, fireworks filled the stadium with explosions of light and sound.

The triumphant return of Apollo was being celebrated by the audience with enthusiastic cheering and applause. In that powerful ritual we may glean what is meant by fireworks, the starburst pyrotechnics that have become so much a part of Olympic celebrations. They represent the celestial luminaries, fallen angels, including and especially Apollo. (Revelation 9)

Apollo's return will be celebrated as modeled when the 5th ring opened in the Stadium. His reception will be celebrated wildly in the heavens and on earth. The official explanation for the logo's rings is that they represent the five continents of the world, united by Olympism. Olympism has everything to do with Apollo. The four rings were formed first and interlocked with one another, which is to say that the world will be fully prepared and in a state of readiness to receive what will complete them. This is achieved with that final ring, the 5th or Horus ring that signifies their Olympian champion, incarnate.

Look at those images. The illuminating angels are above. The obedient people-fish are below, acting as a collective with a hive mind. The cheering stadium crowd is oblivious but ecstatic, and universal in their approval. All, volunteers and sponsoring agents. What a spectacle! What a grand and potent magickal ritual for the harvesting of energy! What an offense to the Most High God! How do you feel about that, copper-top?

The numbering of the projectors responsible for the dimensional painting of the deep was announced to be 60 + 60, which reduces to a 66, the number to which the Occult assigns the meanings of the abyss and the shades of the dead, the Rephaim. That's the esoteric setting, right?

The 120 in total speaks to me of the famous warning pronounced 120 years in advance of the great flood of Noah's day, when the fountains of the great deep (abyss) burst open. I think we can and should connect the dots, especially because of where we are in this target Shemitah week that is interlocked with the millennial week. The alignments of the 120 year warning and the great flood loom dead ahead. The warning was given 1536 years from Adam, which maps to around the 1st or 2nd of April. We live in extraordinary times!

When the introductory countdown video began, the very first scene featured a falling angel and Silver Gate transit scene. Here's a screenshot.

Here's what I believe is being modeled.

This scene seems to be alluding to the meteor that fell to the earth in Chelyabinsk on February 15, 2013. That happened during the daytime, not at night. Note the subtle 33 - Code 33 - in the pillar of snow. Brilliant. Sneaky buggers. What followed after that scene in the video countdown was more scenes of dimensional transits!

The people-fish have transdimensional style clothing. Biblically, clothing is often witnessing on the esoteric level to different kinds of resurrection bodies. I've written about some of the allegorical prophetic verses, like Acts 12:8, where Peter was equipped to pass through the iron gate of the prison as out of this earthly realm in resurrection. (That's still one of my very favorite passages!) Such clothing or bodies are sometimes identified with metals. (Psalm 45:9) These people-fish performing in the stadium are costumed with shimmering silver sequin robes. They resemble fish with glistening scales, but more than that, they picture transhumans, those transformed to receive multidimensional metallic light bodies. Think of them as Nachash suits, shimmering serpentine bodies.

The red shoes signal that they were of Adam-kind, with “Adam” meaning “red.” They also signal their ability to traverse the dimensional barrier, to "go over the rainbow" and return like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz with her coveted ruby slippers. These were for dimensional transit. The Wicked Witch of the West had her broom to fly. Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, had her bubble for transport. The Wicked Witch of the East was grounded by the house that fell from the sky, quite literally. She wore ruby slippers. Dorothy, who fell from the star named Kansas, meaning “People of the South Wind,” flew in on a whirlwind, becoming the Witch of the South. This observation illustrates the presence of all four elemental cardinal directions that provides for the necessary balance in witchcraft. The ruby slippers magically teleported from the feet of one witch to another, from the East to the South. Boots are made for walkin', and so are slippers. What did Dorothy do with the coveted magickal transport facilitators? First, she did a lot of walking, on the yellow brick road that was a picture of a stargate. Finally, she was instructed by the Witch of the North how to operate them properly. When Dorothy clicked her Ruby Slipper heels together and chanted the magical incantation, “There's no place like home,” she was transported back to the home star from which she had fallen, Kansas, escorted by Toto, her dog (star Sirius) psychopomp.

