Podcast: Recordings & Scriptures

*** The 70-year captivity of Judah in Babylon.

Through HIS prophets, God had told the children of Judah that the time would come when HE, God, would turn them into captivity and put them away from HIM so that HE would not have to see Judah anymore because of all the sins they had done against HIM.

2 Chronicles 36

15 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by HIS messengers (the prophets,) rising up betimes, and sending; because HE had compassion on HIS people, and on HIS dwelling place:

16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised HIS words, and misused HIS prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against HIS people, till there was no remedy.

17 Therefore HE (God) brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: HE gave them all into his hand.

This would be a 70-year captivity.

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At the end of this present world, churches fall away from the scriptures bringing about the apostasy in the churches and with the coming of Jesus the apostate churches will be destroyed because they "fell away" from the scriptures for the New Testament Church as written in the New Testament Bible.

Like it was in the days of the Old Testament, Judah, the people of God, were doing evil, and God sent warnings to these evil doers, by HIS prophets, but they would not heed those warnings.

Today God sends HIS servants, the prophets, to warn the pastors and congregations, but they, too will not heed the warnings given by God's prophets.

So destruction will come upon these apostate churches at the second coming of Jesus.

II Thessalonians 2

Because they fell away from scriptures of the New Testament Bible and spoke other doctrines which pleased men and would not repent and would not return to the doctrines of Christ as shown in the Bible, Jesus will destroy them at HIS coming.

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

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

(In 1982, I was reading the above scripture and God said to me: "The falling away are not individuals leaving the church but are the churches leaving the scriptures.")

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:

9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Today's churches:

* Those who believe the scriptures and follow the scriptures will be saved with the coming of Jesus and will be taken to the "new Jerusalem" created by God for them. (Revelation 21)

* Those who cast aside scriptures today in the apostate churches and set up other doctrines, will be destroyed when Jesus comes. (2 Thessalonians 2:8-12)

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The 70-year captivity of the nation of Judah when they were carried away to Babylon:

II Kings 24

1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

2 And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which HE spake by HIS servants the prophets.

3 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of HIS sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;

4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.

God removed Judah "out of HIS sight" where HE would no longer have to see their sins!

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We who belong to God are continually talking with God, communing with God through our thoughts and prayers.

They make a pretense of prayer to appear religious to those other persons at the Christmas dinner, and such.

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2 Kings 24

8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.

12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

13 And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.

14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

18 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

20 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until HE had cast them out from HIS presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

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Terrible fate for Zedekiah:

II Kings 25

1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his (Zedekiah's) reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.

2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. (2 year seige)

3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.

5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.

6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

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I Kings 25

8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:

9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.

10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

So the house Solomon built to the Lord is burned ... and the gold and silver vessels are carried away to Babylon and put into the houses of the gods of Babylon or used by the king and his men.

It would have been a terrible thing to see this.

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At the end of this world, Jesus warns HIS disciples that all these things they can see with their natural eye will be destroyed.

Matthew 24

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and HIS disciples came to HIM for to shew HIM the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

II Peter 3

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.

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The Babylon captivity was ordained by God to last 70 years and at the end of the 70 years Jerusalem would be rebuilt.

The end of this present world will be forever for this current heaven and earth will be burned with fire by God at the end of this world and will pass away forever.

The elect of God, chosen by God, will be taken to the new heaven and new earth which is created by God for them.

Matthew 24 (Jesus says)

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Revelation 21 (The apostle John says:)

1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God HIMSELF shall be with them, and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

5 And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.

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*** Josiah (2 Kings 22 & 2 Chronicles 34)

II Kings 22

1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:

5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

8 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,

13 Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

15 And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

16 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

17 Because they have forsaken ME, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke ME to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore MY wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;

19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before ME; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.

20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place.

And they brought the king word again.

(After the life of Josiah, God will put HIS children into captivity for 70 years in Babylon because of all the sins of Judah in worshipping false gods.)

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II Kings 23

1 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

2 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.

3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep HIS commandments and HIS testimonies and HIS statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.

5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

6 And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

7 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.

(sodomites: homosexuals)

25 And like unto him (king Josiah) was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.

26 Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of HIS great wrath, wherewith HIS anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked HIM withal.

27 And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of MY sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.

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In 1982, God said to me: "The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God."

