Although, this is a picture of hail from Kansas Saturday April 14, 2012 measuring at just over 6 inches in diameter, and may seem pretty large but what about hailstones weighting 180 pounds that the Lord will use against our enemies in the end-times? Are you aware that a part of the battle of Haman-Gog will entail the use of HAIL as God's very own bullets? Let's get into a study on HAIL and its messages in the Bible.
SCRIPTURE:
(Our Father speaking to Job DIRECTLY not "as The Messiah coming to walk amongst His People" BUT YHVH Himself Defacto!)
Job 38
SCRIPTURE:
(Our Father speaking to Job DIRECTLY not "as The Messiah coming to walk amongst His People" BUT YHVH Himself Defacto!)
Job 38
1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?
Job had been listening to his 3 friends "go on and on" about NOTHING (as many of us ponder what "friends" think and say instead of LOOKING TO THE LORD for Truth and "listening" to THUS SAITH THE LORD). So, The Father steps in and SPEAKS Wisdom and CAUSES Job to "ponder" and THINK on things GREATER. Now lets jump forward in the scriptural conversation since the SUBJECT of this blog post is HAIL.
Job had been listening to his 3 friends "go on and on" about NOTHING (as many of us ponder what "friends" think and say instead of LOOKING TO THE LORD for Truth and "listening" to THUS SAITH THE LORD). So, The Father steps in and SPEAKS Wisdom and CAUSES Job to "ponder" and THINK on things GREATER. Now lets jump forward in the scriptural conversation since the SUBJECT of this blog post is HAIL.
21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
22Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
This "time of Trouble, against the day of the battle and war" in these end-times can be understood by looking back in History when "the cup of wrath" was poured out upon those whom the Lord was allowing to correct His Rebellious People "then" by studying Exodus chapter 9.
The Lord destroys the cattle of the Egyptians, but not of the Israelites—Boils and blains are sent upon the Egyptians—The Lord sends hail and fire upon the people of Pharaoh, but not upon the people of Israel.
1 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
4 And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.
5 And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.
6 And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
6 And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
8 And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
12 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.
13 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
20 He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
21 And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.
22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. (and I want to add a thing here GOD knows where He has His Children "scattered" today).
27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
28 Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord’s.
Now, I want you to pay special attention to the highlighted area for this is the PURPOSE and also NOTICE that even at "this" DIVISION amongst those taking a "heavy hand" upon God's People at "this" APPOINTED TIME when the LORD is "pouring out a cup of wrath" and "taking VENGEANCE" upon Pharaoh and "that land"... likewise shall it be in these end-times that not one hair on the head of God's People shall be harmed as THE CUP OF WRATH is poured out at THE APPOINTED TIME in the very near future when those HAILSTONES weighting 180 pounds come pounding down upon our enemy.
Now, I want you to pay special attention to the highlighted area for this is the PURPOSE and also NOTICE that even at "this" DIVISION amongst those taking a "heavy hand" upon God's People at "this" APPOINTED TIME when the LORD is "pouring out a cup of wrath" and "taking VENGEANCE" upon Pharaoh and "that land"... likewise shall it be in these end-times that not one hair on the head of God's People shall be harmed as THE CUP OF WRATH is poured out at THE APPOINTED TIME in the very near future when those HAILSTONES weighting 180 pounds come pounding down upon our enemy.
Now, let’s continue in this study.
Flavius Josephus in his "Antiquities of the Jews" referencing Joshua 10:11-14 writes:
"Joshua made haste with his whole army to assist them, and marching day and night, in the morning fell upon the enemies as they were going up to the seige; and when he had discomfited them, he followed them, and pursued them down the descent of the hills. The place is called Beth-Horon; where he also understood that God assisted him, which he declared by thunder and thunderbolts, as also by the falling of hail larger than usual.
Moreover, it happened that the day was lengthened that the night not come on too soon, and be an obstruction to the zeal of the Hebrews in pursuing their enemies; insomuch that Joshua took the kings, who were hidden in a certain cave at Makkedah, and put them to death. Now, that the day was lengthened at this time, and was longer than ordinary, is expressed in the books
laid up in the temple." He adds the part about the "thunder and thunderbolts", says the hail was larger than usual, but fails to mention that many of the enemy were killed by the hail, and is rather low key about the length of the day.