When the commentator describes the scene in the stadium, saying, “A cast of over 5000 volunteers, some below and now some above,” he's referencing a very important symbol number to spill some beans. As I wrote about the miracle of the feeding of the 5000, the number represents the entire population of the world. The description of the scene evokes the Hermetic Maxim, the quantum entangled principle being ritually operated during this magickal ceremony, and it symbolically connects the angels above with the people-fish below, who are connected, bound together, bridging both realms of the earthly and heavenly: The sons of god, joined with the daughters of men, descending and ascending together to merge on the ladders of DNA.

With the oh-so-appropriate triumphant music selected from Tiomkin's Hollywood enchantments playing in the background, the illuminated people-fish form a throbbing infinity and Ouroboros symbol - celebrating the achievement of immortal life in their eternal Zion. (Epic Fail!) They form an oval of serpentine bands, like collections of 33 - 33 - 33 for the expression of Code 33.

The commentary weaves in some more NLP:

“It's some pretty fabulous lifetime memories for those kids, huh? With this kid too!”

Kids are young goats. Contrast them with sheep, in biblical metaphor. Lifetime memories, imprinted in their DNA.

The “kids” below form a wavy star with 10 arms, then merge contrasting dark-light versions into one with 5 arms - Horus. This branched assembly weaves into the rings logo. We see the people forming the star, the global population becoming the star-angel. This is the pyramid body of the beast kingdom that will soon be pictured redundantly as the rings form. The wavy dynamic star is also signaling the anal vortex of the sodomite gateway. How do we know for sure?

On cue, we hear:

“I was in the bowels of the stadium for the opening ceremony and as the volunteers came off during their part, they would literally jump into each others' arms celebrating that they had accomplished what they had set out do and it was great to see that their Olympic moment was taking place on that stage. - Being part of one of the great shows on earth.”

He was in the bowels. That's graphic. Jumping into each others' arms. Connect that with what was then being enacted on stage. The line, “as the volunteers came off during their part” sexually references the sodomizing SRA handler's role, and the victims, too, as they are brought to dissociation and illumination through trauma and with demonic installation. The illumination of ritual sodomy is celebrated, and it is that action that facilitates the coming of Apollo. He will be welcomed into this world that has long been prepared through that perverse mechanism of binding the sons of god with the daughters of men. This scheme has been the focus of thousands of years, and of thousands of hours of effort on this blog as I've brought myriad dark symbolic examples into the light.

What do you suppose is really happening in the bowels of the stadium? Have you considered what's on exhibit here? Decoding Taylor Swift's "22" and the BMA Ritual Exposing the Theater of Witchcraft. Before, during and after, rituals are performed in private that support what happens during mass public ritual. These may take place on-site, or off-site, or both. Like how the saints gather to pray about events, covering them with prayer, those in the Enemy's camp covertly engage in their ceremonial sex magick and blood sacrifice, casting various kinds of spells for the raising and harvesting and channeling of demonic energy toward various ends. A huge focus is on the incarnation of their champion, but intermediary objectives must also be met. Have you read Ezekiel 8 lately? Backstage worship of the sun god is not new.

I invite you to watch the clip of this Time Travel segment again, and seek the Lord about what you're really looking at, until He opens it to you. It's horrific. This is what Zeus worship looks like.

A Word From the Lord: I Will Make a Way

By Aaron Hermann ( Revelation of Babylon blog )

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The Lord continues to do an amazing work in this late hour as He continues to bring forth revelation insight and Words for His people who are preparing for the great spiritual battle of the ages that will soon be upon us. The various trials and tribulations we have suffered thus far have been for refinement, testing, and preparation as the Lord reveals the way He works with us through these trying seasons.

Quite some time ago I was engaged in an intense spiritual battle that seemed to have no end in sight. I continued to cry out to the Lord for deliverance, but no answer seemed to be forthcoming. I kept looking for a way out, a means to escape the situation that continued to prove to be inescapable. Eventually I reached the point when I was no longer kicking and screaming and was willing to accept the situation as the Lord's provision. It was at this point when the Lord granted me insight into the way in which He was working with me during that season.

