What's A Poor Sheep To Do?

What's A Poor Sheep To Do?

In my study entitled "Understanding the Sheep and the Goats" (Click Here) I explained that the Sheep are actually powerful representatives of the Ek Devata (the One God). As such they have a very specific raison d'être (reason to exist) in this world.

That reason is to advance the Kingdom of the One on earth. To that end they resist the influences of the "Goats" who seek to counter the advancement of the Kingdom. The service of the Sheep includes things like giving charity, demanding and maintaining justice and so on. Yet good activities are mere outward manifestations of the real calling of the Sheep. In biblical terms their function is as follows:

II Thessalonians 2:
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

What does this mean? Jews throughout the ages have been waiting for the coming of their Moshiach or Messiah. The followers of Master Y'shua hoped, despite the many unfulfilled prophecies, that he would still prove to be the long awaited Moshiach. As I've discussed at various places (for example), the essential role of the Moshiach is to establish global peace by implementing the Kingdom of the One. In this effort the Sheep are on the front lines.

The Jews are the chosen vessels through which the Kingdom will be established, but not for their own sake:

"I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. In you will all of the families of the earth be blessed."

HaShem, the Ek Devata or One God, is God over all, both Jews and Gentiles. This Being is not only the God of Israel but the God of the whole world and beyond. According to the biblical record, as this present age dawned the first covenants were made with all of mankind, not only with the Jews. These are known as the Seven Noahide Laws (Click here for more on this). In time Abraham and his descendants were selected for a specific task, to lead in the establishment of the Kingdom. The biblical record is the account of God's dealings with this particular body of people.

Why? Because through their efforts all the world will be blessed.

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

"The Son of Perdition" is the soon coming Rex Mundi (or "world king"), head of the world government we today know as the New World Order or Novus Ordo Mundi. Note that "that day," the establishment of the Kingdom of God, can not come until after the Rex Mundi rises to power. Of him we read:

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

This is the nature of the Rex Mundi or Antichrist, known by the Muslims as the Dijal and in the Hebrew Tanach as the Little Horn.

5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

This instruction was fundamental to Paul's teachings. It was not simply a side issue for discussion at dinner parties! As I've stated elsewhere, the Bible is fundamentally the Story of Paradise Lost to Paradise Restored. That is the Bible's central message and central to this message is that the Rex Mundi must be resisted throughout our generations. Now that his direct reign is clearly in sight, this instruction has never been more timely.

Those who claim the first century followers of Master Y'shua believed the Kingdom was to be established soon are herein shown to be mistaken. They were waiting for and actively resisting the establishment of the Kingdom of Darkness that they knew would come first. That Kingdom is now being established in our generation as the New World Order, just as Mater Y'shua and others foretold. ”Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?” What were they told? They were given their instructions!

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

Note that there is something "withholding" or hindering the coming of the Rex Mundi.

This is the role of the Sheep!

Weymouth's has it like this: "And now you know what restrains him, in order that his true character may be revealed at his appointed time."
Even the popular New Age paraphrase the NIV tells us: "And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time."

The message is that an individual will one day reign over a dark global kingdom. That kingdom will exalt itself above God and proclaim a new secular world view. And this is precisely what is now happening.

The Novus Ordo Mundi (New World Order) is the repositioning of the nations of earth into economic unions (the European Union, the North American Union and so on). Once these unions are established the Rex Mundi (world king) will unite the economic unions under his own authority and the Novus Ordo Seclorum (the New Secular Age) will be realized. The Sheep oppose this as they can.

But this move toward world government did not begin with the attacks of September 11, 2001, nor with the Federal Reserve Board in 1913/17, nor yet with the Templars. This battle has raged on since the beginning of our age.

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

Note that there exists a movement to increase iniquity and that the goal of this iniquity is the empowering of the Son of Perdition, the Rex Mundi and his New World Order! Who are those wielding this iniquity? They are the Goats, those whose influences the Sheep seeks to counter.

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

So here we have it. Two powers: the Sheep and the Goats. The Sheep seek to encourage goodness, the Goats seek to encourage iniquity. The goal of the Sheep then is to "hinder" the powers of darkness. When Goats act, the Sheep react. When Sheep act, the Goats react. This interplay between the groups is the history of our present age. It is the role of the Sheep to stand and resist when evil rises. This struggle, as I say, has been the history of the past 6000 some odd years.

Remember too that the goal of the "Goats" is to increase iniquity and bring in the reign of the Rex Mundi and his Dark Kingdom. Paul tells us clearly in this section that the establishment of this kingdom was not in sight in his day (first century CE) and he warned his hearers of this fact. But one day it would arise!
Today is that day.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

For what cause? For the cause of establishing the reign of the Rex Mundi. In order to achieve this end "strong delusions" would be employed. Strong delusions like "global terrorism?" Strong delusions like arguments against God's existence? Like archaeological findings that draw into question various traditionally held assumptions? Yes and more! And... strong delusions like the powers the Rex Mundi and his false prophet will manifest during his reign according to the Prophets. For instance:

Rev. 13:13 He (the false prophet) performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky on the earth in the sight of men.
14 He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to do in front of the beast [ie in front of the Rex Mundi]; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.
15 It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn't worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Signs and wonders! Wonders so amazing that even many of the Sheep may be deceived! As certain as the prophecies that have already been fulfilled, these will be as well. The Sheep are those who stand in opposition.

17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

Even as the darkness descends over the earth, even as our nations fall before the coming king, so too take comfort in knowing these very days were foretold and that in time they too will pass.

This then is the job of the Sheep: To Stand!

Are you a Sheep? Are you a holder of the Light? Then your job is to Stand! Stand against injustice! Stand against racism! Stand again infanticide! Stand against antisemitism! Stand against homophobia! Stand against warmongerism!

Stand!

Not sure if you're a Sheep?

Stand!

Stand and be counted and you are a Sheep!

I will bless those who bless you [Israel], and I will curse him who curses you. In you will all of the families of the earth be blessed."

There are two kingdoms:
One Light.
One Dark.
There are two camps:
The Sheep and the Goats.

"And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold:
Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice;
And there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."

There are those who maintain that only Christians are the Sheep. That only they have the blessing of the One God. But what does Master Y'shua say to the Christian Church of the Last Days?

Rev. 3:15 "I know your works [Christian church], that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
17 Because you say, `I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;` and don`t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

So who are the Sheep? Master Y'shua continues:

20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
21 He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.
22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies."

It's not a question of religion

It's a question of Will and intention.

Micah 6:6 How shall I come before Yahweh, and bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
7 Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my disobedience, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has showed you, man, what is good; and what does Yahweh require of you, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Will the Good!

And Stand!