Who do You Think You Are? (Amos 1-5)

 Almighty roars over all nations. At His voice the earth trembles. All people are under His Law for they are His creation, so he may demand  his Justice on all as D. David Garland in his book “Amos:: Bible Study Commentary wrote this:

Since the Creator is a moral being, those created in His image were also. Therefore, every moral standard set by the Creator was to be observed by every man whether a citzen of a covenant nation or not. Any man or any nation ignoring God's standard or refusing to meet it was placed under judgment.” (pg.21:Zondervan Publishing House, 1966)

Neither, Beelzebub not commerce can save us. We have sinned and deserve the judgment of the Holy One, He he is also merciful and does not give us everything we deserve immediate ly giving us time to repent as John Calvin wrote in COMMENTARIES ON THE TWELVE MINOR PROPHETS Vol. 2 this:

Let us learn from this place, that God, whom the world regards as too cruel, when he takes vengeance on sins, shows really and by sure proof the truth of what he declares so often of himself in Scripture, and that is, that he bears long and does not quickly take vengeance: though men are worthy to perish yet the Lord suspends his judgments. (PG 150 Owen)

1 But, there is a limit to grace I the physical realm. God still must judge sin. It is said the  second Temple fell for baseless hatred. The blood cries of the innocent unborn demand justice on those who chose abortion. HURRICANS, PLEGUE AND RECECSSON ARE GIVEN TO BRING REPENTANCE.

We Children of of the Living God have committed crimes against the Holy one also. We lost our love for scripture. Sinai is the second freedom. Obedience to God’s commands are no longer important to us. Justice is for sale, having divorced the truth. Our gluttony has caused us to forget the importance of giving to the poor. Deviant sex permeated the people of the Almighty. Rejecting the Lord for bribes, we are more responsible because of our sin as Dr. Thomas L. Constable wrote in his “Notes on Amos” this:

 God’s people are greatly blessed people. Unfortunately, many Christians conclude that because “there is therefore now no condemnation in Christ Jesus,” there is also no accountability to Christ Jesus. We must all stand before the judgment seat of Christ to receive payment for what we have done with the light that God has given us (Rom. 14; 1 Cor. 3; 2 Cor. 5).(pg13 2023 edition)

Can two walk together nonsensical? Or, so traps trigger themselves? See how the West has already become chaotic? God will destroy the West so that only rubble remains. Christendoms crimes are numerous. Monuments of our greatness, the Lord will destroy.

 

            Wealth weakens a country from within. It destroyer national morals. Poverty becomes the oppressor. The rich despise the divine as Jacob, the Messiahs’s brother, gave this reproof in James 2:6-7, “But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court? Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?”John Calvin wrote later in COMMENTARIES ON THE TWELVE MINOR PROPHETS Vol. 2 this:

….and it was right that they should be thus roughly handled, because through fatness, as it is usually the case, they had contracted dullness; for when men abound in riches, when they become great in power, they forget themselves and despise God, for they think themselves beyond the reach of danger. (PG. 218 Christian Classics Ethereal Library )

 

The Western Church has become a social club. It is not God's house. We build edifices to our moral standards and sin. The Lord's standards are lost so we sin in worship as Warren W. Wiersbe wrote in "Amos," in The Bible Exposition Commentary/Prophets, "It's as though a pastor today said to his congregation, 'Sure, go ahead and attend church,but by attending, you're only sinning more.…Your heart isn't serious about knowing God or doing His will. Since it's all just playacting.'"(p. 353:Christian Book; 2007).

The Lord gives difficulty, but we continue to sin. He tries drought but we do not return to Him. Coronaviris ravaged the land, and we would not repent. We need the The Plagues of Exodus . The Almighty will mow down our youth and give us up to ourselves as Romans 1:28-29a  “And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; ...”  The attributes of the Mystical YHVH are pitying the sinner, gracing the repentant, ruling, sympathizing to suffering, loving concern, long-suffering, abounding in mercy, verifying, remembering human merit, understanding, forgiving, atoning, and seeing guilt.

The West has fallen. It is only an issue of time . If as individuals we turn to the Lord, we may live as the prophet Amos wrote in Amos 5:4,  “For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel,  Seek Me that you may live.” NASU Love good and do what is right.

 Those who seek the second coming are fools. Those who seek the second coming overlook the severity of the judgment they will face. It is a day of weeping not rescue.

Our holiness does not impress the Lord. God did not create Christmas, Easter, Sunday, ect. If you hate your brother, the Lord will not take your offering. The Lord only wants love and His Torah to be kept, as amos also said in Amos 5:24 “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.” KJV So fall the West.