The Lord revealed to me that His way for His people is not a means of escape to skirt around a trial or completely avoid tribulation, but rather His way is a provision through the Holy Spirit that allows His people to endure THROUGH the trial and tribulation and overcome whatever it is that is the source of their present suffering.

Quite simply put, the Lord's way for us is through trials and not around them.

Almost two years ago now the Lord led me to write Patient Endurance: Becoming Hardened and Battle-Ready and I believe it is even more relevant and pertinent now.

The Lord could have easily have taken His people directly from Egypt into the promised land without the extended sojourn in the wilderness, but that was not the Lord's way as He knew His people had a lot to learn and there was a great deal of testing that had to be done.

In addition, there is another very significant reason as to why the Lord took His people through the wilderness. The experience was for them then, but also intended as an example for us now. As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10,

1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 and all ate the same spiritual food; 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were laid low in the wilderness.6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.” 8 Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. 9 Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents. 10 Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. 12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. 14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say ~ 1 Corinthians 10:1-15

Did you see that, folks? With most of them God was not well-pleased and these things have been written as example for us. Yes, us! I encourage you to read through this and get a very firm grasp on what Paul is telling us here, because it matters a great deal.

Earlier today I was struggling with a current situation that has been a rather prolonged trial and the Lord reminded me of what He told me about His way being through and not around, and it was at this time that the Lord gave me a Word to share.

“Tell My people that in the days ahead when the trials and tribulations seem as if they are more than anyone could bear, I will make a way.

Tell My people that when it seems all is lost and their faith was for naught, I will make a way.

Tell My people that when there is nowhere to turn and nowhere else to go, I will make a way.

Tell My people to fear not and cast down their unbelief, for I am the Lord Thy God and just as I made a way for My people out of Egypt and into the promised land so too shall I make a way for them in the days ahead when the time is right.

Do not fear, do not doubt, or you too shall perish in the wilderness. Have faith, do not waiver, and follow Me and I will lead you home.

The Lord Thy God has spoken.”

Soon we will all be forced to a decision as all that we have come to know about the world in its present form is taken away as the world undergoes massive transformation. The Black Awakening and other major events will collapse the current world system and set the stage for the arrival of the Lawless One.

The Lord will indeed find out who trusts Him and who does not. He will find out who loves Him and how much. The Lord will make a way for those who truly are His people, while those who have gone the way of "easy believism" will be exposed for who and what they are and perish in the wilderness that is sure to come.

I understand this is a hard word for some, but for others I know you will take great encouragement and exhortation in this knowing that the Lord will indeed make a way for you in the trying days ahead!

8 Thus says the Lord,
“In a favorable time I have answered You,
And in a day of salvation I have helped You;
And I will keep You and give You for a covenant of the people,
To restore the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages;
9 Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go forth,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’
Along the roads they will feed,
And their pasture will be on all bare heights.
10 “They will not hunger or thirst,
Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;
For He who has compassion on them will lead them
And will guide them to springs of water.
11 “I will make all My mountains a road,
And My highways will be raised up.
12 “Behold, these will come from afar;
And lo, these will come from the north and from the west,
And these from the land of Sinim.”
13 Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth!
Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains!
For the Lord has comforted His people
And will have compassion on His afflicted.
~ Isaiah 49:8-13

9 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. ~ Isaiah 43:19

It is my sincere prayer for whom this message is intended that the Lord will grant you strength in the days ahead and that our faith will not fail us when we are put to the test. Lord, please give us all that we may need so that we may continue to watch and pray and be spared from falling into temptation. In Y'shua's precious name I pray, Amen.

