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
“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.
By Aaron Hermann ( Revelation of Babylon blog )
Please feel free to contact me through my Gmail account. (theultimateplan@)
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. 
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.” 
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. 
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? 
revealing of the lawless one who will come as Horus incarnates through the celestial Silver Gate. Evil genius. 
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 vertical pleats present the coherent beaming starlight structure of the stargate transited.
The first live performance of the closing ceremony starts in a darkened setting featuring the sky and the sea. Above, hanging from the ceiling we see a collection of large cylindrical rods which are painted with a blue light. Below, people with flapping bird kites on sticks run about, and the waves of the sea are projected upon the stadium floor. There's some fireworks inside the stadium like shooting stars. A rowboat with a mast appears with two clowns and the three children from the video countdown intro inside. The boat is in the sky, not in the sea - more funny business, that. About 5000 volunteers perform, some in the sea below like schools of fish, wearing glittering silver sequin-scale robes with red shoes, and some float around in the sky with white robes and flashlights. Without an understanding of the plot and symbols it looks non sequitur but there is a cohesive message in all this. We're told the concept here is, “Time travel through Russian music, literature and art.” There's some direction provided for us in their purposeful misdirection. 
When the live performance was introduced we heard these words. “The sky or the sea - The concept: Time travel through Russian music, literature and art.” We had just witnessed it in the video sequence as three children jumped through a mirror. When we see them again in the live action sequence we connect the scenes to understand how the two are bound together by this theme of time travel. The crossing of dimensional boundaries is a major theme that supports the focus on what will be happening in the time of the revealing of the lawless one. The segment of the ceremony I'm featuring in this post provides more supplemental imagery and commentary. 
Two ears, 2 poles, 2 skis, 2 girls: The Twins of Gemini - a Silver Gate transit! We see the constellation of the hare called Lepus under that of Orion in the region of this celestial stargate. The celestial hare is right next to Canis Major, with Sirius the Dog Star that is likewise symbolic of Anubis-Hermanubis-Hermes. The boy rides on a foot of the leopard and no one rides the bear, probably to keep his feet exposed, which are the featured bear parts in the composite leopard-like beast.
Scrying with crystals was done by the ancient Mayan priesthood. Dr John Dee used an Aztec shew-stone mirror of obsidian for his divinations. 
The current Dalai Lama was chosen by monks scrying in the surface of a lake. An advisor to the Dalai Lama, the Nechung Oracle, uses a Melong, a mirror or looking glass, for divination, which you see in this image. 
What they illustrate is that when Obama is made to look like a fool, a spell will be cast that has been raised through the ages and will result in the revealing of the lawless one - during his term in office. 
