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God determines all kingdoms, all domains, and all boundaries. God chooses every city and state boundary, their leaders, and family members (tribe, nation, city) that reside there.
Ephesians 3:15 "from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,"
According to the Scriptures, God is SOVEREIGN OVER ALL KINGDOMS AND NATIONS.
"Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:1-2
The Bible text declares that GOD IS SOVEREIGN OVER EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE, especially our SALVATION. God created the plan and is sovereign over its completion. It’s His good pleasure to fulfill it.
1 Peter 5:10 "After you have suffered for a little while, THE GOD OF ALL GRACE, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, WILL HIMSELF perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you."
God uses people, CITIES, Nations, and national leaders to fulfill HIS PURPOSES on EARTH. Cities are very important to God, and He has given us CITIES as a gift of Grace. Without CITIES, there would be total chaos. God has provided everything we would ever need IN and through COMMUNITIES. Jesus communicates to His church and His church leaders through Heaven’s messengers in charge of CITIES. God loves CITIES. His favorite City is Jerusalem.
"and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation," ACTS 17:2 6
Let’s look at what King Jesus said to John as recorded in the Revelation of Jesus Christ. He reveals His plan of SALVATION by announcing it to the authorities He established in Heaven and on Earth. Jesus warns us and gives us instructions to follow. Which city are you willing to defend, even die for?
Revelation 2:1 "1 “To the ANGEL of the CHURCH in EPHESUS write..."
Revelation 2:8 " “And to the ANGEL of the CHURCH in SMYRNA write...'
Revelation 2:12 "And to the ANGEL of the CHURCH in PERGAMUM write..."
Revelation 2:18 " “And to the ANGEL of the CHURCH in THYATIRA write..."
Revelation 3:1 "To the ANGEL of the CHURCH in SARDIS write:..."
Revelation 3:7 " “And to the ANGEL of the CHURCH in PHILADELPHIA write..."
Revelation 3:14 “To the ANGEL of the CHURCH in LAODICEA write..."
Since the beginning of time (Babel), as recorded in the Holy Bible, God has presented humanity with a choice. It is a choice between two clear paths, each distinctly titled and defined for us, making it impossible to miss. This choice involves His Plan of Salvation. It is His plan, and if we receive it as a gift, by Grace we are empowered to follow it as He fulfills it in us and through us.
John 14:16-21 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; THAT IS THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because HE ABIDES WITH YOU AND WILL BE IN YOU. “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also. In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. HE WHO HAS MY COMMANDS AND KEEPS THEM (BELIEVE) IS THE ONE WHO LOVES ME; and HE WHO LOVES ME WILL BE LOVED BY MY FATHER, AND I WILL LOVE HIM AND WILL DISCLOSE MYSELF TO HIM.”
In Genesis, for example, we see THE CHOICE PRESENTED TO US FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. The first choice was to believe God and His Word as absolute truth or believe the serpent, which is to believe that God deceived them (Adam and Eve), that God is not absolutely good, and that he is holding back some of His goodness, WHICH IS THE LIE. There is only one choice between two options, which impacts our residence for eternity. Meaning the city we reside in forever, and WE GET TO CHOOSE!
John 14:1 “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; FOR I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU. If I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME AGAIN AND RECEIVE YOU TO MYSELF (Rapture) THAT WHERE I AM, THERE YOU MAY BE ALSO . And you know the way where I am going.”
As we continue in Genesis, we SEE the theme of “CHOICE” unfolding as we learn about the war between TWO SEEDS. The SEED of CHRIST, and the SEED of the serpent, who is the antichrist (replacement or alternative choice). There is bad blood between the two seeds, and an all-out war ensues with HUMANITY in the balance. I love Jesus and I love what He loves, and hate what He hates.
Genesis 3:15 "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between YOUR SEED and HER SEED; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel.”
The theme of the two seeds is also told through the tale of the two cities. The first thing a rebellious man did after the fall from Grace and being removed from Eden, was to attempt to build a city to reach to the heavens to replace God, or to regain what we had lost in the fall. The first city was Babel, representing our first glimpse of Mystery Babylon and the antichrist spirit that ALLS drives her. This is very important because Mystery Babylon manifests the antichrist spirit.
Genesis 11:1-9 (The Tower of Babel) "Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, 'Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.' And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, 'Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.' And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. And the Lord said, 'Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech.' So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth."
According to the Scriptures, there are many references to “the two choices.” Numerous similar storylines signifying a “type and shadow” of the real thing, THE REAL CHOICE. In the Biblical text we have many storylines representing the two choices; seeds, cities, brothers, brides, etc. The Bible is clear about the first man, the FIRST ADAM, and it is clear about the SECOND ADAM, Jesus the Christ. There is a huge difference between the two men, and THE CHOICE IS, which one will you follow? Which one will you serve? Which City does Jesus love? Which City and what people did Jesus suffer and die to redeem? Not Babylon!
Revelation 14:8 "Another angel, a second, followed, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.'
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