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By Aaron Hermann ( Revelation of Babylon blog )
Please feel free to contact me through my Gmail account. (theultimateplan@)

The Love Affair of the Age vs. The Love Affair of the Ages

In the latest post to the series titled, Sochi Winter Olympics 2014, the epic romance between the Watchers and the daughters of men was on exhibit. The opening segment of the closing ceremony demonstrated the world changing activity that happened in the days of Noah and is at this present time happening again. It's a love affair, and a classic, to be sure, but that love is a gross perversion of the true love of the Creator for His creation. The Olympian-Luciferian kind of love is bringing this creation to ruin, just as it did in Noah's day.

What unregenerated man sees in their engagement with the fallen angels is through rose-colored glasses, having the appearance of what is beneficial and highly desirable. Transhumanists and all those looking to transcend this frail and brief human existance without looking to the Savior from sin and death for His favor and provision seek to skirt the judgment due them for their evil deeds. This is why the Watchers bound themselves with mutual imprecations upon Mount Hermon.

With the same arrogance that characterizes their sponsoring gods, they are deceived. There are powerful enchantments at work. There will be no question that the world needs a Savior. The Illuminists are assuring that there will soon be no option, if mankind is to survive. All the attention being focused on being green and saving the planet is just for show, for cover. The planet is hastily being brought to ruin, on purpose. The elite don't intend to ride it out in a bunker for 500 years until the earth regenerates. They are deliberately forcing the world to a point of decision because they are "resurrecting" the ancient god to be presented as the savior, and he must be welcomed, received as the uncontested sovereign.

At the Global Future 2045 International Congress held June 2013 in NYC, luminaries like Ray Kurzweil and Amit Goswami were joined by Phakyab Rinpoche; Science-Spirituality Bridge-builder and Tibetan Buddhist Lama. Two yoga masters who are each a Mahamandaleshwar of the Juna Akhara Order of Hindu Monks were featured. The Swami Vishnudevananda Giri Ji Maharaj is a Spiritual Transhumanist, and Mahayogi 'Pilot' Baba is a self-realized Siddha Master. 'Pilot' was a fighter pilot for 15 years but his professed life mission is the raising the consciousness of all people. Adolph Hitler's passion was the bringing forth of a new race of supermen, übermensch, and he brought in Tibetan monks alongside his SS. Do you see the trend? Other speakers included Lazar Puhalo; Archbishop of Ottawa, and Rabbi Dr. Alan Brill; Jewish Mystical Meditator. The transhumanist Congress could not be viewed in any way other than in a religious context. While the most public face of transhumanism maintains a focus on the material sciences, the movement is spiritual through and through. This is where the rubber meets the road, so to speak, where the love affair between the fallen angels and mankind has traction.

What is happening in public ritual like Olympics ceremonies is parallel to that, to see it in perspective. Expanding the context, everything you see on the stage of local and global politics is flowing in the same direction. Everything in the world is driving us toward a point of decision about what our salvation is going to look like and what kind of savior we're going to have.

If what I'm writing here speaks to you, pause and come to grips with this reality and let it inspire you. Let there form within you a resolve to press in to the Savior to a place of abiding in Him, the Lord Y'shua. Let a moving in the holy spirit of God flow, not in the way of social activism toward one cause or another but according to the gifts and manifestations of the spirit.

There is a love affair of the age and of this present order, yet there is a greater that transcends it, a love affair of the ages!

6 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away; 7 but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory; 8 the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory; ~ 1 Corinthians 2:6-8

“of the rulers of this age” is “archon houtos aion”

3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. ~ 2 Corinthians 4:3-4

“the god of this world” is theos houtos aion = the god of this age.

11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. ~ Ephesians 6:11-12

“the rulers” is arche

I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me; ~ John 14:30

“the ruler of the world” is “archon kosmos”

5 “But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. 8 And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; 11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. ~ John 16:5-11

“the ruler of this world” is “archon houtos kosmos”

Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. ~ John 12:31

“upon this world” is houtos kosmos - and “the ruler of this world” is “archon houtos kosmos”

Part 39 - Celestial Stargates - Light Rods, Tinsel and Pleats

Series Links: Celestial Stargates

This series was interrupted when I turned my attention to the Winter Olympics. While there's probably more blogging about those symbolic ceremonies to be done (which are rich with celestial stargate imagery), I'm returning back to this series to give special attention to the stargate imagery featured in the Fisht Olympic Stadium throughout the closing ceremony of the regular Olympics. A collection of large cylindrical rods hung from the ceiling that were painted with light. These dynamically lit rods were used to signify and ritually model the opened stargate as opened lines of transmission between the realms of the seen and unseen. The vertical lines of the light rods is a visual cue common to many settings where stargate transits are featured. They also illustrate the kind of radiation beaming from the stars that influences men on the earth.

