One hour with Messiah and one hour with the beast

  In the studies 'Great tribulation of  the Israel of Alahim' and 'Was Israel 400 years or 430 years in Egypt?' we saw the third part being in Great Tribulation with the cross being the measuring line as stated time, times and dividing of time. This means that Messiah himself went through Great Tribulation and we follow him bearing his reproach. In order to understand this please refer to both these studies on my blog. Let's now see what scriptures teach on ONE HOUR WITH CHRIST and ONE HOUR WITH THE BEAST.

A little back ground to this short study is to understand that all timelines mentioned in Alahim's word are spiritual to us and Alahim used Israel in Egypt as an example of the captivity of his children by Satan in all ages.

Ho 11:1 ¶ When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Mt 2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Yahuah by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

 Re 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Yahuah was crucified.

The Israel of Alahim represents Messiah and his elect whom Alahim called out of Egypt. Hence the 430 years of Israel in Egypt was a sign of the third part entering Great Tribulation and these are the ones who see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION 430*3=1290. We also saw the sign given to Ezekiel who was told to lie down on his right side for 390 days for the iniquity of Israel and on his left side for 40 days for the sins of Judah each day for a year Ezekiel 4:3-6 390+40=430 

Keeping this in mind that Messiah was in Great Tribulation and he is the Israel of Alahim and we in him are part of the Israel of Alahim let's understand the spiritual timeline of ONE HOUR WITH CHRIST and those outside the Israel of Alahim share this one hour with the BEAST.

 Mt 26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

We see that Messiah in his darkest hour is asking his disciples whether they couldn't watch with him ONE HOUR. We know that all symbolism's and spiritual imageries in Alahim's word show us a picture so let's look at what was revealed to Daniel and then compare with what John saw and wrote in the book of Revelation. Let's look at Daniel 4 where Daniel interprets king Nebuchadnezzar's dream for him and Alahim's word says that Daniel was astonished for ONE HOUR. I will quote some key scriptures and I suggest that the reader read the whole of Daniel Chapter 4 to understand the dream and the interpretation of that dream. Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon and a type of Satan and his kingdom the beastly kingdom of MYSTERY BABYLON. 

The dream was fulfilled in a literal sense but also carries a spiritual meaning which we will look at by comparing scripture with scripture. Now for the passages. 

Da 4:19 ¶ Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

Da 4:13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;

 14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:

 15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

 16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him

Da 4:23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

Nebuchadnezzar was told that he would have a portion with the beasts of the field and the kingdom will be taken away from him but the stump of the roots of his kingdom will be left in the earth with a band of iron and brass and will be wet with the dew of heaven until seven times pass over him. The king was made to be like a beast as per the interpretation given him by Daniel and then was restored back to power after the fulfillment of the number of days but this is not the end of it, through this vision Alahim paints a spiritual picture and we can see what the beastly kingdom of Babylon represents. 

Alahim's word says that Daniel was astonished for an hour (Daniel 4:19) when he gave the king the interpretation of the dream and he was TROUBLED. We see a similar encounter John has when he sees Mystery Babylon.

Re 17:6 And I saw the woman(MYSTERY BABYLON) drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Yahusha: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

 7 ¶ And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

Now to understand the spiritual imagery of the kingdom of Babylon we must see when the kingdom of MYSTERY BABYLON actually popped up it's head and why Alahim suppressed the head of the kingdom to be revealed in it's significance.

Ge 10:9 He was a mighty hunter before the YAHUAH: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the YAHUAH.

 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Ge 11:2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

 3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

 5 ¶ And the YAHUAH came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

 6 And the YAHUAH said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

 7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

 8 So the YAHUAH scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

When man's wickedness increased once again after Alahim destroyed the whole earth in the days of Noah, the depraved man under the influence of Satan planned to build the MYSTERY BABYLON and city that would reach heaven and Alahim confused the language of men and scattered them because the transgressors were not come to the full and the rule of one hour with the beast was not physical but spiritual.

Da 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. 

The transgressors were not come to the full yet because Alahim would determine when this would be and it's only known to him but he has not left us in a vacuum but has given us signs of the times to realize when this happens.

