To many in the world of professional fighting (boxing, MMA, etc) the term “Mano a Mano” means man to man conflict/fight. Although this a more of a slang term, this saying is soon to play out upon the world in a greater sense. There is to be the greatest of all fights, the 144,000 servants of God versus Satan’s henchmen. Inspiration speaks much about this great controversy, let look into this great battle.
As many of you know, we as active workers in His vineyard are continually scanning the many electronic media avenues and as such YouTube is an extremely active media for proclamations of the Lord’s Elijah message as well as the vast spreading of uninspired messages.
For a while we have noticed the many videos and comments, from our SDA brethren, stating how the Jesuits are doing this and that, wreaking havoc both within the SDA church and in the world at large. If one was to take in their continual message of the near invincibility of these Jesuits, one would think that the world will soon submit itself to these Catholic affiliates and thus be dominated in nearly all aspects of life by the Roman Catholic Church and it’s Jesuits.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, the Jesuits have infiltrated much of the world’s society, true. However all these uninspired people who think that they will somehow dominate the world very shortly ( in behalf of the Pope/RCC), really don’t know God’s word said by His prophets.
When one views YouTube, they will notice such videos entitled, “Vatican Jesuit Pastors exposed in SDA churches”, “Jesuits and the Beasts of Revelation Exposed”, “The Jesuit Infiltration of the SDA church”, and on and on. Even such notable SDA leaders such as Walter Vieth and Doug Batchelor are active in this proclamation.
Ok, with this supposed established fact that the RCC, specifically the Jesuits, are the world’s leading perpetrators causing the great RCC to soon dominate the world, let’s first look at the opposing “mano” in this fight.
“..A people come, great and strong, the like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such as them, even for successive generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.” (Joel.2:2-3)
Here we read of the 144,000, whom the Lord calls “great and strong.” They are protected both front and rear and as they do God’s final Loud Cry proclamation , “nothing shall escape them.” Wow! This final army of God will be fortified in God’s power. No one, not even the so-called mighty powerful Jesuits shall stand a chance.
First, is it not something truly honorable to be called “great and strong” by the almighty powerful One of the Universal? Does that not send chills up your spine? If you are one of those striving to be among that number-it should!
Let us be clear here, we are not attempting to exalt a certain group of people–the Lord is. And if His word says something to this effect, let us rejoice in this and not deny His words.
The following are additional words from the Lord about the 144,000.
“Behold, I am going to deal at that time with all your oppressors, I will save the lame and gather the outcast, And I will turn their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.” (Zeph. 3:19-20)
Next we see that the Lord uses His servants to “destroy” the false kingdoms, those who are rejecting the Lord and the final Loud Cry.
“Thou are my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers. And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.” (Jer. 51:20-24)
Just so we are sure that the above words describe the 144,000, the Elijah message says,
“Thou art My battle ax and weapons of war,” says the Lord to Israel of today (those who are to compose the infant kingdom), “for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;…with thee also will I break in pieces man and woman…This scripture cannot be applied to the Israel of Jeremiah’s day, for she was then losing out rather than conquering, and from that day to this, she has had no kingdom of her own. It is obviously therefore the Israel of these last days the kingdom, through whose instrumentality God will bring this world to an end.” (Tract 9, p.43-44)
The “infant kingdom” is the beginning members of God’s end time kingdom (144,000) set up in the holy land. The message also tells us that this people are the same as the stone in Daniel 2 (see TG, vol. 2, no. 8, p.17-18) which we as present truth believers know are the 144,000.
So we see that the Lord has a plan. That plan is to employ His servants, the 144,000, to do His will upon the earth. This is a double edge sword. On one hand great deliverance is promised by those who embrace the message of the Loud Cry on the other, great pain and a “breaking into pieces” to all those who stand in the way and oppose His message of salvation.
One thing to keep in mind brethren is that the Lord has kept quiet for centuries. Enough is enough! Finally soon the Lord will show Himself.
“Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.” (Zech. 2:13)
When the 144,000 come on the scene the old adage will apply–
“Lead, follow, or get out of the way.”
Now, let us look at the other “mano”. As mentioned there is some serious proclamations about these “warriors” of the Catholic church–the Jesuits.
For a little historic background, let’s read —
“In Rome, the Society of Jesus–a Roman Catholic missionary organization–receives its charter from Pope Paul III. The Jesuit order played an important role in the Counter-Reformation and eventually succeeded in converting millions around the world to Catholicism.
The Jesuit movement was founded by Ignatius de Loyola, a Spanish soldier turned priest, in August 1534. The first Jesuits–Ignatius and six of his students–took vows of poverty and chastity and made plans to work for the conversion of Muslims. If travel to the Holy Land was not possible, they vowed to offer themselves to the pope for apostolic work. Unable to travel to Jerusalem because of the Turkish wars, they went to Rome instead to meet with the pope and request permission to form a new religious order. In September 1540, Pope Paul III approved Ignatius’ outline of the Society of Jesus, and the Jesuit order was born.