Ancient Egyptians used the pictograph you see here to represent the energy beaming from the stars and the operative stargate. Parallel lines are drawn to connect the objects involved in the transmission, suggesting coherent rays of energy.

These images are gleaned from Magickal Egypt, a documentary by John Anthony West.

This is not the stuff of imagination, superstition or illusion. Energy from the stars, since the stars are associated with angels, represents the supernaturalism of Ephesians 6:12, as it is written, “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

19 And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them, those which the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven. 20 But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as today. ~ Deuteronomy 4:19-20

What powerful influence would draw them away to serve all the host of heaven but that supernaturalism of the false gods represented in those celestial lights as they actively sought to be worshiped? In the version of the text above (NASB), the language used for the motivation is a little soft. The Hebrew word used is more forcible and doubled, nadach nadach: to thrust, to impel.

Prior to the Exodus, a contest ensued when Moses was sent to the Pharaoh to encourage the release of the enslaved Israelites.

10 So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and thus they did just as the Lord had commanded; and Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts. 12 For each one threw down his staff and they turned into serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. ~ Exodus 7:10-12

6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 The magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt. ~ Exodus 8:6-7

The magicians of Egypt were not putting on a show with cheap tricks. Today, the public is told by the generally recognized and respected authorities that magic is just pretend and that the Devil is not real, and by their enchantments most folks simply accept those lies. For the first 22 years of my life, I was oblivious. Now, not so much.

The column or pillar is a popular representative form of the bridging mechanism. A simple cylinder is the simple geometric form of a squared circle, which is relevant as a symbol of illumination through ritual sodomy. The light rods employed in Sochi are, of course, cylinders.

During the closing ceremony of the regular Winter Olympics, South Korea, host country of the next planned Winter Games, presented their own ritual performance on the grand stage underneath the light rods. Their official logo was projected on the floor, for PyeongChang 2018. I see their logo as a glyph for Gemini, a Silver Gate symbol, and a star of the exact form used in ancient Egypt. Familiar, yes?

In this picture you see a technical illustration used by NASA, where a wormhole is pictured with colored rods of light surrounding it. When you watch films or TV shows that picture a star ship going into warp drive or traveling near or above the speed of light or other kinds of wormhole transits through space-time you will usually see special effects extending points of light into light rods. This is the addition of an extra dimension to a point to create a line. It's akin to the motion blur. Its a visual dynamic that suggests time-space is being spanned. This is the effect created by the light dynamic of the rods in Fisht Olympic Stadium.

The cylinders hanging from the ceiling of the Fisht Olympic Stadium were painted with light and used as animated decor throughout the ceremonies.

In some of the segments, these were supporting the theme of stargate transit. In others, they were illustrating the effects of star energy beaming into the stadium. I believe those stage props are magickal instruments that were employed in ritual for energetic transmissions beaming in and out of the Stadium. The objects in that collection was reported to number 204, which cannot be simply random.

• 204 balls may be stacked in a pyramid whose base is an 8 by 8 square, and which has 8 courses or levels. The pyramid and all its forms is believed to be very potent, energetically, and is associated with ancient Egypt and the worship of the sun god. It is associated with the Illuminati. The three 8s produced suggests 888, a number linked to the name Jesus in biblical gematria.
• 204 is a truncated triangular pyramid number. The truncated pyramid has special signification in connection with the Great Pyramid at Giza and as the representative form of the body or kingdom of the beast of Revelation 13:1, the head or capstone of that base.
• 204 is the number of squares of all sizes on a chessboard, an object often used to signify the presence of the knowledge of good and evil.