Now coming back to the vision of Nebuchadnezzar  in Daniel 4-let's look at this part of the verse closely:

Da 4:23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

When we understand that physically MYSTERY BABYLON popped up it's head after the flood destruction but was suppressed for the time of the transgressors was not come to the full yet and with this in mind we look at the part of the verse which says 'let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him' and compare to see Satan's beastly kingdom's in time can we understand the verse better. There are 8 beastly kingdoms of Satan throughout time and the eighth is of the seven.

Re 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

These beastly kingdoms are:

1) Egypt 2) Assyria 3) Babylon 4) Medes Persia 5) Greece 6) Rome 7) little horn from Rome 8) kings of the earth (foolish and wise virgins) who came out from the little horn fornicating with MYSTERY BABYLON.

Now looking at what we learnt that physically MYSTERY BABYLON popped up it's head after the flood destruction to build a city but was suppressed for the time of the transgressors was not come to the full yet  and keeping Rev 17:11 in mind where Alahim shows us that the eighth is of the seven and the understanding we had from previous studies that Rev 17:8 says the beast that was is not and yet is let's rearrange these literal beastly rules of Satan in the light of what Daniel 4 says

1) Egypt with Mystery Babylon working in it 2) Assyria with Mystery Babylon working in it 3) Babylon with Mystery Babylon working in it 4) Medes Persia with Mystery Babylon working in it 5) Greece with Mystery Babylon working in it 6) Rome with Mystery Babylon working in it  7) little horn from Rome with Mystery Babylon working in it 8) kings of the earth (foolish and wise virgins who heard the midnight cry) who came out from the little horn now fornicating with MYSTERY BABYLON.

 Re 17:2 With whom (Mystery Babylon) the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

It's the wise virgins who Alahim calls out of MYSTERY BABYLON while the foolish continue to buy and sell her merchandise.

Re 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Mt 25:10 And while they(foolish virgins) went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Re 18:9 ¶ 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,

 10 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.

The wise virgins hear the midnight cry and come out, a trap laid by Mystery Babylon but Alahim works it for their good in separating the wheat and the tares and they realize that they are still fornicating with Mystery Babylon during this one hour when her judgment is come.

Now when we look at the part of the verse of Daniel 4:23 '.....and let his portion be with the beasts of the field' can we understand that Mystery Babylon was suppressed/restrained physically but it's portion was with all Satan's beastly kingdoms on earth spiritually in all 7 beastly kingdoms and the eighth is of the seven. 

Alahim removed the physical rule of MYSTERY BABYLON and allowed MYSTERY BABYLON to rule spiritually through all beastly kingdoms of Satan right till the end symbolized as one hour with the beast. This is what Nebuchadnezzar's dream meant when it says 'leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass' because Alahim though cut off MYSTERY BABYLON physically (the obvious) Alahim allowed it to continue spiritually (not the obvious which only the eyes of the elect would see).

Da 4:15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth: 

'IRON AND BRASS'  is symbolic of STRENGTH. Here are a few examples from Alahim's word:

De 33:24 And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. 25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

De 8:9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

Job 40:18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

 Ps 107:16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

 Jer 6:28 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

MYSTERY BABYLON was allowed as a stump in the earth with a band of iron and brass which shows that the strength of Satan's beastly rules comes from it.

2Th 2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

Paul says that the mystery of iniquity/lawlessness was already at work which confirms of what Alahim's word says. Only the understanding was not opened till the time of the end as Alahim told Daniel to shut up the vision till the time of the end. If we are understanding these things then it is evident that we are very close to the end because these are the signs of times, we being in the closing of the one hour of the rule of the kings with the beast because it's in this midnight hour Messiah called the kings of the earth i.e. his wise virgins to come out of MYSTERY BABYLON. 

Re 8:1 ¶ And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

The silence for the space of half an hour shows that the half hour was part of the whole symbolic ONE HOUR with half and hour being the CROSS which is the measuring line because Messiah goes first into Great Tribulation and then his elect in all ages follow him. Please remember this that the before the cross physically there were Satan's beastly rules and Mystery Babylon was already giving these beastly rules strength and power but positionally Messiah is the head of the body, he is the firstborn over all creation and the first fruits of the resurrection of the dead because by his resurrection we have been given a hope of being set free from the Great Tribulation and the pains of death (our days shortened). He is the one who led captivity captive and was killed by the sword of Alahim's judgment and we follow him irrespective of whatever age the elect lived in. The Cross is the center point.

Re 13:9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.