After that God showed me 5 big-name TV preachers and sins being committed by them and I carried message of God to them and there was no repentance.

For the next 30 years, in trying to find a church to attend, I heard many perversions and even deliberate lies come forth from pastors who changed the doctrines of Jesus which are written in the Holy Bible. I went to each of these pastors but there was no repentance.

I was deeply grieved because they would not repent.

In approximately 2015, God showed me the reason they would not repent.

Today I no longer grieve over them because God showed me all these evils were fulfilled because of that which the apostle Paul said would happen in the churches of the end times according to his word in 2 Thessalonians 2.

(This story is recorded on this Podcast.)

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*** Manasseh (2 Kings 21 & 2 Chronicles 33)

Hezekiah was a great king over Judah and cleansed the house of the Lord and established priests and sought God in times of trouble.

His son, Manasseh removed the good things of Hezekiah and put false gods into the House of God.

II Chronicles 33

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

2 But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

4 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke HIM to anger.

7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

8 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.

10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to HIS people: but they would not hearken.

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II Kings 21

10 And the LORD spake by HIS servants the prophets, saying,

11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:

12 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.

13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

14 And I will forsake the remnant of MINE inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;

15 Because they have done that which was evil in MY sight, and have provoked ME to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.

16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

II Chronicles 33

11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

13 And prayed unto HIM: and HE was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom.

Then Manasseh knew that the LORD HE was God.

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15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.

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So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

II Kings 21

Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.

21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

22 And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.

23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

24 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

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*** Hezekiah threatened by an enemy of God and he turns to God and seeks the help of God.

Hezekiah was a king of Judah who did right in the sight of God.

In the following example, we see an enemy of God come against Hezekiah and we see how God helped Hezekiah in dealing with the problem.

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II Chronicles 32:1 After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

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Hezekiah spoke to encourage Judah.

II Chronicles 32

7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles.

And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

The king of Assyria tried to intimidate Hezekiah and all of Judah by words.

II Chronicles 32

10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?

13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?

14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?

16 And his (the king of Assyria) servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against HIS servant Hezekiah.

17 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against HIM, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.

18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.

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20 And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

21 And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land.

And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.

As long as we seek the Lord in the problem, we prosper.

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24 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.

25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

27And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour:

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32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

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*** Hezekiah: king of Judah restores the House of the Lord and the worship of God. (2 Kings 18 & 2 Chronicles 29)

Hezekiah was a king of Judah, doing that which was right in the sight of God.

Several chapters in the Bible are devoted to telling us of Hezekiah.

II Chronicles 29:1-4

1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.

4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites (ministers appointed by God), and gathered them together into the east street,

(The priest and Levites were appointed by God for the work of God to receive the offerings of the people for sins and trespasses according to the Law of Moses. But evil kings of Israel had driven these out and appointed men of their own choosing to be ministers. Hezekiah placed the men chosen by God back into their rightful ministry.)

5 And (Hezekiah) said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken HIM, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.

7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

(In the Old Testament, God set up animal sacrifices for the sins of the people. In the New Testament Jesus is the sacrifice for our sins.)

8 Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and HE hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

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Hezekiah says to the Levites:

10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that HIS fierce wrath may turn away from us.

15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.

16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.

Many "unclean" things had been brought into the house of the Lord. They had to cleanse that house removing the unclean.

(Today we cleanse our own house, ourselves, by removing the false doctrines and setting up in our heart the doctrines of the New Testament by the Holy Scriptures given to us by inspiration of God.)

18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.

19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.

20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

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25 And he (king Hezekiah) set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by HIS prophets.

26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.

(Burnt offerings and incense were Old Testament commandments but we are not told to use these in the New Testament for we worship in "spirit" in New Testament.)

28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

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31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.

36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

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II Chronicles 30

1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.

(Passover was Old Testament commandment. No longer valid for New Testament for Christ is our passover in NT church.)

8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into HIS sanctuary, which HE hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of HIS wrath may turn away from you.

9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away HIS face from you, if ye return unto HIM.

12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.

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14 And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

(Unclean altars were removed for in past they had worshipped other gods on these altars.)

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26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.

27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.

II Chronicles 31:1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

4-5 Moreover he (Hezekiah) commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.

5 And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.

21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

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*** Kings of Judah: Jotham (2 Kings 15:32 & 2 Chronicles 27) and Ahaz ( 2 Kings 16 & 2 Chronicles 28)

Jotham

II Chronicles 27

1 Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.