Under Ignatius’ charismatic leadership, the Society of Jesus grew quickly. Jesuit missionaries played a leading role in the Counter-Reformation and won back many of the European faithful who had been lost to Protestantism. In Ignatius’ lifetime, Jesuits were also dispatched to India, Brazil, the Congo region, and Ethiopia. Education was of utmost importance to the Jesuits, and in Rome Ignatius founded the Roman College (later called the Gregorian University) and the Germanicum, a school for German priests. The Jesuits also ran several charitable organizations, such as one for former prostitutes and one for converted Jews. When Ignatius de Loyola died in July 1556, there were more than 1,000 Jesuit priests.
During the next century, the Jesuits set up ministries around the globe. The “Black-Robes,” as they were known in Native America, often preceded other Europeans in their infiltration of foreign lands and societies. The life of a Jesuit was one of immense risk, and thousands of priests were persecuted or killed by foreign authorities hostile to their mission of conversion. However, in some nations, such as India and China, the Jesuits were welcomed as men of wisdom and science.”(History.com)
So we see that the surprising movement known as the “protestant reformation”, led by Luther, spawned the counter movement known as the “Jesuit movement”. Fast forward to today, any well read religious world affair student will know that this Jesuit movement is vast and has it’s focused determination in returning society back to the “Mother church” the Roman Catholic Church. All other religions and denominations are but a wayward institution in need of returning to the once great worldwide mother church, the RCC.
Our very own SDA church, no doubt, has been infiltrated with Jesuit influences, specifically in the education department. However, as a former Catholic member, I can also recognize some of the Catholic services now implemented in our SDA service. For instance the part where the speaker up front says some lines and the church in unison speaks what the monitor says, is taken straight out of the Catholic service playbook. This is a fairly recent routine put into our service today.
The wound has indeed been healed, as we read —
“And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.” (Rev. 13:3)
And this healing is largely from our own SDA failing to “protest” the RCC doctrines openly, for many decades now. Instead we are nearly embracing our former doctrinal adversary! But there is no war, no fight, right now between God’s end time servants because the true future “battle-ax” of the Lord is still hitched to the other set of horses, the ones steadily heading towards Egypt (worldliness). This prophecy was illuminated by the last prophet, as seen in Zech. 6. See this Tract for the full report –http://shepherds-rod.org/Tracts/trac002.html
So as long as the two set of horses (two different leaderships) are hitched together, the stronger more dominant SDA leaders, those who have ignored and even slighted the Lord’s final message of Elijah, will prevail in guiding the carriage (Church). So it is today.
But as the prophecy of Zech. 6 shows , the Lord will soon “cut” the traces and free up the few “sighers and criers” for all the church abominations. Ezek. 9 is just that event that frees them up!
“For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.” (Jer. 30:8-9)
Ok, so if there is no real fight right now “mano a mano”(spiritually speaking), then if and when does it happen? Excellent question to be sure. Right now the Jesuits have free reign to carry out their goals. And as we know, our SDA church, is no exception.
However, as Daniel 11:45 shows the current “King of the North” shall come to his end shortly. It is at that time that the gigantic war over Israel happens. This is also when the church purification happens (See Tract 14, p.22). So we have a three-fold world occurrence happening upon the world.
The Jesuits have free reign because they are under the “King of the North’s” rulership. In other words, there is no counter force to stop their deeds. But when the above three-fold prophecy happens, the game changes.
Despite the current influence of the determined Jesuits, their power is limited. For inspiration says so-
“..I saw the Mother of Harlots; that the mother was not the daughters, but separate and distinct from them. She has had her day, and it is past, and her daughters, the Protestant sects, were the next to come on the stage and act out the same mind that the mother had when she persecuted the saints. I saw that as the mother has been declining in power, the daughters had been growing, and soon they will exercise the power once exercised by the mother.” (Spalding/Magan Collection, p.1)
But let’s look at what happens after the three-fold prophecy occurs.
Religion, as we pointed out in our “King of the North” post will then prevail as the world’s main focus. No longer will money and it’s profits be the main focus. The King of the North is done (Great Britain-Rothschilds), and very shortly after the war is over , the message tells us the new King of the North title transfers to the USA.
But remember that the Jesuits main game is–religion. So obviously they will think they are in their element but that thinking will come to a halt once they discover there are these strange, miracle workers who proclaim to be God’s servants. Their work will be so fruitful that a “great multitude” will come into the Lord’s kingdom (Rev. 7:9).
But Satan will fortify his position with the charismatic “false prophet” as spoken of in Rev.13:13-14 and 19:20. No doubt the false prophet, 666 man/beast and the Jesuits will be the counter force to the 144,000.
But praise the Lord, the end is already written of these people —
“And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.
And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.” (Rev. 18:9-20)
So the final battle against the Lord’s people, led by the 144,000, against the Satanic army which will include the Jesuits, will be declared–NO MATCH. A “knock-out” for the Lord’s servants.
If you are a Seventh-day Adventist and haven’t made a commitment to the Lord to be a part of the Lord’s final Loud Cry servants-PLEASE DO SO. God reached out to us already with these fateful words–
“Let us strive with all power God has given us to be among the hundred and forty-four thousand. And let us do all that we can to help others gain heaven.” (RH, March 9, 1905)
February 8, 2017 at 4:22 pm |
“So the final battle against the Lord’s people, led by the 144,000, against the Satanic army which will include the Jesuits, will be declared–NO MATCH. A “knock-out” for the Lord’s servants.”
I like this, Amen………..
February 11, 2017 at 6:35 am |
Praise the Lord my faithful brother. May we be found worthy of this battle.