Where is their God? (Joel)

 

Wake from your buzz. This generation has seen the worst. Our children will condemn our failures. Our greatness has been devoured. COVID-19 was a sign of the Lord's Judgment. Lament like a young widow for even churches are hurting financially. The West is destroyed. The same ones who refuse to see even morning as John Calvin wrote in his “Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets Volume II this:

“It is indeed true that foolish men are blind to the daily works of God; as the favor of God in making his sun to rise daily is but little thought of by us. This happens through our ingratitude; but our ingratitude is doubled, and is much more base and less excusable, when the Lord works in an unwonted manner, and we yet with closed eves overlook what ought to be deemed a miracle.” (Pg.14Christian Classics Ethereal Library )

 

Sound the shofar for the days of repentance. During the great Tribulation, the planet will be consumed. Demons will torture men physically. Darkness will cover the earth. Earth quakes will be common. Who can endure it. Ronald B. Allen wrote in his book “Joel,” “The only rational reaction to these words of coming judgment is a thorough revival, a complete national repentance. From babies to aged men, the entire nation needs to repent.” (pg. 15, Lamplighter Books: 1988 )

            Now, Return to the Lord. He wants an inner change not out ward repentance as Joel wrote in Joel 2:13 “And rend your heart and not your garments. Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil.” NASU The Lord loves us and wants to restore us even as Israel is a great nation.

There is a day coming when the whole world will see the Holy One, for he will pour out His spiit on therm. Then, the Earth will tremble and the mood will be as blood. The the Jews were wanderers so the world will be judge. However, all who call upon the Lord will be saved even as those who believe on Messiah now.

In the Last Days, the Lost Tribes from Cherokee to Kuki will return to the Israel. Those who create idols of their own heart, let them com t against the Almighty for He will Judge them. The prophet Joel ended his book with this:

  20 But Judah will be inhabited forever

And Jerusalem for all generations.

21 And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged,

For the LORD dwells in Zion.

Joel 3:20-21NASU

Where is Love? (Hosea 1-3, 10-14)

 Obedience can be hard. As Westerners, we embrace certain rights as Americans demand them, but our will must submit to the will of the Lord, as Jack Riggs in His book “Hosea's Heartbreak” wrote, “So too, believers must positively accept God's will as well as do His will to lead them as He Leads therein. All right's mast make way for God's rights.” (Pg. 48:Loizeaux Brothers; 1983) Calvin wrote in His “Commentary on Hosea” this:

“ It hence appears with how great and with how invincible courage and perseverance he was endued by the Holy Spirit. But when God employs our service for twenty or thirty years we think it very wearisome, especially when we have to contend with wicked men, and those who do not willingly undertake the yoke, but pertinaciously resist us; we then instantly desire to be set free, and wish to become like soldiers who have completed their time.”(Pg.23)

The power of the West has been destroyed. We, Westerners, no longer possess the power of God, and therefore, the manifestation of God's love is hidden from us. He loves the individuals not the countries anymore. The Lord no longer fights for us.In the Last days the Cherokee, Afghans, etc will come back to Israel. Messiah will be their head. The twelve tribes will once again be a nation.

The West will face destruction if it does not return to the Lord. Americans are sex addicts. The Holy One was instrumental in establishing Western Civilization. It was even called Christendom. Now, we worship our minds. And sell our bodies to hook ups, transgender, and all other sexual perversion. The Lord proved the harvests, not our minds; therefore, He will bring drought as He brought COVID-19. Our sexual perversion will be destroyed so we will know the Lord.

God intends Mercy. He chose to give us wheat, as Jack Rigs wrote later in “Hosea’s Heartbreak,” “He has mercy on man, not because he deserves it, but because it is His plan to do so.” (Pg. 58) When we love the Lord, we will be His people. The Lord so loved the world that He gave Messiah. But He chose not to know us personally until we chose to leave our sins.. We have a relationship with God though Yeshua, our Messiah.

The prosperity of Christendom caused its downfall. Wealth is both a blessing and a curse. In developing, the West chose and developed the idols of our own mind, ignoring the One that made us great as John Calvin wrote later in the same work, this:

“But God not only reproves the people here for having been always obstinate but also for having, as it were designedly increased their vices. For it was like a horrible conspiracy against God for the people, as soon as they acquired new strength, to multiply altars to themselves, when yet the Lord had already shown, by clear evidences, that fictitious modes. of worship did not please him; nay, that they were to him the greatest abominations.” (Pg. 357)

We have sinned. Our food is trash. We have cried in defense of sinfulness. The Almighty will destroy our glory and give use over to our enemies, for our sins will destroy us. Our only hope is making repentance as Hosea 10:12 states, “Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with kindness; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.” NASU

Can God “give up” on the West? God loves you and redeemed you. We sinned but the Lord kept loving us; therefore, He must Judge. Our cities will be destroyed. At the end of time, the Lost Tribes will come home.

The West has sinned , but Christians too have a message. They must follow the Lord as Hosea latter wrote in Hos 12:6, “Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.” NASU Holiness must be our guide.

Western Civilization exalted itself. It worshiped the mind. Now, it has made the golden idol through its increase. Pastors create false worship defining the Lord. Defining the Almighty is kissing a calf. But, there is coming a day when the graves will be open and all will see the Lord,

Now is the Time of Repentance. Hosea ended his book this way, “Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble in them.” Hos 14:9 NASU