Those rods hanging from the ceiling were apparently also called a forest, so they must individually be trees, as trees in the Garden of Eden which are not of the natural kind that populate the forests on earth. The collection was also what seemed to be referred to at one point as the soul of Russia, which links to the Milky Way as a celestial river of souls.

In Sochi, when the flame was about to be extinguished at the climax of the Games, a scene transition combined two shots in the fade to overlay some key symbols.

The light rods representing the opened stargate were superimposed over the mirrors that represented dimensional portals. It was momentary - and brilliant. They were raised to reveal the mascots, illustrating the revealing of the lawless one who will come as Horus incarnates through the celestial Silver Gate. Evil genius.

What is represented by these rods on this grand scale is more simply and commonly modeled by draperies with vertical pleats or by vertical blinds at windows or by pillars with vertical lines ringing the shaft.
In Ke$ha's official Crazy Kids music video, cheap tinsel icicles hanging in doorways and wreaths were stargate props, with silver tinsel representing the Silver Gate and the gold, the Golden Gate.

This scene where Ke$ha sits between two bull dogs is brilliant. The Gold and Silver Gates are positioned in the Zodiac opposite each other, marking where the ring of the galactic plane intersects the ring of the Milky Way. There is an alignment of the two, and this is what we see with the Silver Gate pictured directly in front of the Golden Gate. The Golden Gate is represented in the golden tinsel hanging down, and the golden sunrise arc at the top of the golden backed couch. The Silver Gate is pictured as Ke$ha wears the vertical banded blue and white blouse. Her legs are crossed because she is crossing over the dimensional barrier. She's flanked by two bull dogs. Bulls signify Taurus and the two of them picture Gemini, The Twins. The celestial Silver Gate is flanked by Gemini and Taurus. The utility chains worn by the dogs are constructed of twinned torus links. Anubis, the escort to and from the underworld is the dog headed god, and in the celestial heavens he is represented by the Dog Star Sirius.

The producers of the official music video for We Can't Stop, by Miley Cyrus, modeled the stargate transit at the revealing of the lawless one by her dragging a stuffed bobcat across the floor. The backdrop is a simple white drapery, which is the color equivalent to silver in heraldry, and represented by the same Egyptian hieroglyph. The vertical pleats present the coherent beaming starlight structure of the stargate transited.

The same visual was employed in the official music video for Insane, by the South Korean “K-Pop” band A-Jax. The structure of the spinning chair's 5 ray wheeled base presents us with the stargate vortex image. As a backdrop we see the same subtle prop used in Miley's set.

The transdimensional construct was used to great effect in the industry changing film, The Matrix. Streaming columns of characters were used to represent the construct of the matrix, a virtual world created by the machines that held humanity captive in an artificial world of digitally generated illusion. It's really quite an impressive allegory. In their representation of another dimension interfacing with real world biology and physics, the filmmakers employed the dynamic light rod kind of effect in a variety of notable ways.

That film's illustration of the columns of streaming light as the interface between the realms was augmented with another kind using sound. The bell, which I've written plenty about (Bells - Supernatural Enchantment and a Biblical Perspective - also search this blog for tuning fork), is an ancient means of initiating travel between the dimensions. When Neo and the others who have been freed from the Matrix reinsert themselves into that realm, their only way back is by way of finding a phone.

To get an exit they have to wait for the phone to ring. When the hard-wired land line phone rings, which is an old school AT&T “Ma Bell” type bell phone, we're not told this but you should note that it triggers the ringing of a bell, which opens the stargate and facilitates the transit.

Stargate transit imagery is important to those who craft mass rituals. This is how they access the ancient entities represented in the celestial heavens, transmitting, broadcasting and receiving from the heavenlies. When their champion is incarnated in his host body after transiting the Silver Gate, most folks will be oblivious to what's going on. I'm hoping you will seize the opportunity while it remains to seek the Most High God and Father of His only begotten son, the Lord Y'shua while He may be found - with all your heart!