6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.

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Ahaz

II Chronicles 28

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.

3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

5 Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus.

And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.

8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

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New Testament Church:

Today, when we walk in the ways of God by the Holy Spirit of God and the Holy Bible, we are greatly blessed by God.

If we walk in the ways of this world and follow other gods (making money, and physical pleasures, and religious gods not specified in the NT Bible gods) we curse ourselves and bring the wrath of God upon us.

We have many examples of both blessings and curses as we read of the actions done by these kings of Judah and Israel.

In the Old Testament the eventual penalty for the evil doing was the Jews were carried away captive into Babylon where they were servants for 70 years in the captivity.

In the New Testament, the apostasy in the churches comes toward the end before the coming of Jesus and the eventual penalty upon the apostate churches, ministers and congregations, will be destruction at the coming of Jesus.

II Thessalonians 2

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*** Even unto the time Jesus lived on this earth they looked for the divided kingdom to be restored.

God divided the kingdom into two parts: Judah & Israel.

The kingdom remained divided and they fought against one another.

One king died and another replaced him and most often those kings did evil as described in the following:

I Kings 14

22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked HIM to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.

23 For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

24 And there were also sodomites (homosexuals) in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

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The divided kingdom of Judah and Israel continued for many generations.

After the crucifixion of Jesus, and before Jesus was ascended into heaven, the disciples asked Jesus:

Acts 1

6 ... Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

7 And HE said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in HIS own power.

8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto ME both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

9 And when HE had spoken these things, while they beheld, HE was taken up; and a cloud received HIM out of their sight.

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From heaven, Jesus established the New Testament church and gave HIS ministers to the church.

Ephesians 4

7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

9 (Now that HE ascended, what is it but that HE also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 HE that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that HE might fill all things.)

11 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; (5 ministry offices)

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into HIM in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

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Paul is an example of one of these New Testament apostles/teachers which was called by Jesus after Jesus was taken into heaven.

Acts 26 (Paul tells king Agrippa his story)

9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou ME? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

(Notice Jesus called Saul by name. There were others traveling with Saul and while they heard a voice and saw a bright light, they were not called nor put into the ministry by Jesus. It was the call of Jesus on Paul's life. Paul was put into the ministry by the will of God working in the offices of apostle and teacher. 2 Timothy 1:11)

15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord?

And HE said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in ME.

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

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*** Uzziah reigns over Judah. (2 Chronicles 26)

II Chronicles 26

1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.

5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.

And so it is with all who belong to God. As long as we seek the Lord, God causes us to prosper.

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The downfall of Uzziah:

II Chronicles 26

15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:

18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.

Only those persons who are assigned by God and called by Jesus can do the things of the ministry.

19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

21 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.

23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

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After the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, from heaven Jesus established the New Testament church:

Ministers are called by Jesus today and set into the ministries to which they are assigned by Jesus from heaven and they are taught by Jesus from heaven by HIS Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4

8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

11-12 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

From heaven, Jesus gives to the NT church, the following ministry offices: apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher

Jesus calls these NT ministers from heaven and Jesus teaches HIS ministers by HIS Holy Spirit.

Paul is an example of a NT minister called by Jesus and taught by Jesus.

Acts 26

9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

(Notice that Jesus called Saul by name. Later he was called Paul.)

15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord?

And HE said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

Jesus then taught Paul from heaven.

Galatians 1 (Paul says:)

11-12 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

16-19 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

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On August 5, 1975, God said to me: "Joan ... you know these mistakes you've been making all these years? Those weren't mistakes. Those were sins."

A few nights later, I was asleep in the night when I was transported into heaven. I was with God and Christ and the Holy Spirit. (no physical images it was a spiritual experience) At that time I was merged into the body of Jesus, made one with the Word of God, God and the Holy Spirit witnessing.

A few nights later the exact same thing happened again.

Two ordinations by God and Jesus for the two ministries of apostle and prophet to which I was called.

From 1975 to 1980, I stayed home at my apartment and read the Bible, God through the Holy Spirit teaching me scriptures. (I attended 3 churches during this time but my teaching of the scriptures was coming through Holy Spirit as I read the Bible during these years.)

Details on this podcast.

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*** THY word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. (Psalm 119:105)

If you have a problem and don't know what to do, ask God. His answer might surprise you!