And if we look to Isaiah 30 When the Fury of The LORD's Indignation (wrath) as another TYPE and compare the ASSYRIA to Babylon of the end-times we can also glean some wonderful assurance of The Lord's RIGHTEOUS judgment against those who come against His own.
And if we look to Isaiah 30 When the Fury of The LORD's Indignation (wrath) as another TYPE and compare the ASSYRIA to Babylon of the end-times we can also glean some wonderful assurance of The Lord's RIGHTEOUS judgment against those who come against His own.
The LORD's Judgment on Assyria
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger,
and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his
tongue as a devouring fire:
28 and his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the
neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle
in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and
gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain
of the LORD, to the Mighty One of Israel.
30 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the
lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame
of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
31 For through the Voice Of The LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
32 And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD
shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking
will he fight with it.
LETS LOOK CLOSELY AT THE BATTLE IN EZEKIEL 13
4O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
5Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
6They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
7Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
9And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
11Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
12Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
14So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
15Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
16To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
Now moving forward to take a look at Russia and what the Scriptures reveal. Please bear in mind that we are speaking about the GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM and not the Christian People who live "there". Whomever accepts Jesus Christ AS THE SON OF GOD has been saved by the blood.
The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army-your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer with all its troops and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops-the many nations with you. (Ezek. 38:1-6)
And the following verse brings to mind Egypt of old and the beginning of this blog post....
And I will enter into judgment against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his hordes, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.(Ezekiel 38:22)
Turn with me to Revelations for this "great battle of the LORD" we began this post discussing...
REVELATIONS 16;15-21
15 "Keep watch! I come unannounced, like a thief. You're blessed if, awake and dressed, you're ready for me. Too bad if you're found running through the streets, naked and ashamed."
16 The frog-demons gathered the kings together at the place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
17 The seventh Angel poured his bowl into the air: From the Throne in the Temple came a shout, "Done!"
18 followed by lightning flashes and shouts, thunder crashes and a colossal earthquake - a huge and devastating earthquake, never an earthquake like it since time began.
19 The Great City split three ways, the cities of the nations toppled to ruin. Great Babylon had to drink the wine of God's raging anger - God remembered to give her the cup!
20 Every island fled and not a mountain was to be found.
21 Hailstones weighing a talent (180 pounds) plummeted, crushing and smashing men and women as they cursed God for the hail, the epic disaster of hail.
And in conclusion:
Job mentions that hail is reserved for a time of trouble TO COME. We find in the scriptures that HAILSTONES were used by the LORD in the past THROUGH MOSES against the enemies of Israel and in Joshua's time that more people were killed by the great hailstones than by the sword in the battle.
HAILSTONES are also prophesied to be used in the very near future during the end-time battle of Armageddon and Hamon-Gog when the time of the 7th angels VIAL is poured out. The weight of a talent is 180 pounds....imagine that raining down!
So WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED in this trip through Biblical History and scripture? We have learned that hail was used in times of old against the enemies of God, and will be used in the future against the enemies of God in the still yet future battle that not one of our United States Military Might will come to do. No...this is going to be GODS VERY OWN WAR, and He doesn't need man to assist Him. But the most important reason is THAT HE WANTS THEM TO KNOW HE IS GOD!
Father appreciates that you are trying. Now, go to Him and ask HIM for more Truth, MORE Strength, MORE understanding....MORE of whatever it is YOU LACK. Let us RETURN to LEANING ON OUR FATHER for our NEEDS...for HE LOVES US SO! And as for our enemies...be they in the White House, The Pulpit, enemies within or enemies without....fret not....for last time I checked HE IS STILL ON THE THRONE. Let us REPENT today, and tell Him we Love Him for His Mercy and His Grace for we are a rebellious family. Father, as much as I may ask on BEHALF of The Children, FATHER forgive them...for they know not what they do and we being compassed about by seduction and deception, we are ensnared. You promised to have Mercy upon us in due season, and to take Vengeance upon our enemies. Father I ask you to do it, and CAUSE US to seek you early...before that WRATH is poured out!~ Amen.
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