Doesn't scripture tell us that Messiah led captivity captive?

Eph 4:8 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.)

Re 13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Messiah is the PERFECT MEDIATOR because he who led captivity captive went into captivity himself, he that strikes the worlds with the sword that proceeds from his mouth was killed by that same sword himself when he fulfilled the purpose of DIVIDE ASUNDER/externalized (came out from Alahim John 16:27) to be part of his creation in EVERY WAY to die for sins of mankind.

Heb 2:11 For both he (Messiah) that sanctifieth and they (Messiah's elect) who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Here is the patience and the faith of the saints (Rev 13:10) because when they find themselves in great affliction they remind themselves of the great affliction that Messiah himself went through for us.

Ro 8:17 ¶ And if children, then heirs; heirs of Alahim, and joint-heirs with Messiah; if so be that we suffer with him (Messiah), that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Proof that Cross was the center point:

 1Pe 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you

Col 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible Alahim, the firstborn of every creature:

 1Co 15:20 ¶ But now is Messiah risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

 Col 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence

The last days began at the cross and the cross is the measuring line. Messiah and we in Messiah who are his body of his flesh and of his bones.

Ac 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith Alahim, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

Now coming back to the discussion on the topic of the ONE HOUR

John terms the beastly rules of Satan as 7 kings out of which 5 were fallen during his time (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medes Persia,Greece) and the 6th one was ruling in his time(Rome) '...and one is' and the other (7th) was not yet come but we in our time see that the OTHER IS ALREADY COME (7th beast) so we are very close just as the doors of the coming of Messiah.

Re 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

John says when the 7th beast comes he must continue a short space. The good news for the elect is it's not a lengthy beastly kingdom but to those who are not yet saved something to dread about.

Let's read one verse before Rev 17:10 and understand the context in which John speaks of the beastly rules.

Re 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

And this WOMAN called MYSTERY BABYLON sat on the seven mountains/seven kings/seven beastly rules of Satan's kingdom and Alahim's word says 'AND HERE IS THE MIND WHICH HATH WISDOM'.

Now let's look at the 'ONE HOUR WITH THE BEAST'

Re 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

 14 ¶ These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Yahuah of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

Remember when we view Great Tribulation we must view Messiah and his body as going through it together and only in this light will be able to understand the spiritual imagery and pictures Alahim paints in his word. At the start of this study we saw that the 'one hour' is the period where Messiah calls his elect to WATCH AND PRAY in the very same hour where he went through Great Tribulation but the wise virgins slumbered and slept with the foolish virgins (seen and understood from the picture of Peter James and John sleeping and Messiah asking them that they could not watch and pray with him for even ONE HOUR) thus fornicating with the whore MYSTERY BABYLON but Messiah in his mercy caused her to awake and come out of MYSTERY BABYLON.

This fornication with the whore can also be understood from Peter's denial of Messiah three times (third part in Great Tribulation). Just before his denial Messiah told Peter 

Lu 22:31 And the Yahuah said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

 33 And he said unto him, Yahuah, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

 34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

Once Peter would be converted and realized what he had done he is asked by the Yahuah to strengthen his brethren.

This conversion can be seen that three times the Yahuah asks Peter whether he loves him

Joh 21:15 ¶ So when they had dined, Yahusha saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Yahuah; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Yahuah; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Yahuah, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Messiah has set us as watchmen to feed his sheep, letting them know what's happening. It started with our conversion after our denial of Messiah when we fornicated with the whore and from where Messiah called us out to see.

The 4 living creatures/4 beasts(ELECT) who have eyes in the front, behind and within call out to others ' COME AND SEE'

 Re 6:1 ¶ And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

 Re 6:3 ¶ And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

 Re 6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

 Re 6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

The 'COME AND SEE' message is to see the 4 horses and it's riders which are the 4 beasts of Daniel 7 (number 4 being universal ) who cause the people on the earth to be killed by false gospels in captivating them in falsehood and lies. This is the MYSTERY BABYLON , the mother of all harlots who sits on all the 7 beastly kingdoms of Satan whose stump remains with a band of iron and brass until seven times pass.

Re 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

Finally Messiah tells the faithful church (his body of true elect) that he will keep us from this ONE HOUR which shall come upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the earth. In his faithfulness he called us out of MYSTERY BABYLON.

Re 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.