James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

I know there are many times God just puts something into my heart and leads me.

Psalm 37:4-5 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in HIM; and HE shall bring it to pass.

I've always thought this means God will put HIS desires into our hearts to lead us. We think it is our desire but really it is HIS desire for us, when we are praying, asking HIM what we should do.

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When I realize I have heard a word from God, I know what to do in the situation.

* A few days ago, I felt TV news was causing some bad fruits to come forth in me. I began praying about this. And I heard, "If your right hand offends thee, cut if off." I stopped watching these programs. Immediately I found I was at more peace. I don't like seeing things people of this world are doing and I don't like hearing their "wisdom".

Somehow the TV evening news was causing me to react, but I find I can look at the headlines that are written of the day's world news on Internet and rarely react. (I don't often pull up the details of the story.) So if I want to check events, I am now reading the headlines on Internet. Sometimes they trouble me and I have to pray to be free from the concern, but mostly they do not trouble me like the TV news with all the pictures trouble me.

If something troubles us we need to deal with it through asking God for HIS help to know what is best for us to do.

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* One day, I was bombarded with thoughts: "What if this happens to you? What if that happens. What will happen to you if you get to where you can't walk? What will you do?"

I cried out to God, "Help me!"

Immediately the Holy Spirit reminded me of this scripture: "God will supply all your need." Philippians 4:19

"That's right", I responded. And all the weight of the destructive thoughts lifted from off my shoulders. I was at peace and had joy again!

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John 14:26 Jesus said: But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

The Holy Spirit says: God will supply all my need when there is a need! Philippians 4:19

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth in all things and is also The Comforter to us.

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*** The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

It is so good to remember those things God has done. Remember what God did for HIS people in Egypt and in the wilderness when God led them out from their enemies.

But it is equally important for each of us to remember what God has done in our own lives and to share that with others also.

Psalm 126:3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

Think on the things God has done for you!

Share these things with others when the Holy Spirit brings them to your mind!

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*** The children of Israel wanted a king to rule over them. But often the kings did evil works and God brought destruction upon them by their king.

God had set up HIS judges to rule over HIS people, but the time came when the people demanded that they have a king to rule. God gave them kings but HE had the prophet Samuel protest. Still they wanted a king.

God first gave them Saul to reign. But Saul would not fully obey God so the kingdom was removed from Saul and given to David who was a man after God's own heart.

David died and God gave them Solomon, David's son. When Solomon asked God to give him wisdom to know how to reign, God gave Solomon wisdom. But Solomon sinned against God by setting up places where his strange wives could worship their Gods and when Solomon grew old, his "strange wives" (wives who were not of the nation of Israel but of other nations) turned Solomon's heart away from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Because of this disobedience, God pronounced a judgment upon Solomon and the children of Israel: There would be a divided Kingdom: Judah and Israel

This meant there would be a king over Judah and another king over Israel.

Most of the kings were evil, setting up idols for the people to worship. And God would tolerate this for a season and warn them by HIS prophets, and then God would bring an adversary against them and their enemies would reign over the Nations of Judah and Israel for an appointed number of years and they would go into bondage.

This is described for us in Psalm 107,

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE delivered them out of their distresses.

7 And HE led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for HIS goodness, and for HIS wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For HE satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

(But they went in the right way for a season and then they began again to worship the idols of the people of other nations. This brought a penalty from God.)

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

12 Therefore HE brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE saved them out of their distresses.

14 HE brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

(And the pattern repeats itself: They returned to the evil way and God would raise up an adversary against them and they would go back into the bondage of the nations of men.)

The apostle Paul says:

I Corinthians 10

6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

10 Neither murmur (complain) ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

The people of this present world delight in worshipping other humans and they set these humans up as idols: sports figures, rich men, men who achieve greatness one way or another.

But we who are of God should not join this world in worshipping man and in exalting other men.

At all times we worship and exalt God, praising Him who created heaven and earth and man.

Romans 1

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified HIM not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, WHO is blessed for ever. Amen.

They see a mountain and worship the mountain.

We see a mountain and worship God WHO created that mountain.

We who belong to God must worship God the Creator rather than worshipping man and things who were created by God.

Hebrews 11

24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing HIM who is invisible.

We must continually see "HIM" who is invisible!

We worship the Creator rather than the created.

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