A song of ascents. Of David.[a]

124 “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,”
do let Israel say,
2 “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,
when men rose up against us,
3 then they would have swallowed us alive,
when their anger was kindled against us.
4 Then the waters would have flooded over us,
the torrent would have passed over our soul.
5 Then over our soul would have passed
the raging waters.”
6 Blessed be Yahweh,
who has not made[b] us prey for their teeth.
7 Our soul has escaped like a bird
from the snare of fowlers.
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
maker of heaven and earth. (Psalm 124 Lexham English Bible)

As we continue to ascend to the throne of God we must realize that our hope does not rest in men at all, but in God alone. I believe a companion passage which sheds light on this psalm is chapter 2 from Isaiah, which says,

Isaiah 2
English Standard Version (ESV)

1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

2 It shall come to pass in the latter days
that the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and all the nations shall flow to it,
3 and many peoples shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go the law,[a]
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations,
and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.
5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord.

6 For you have rejected your people,
the house of Jacob,
because they are full of things from the east
and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines,
and they strike hands with the children of foreigners.
7 Their land is filled with silver and gold,
and there is no end to their treasures;
their land is filled with horses,
and there is no end to their chariots.
8 Their land is filled with idols;
they bow down to the work of their hands,
to what their own fingers have made.
9 So man is humbled,
and each one is brought low—
do not forgive them!
10 Enter into the rock
and hide in the dust
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty.
11 The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
12 For the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;
13 against all the cedars of Lebanon,
lofty and lifted up;
and against all the oaks of Bashan;
14 against all the lofty mountains,
and against all the uplifted hills;
15 against every high tower,
and against every fortified wall;
16 against all the ships of Tarshish,
and against all the beautiful craft.
17 And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
18 And the idols shall utterly pass away.
19 And people shall enter the caves of the rocks
and the holes of the ground,[b]
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty,
when he rises to terrify the earth.
20 In that day mankind will cast away
their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
which they made for themselves to worship,
to the moles and to the bats,
21 to enter the caverns of the rocks
and the clefts of the cliffs,
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty,
when he rises to terrify the earth.

22 Stop regarding man
in whose nostrils is breath,
for of what account is he?

First, notice how many themes this passage from Isaiah mentions that we have already discussed in the first four steps of ascent: 1) the latter days (these days), 2) the mountain of the LORD (the mountain we are now ascending just as Moses ascended the fiery mountain long ago), 3) the House of the LORD (we are God’s house), 4) Zion,  5) Jerusalem (like many Old Testament prophesies this refers to New Jerusalem), and 6) Separation (in this chapter verses 2-5 relate to God’s Overcomers in the House of Jacob (believers in the One God) while verses 6-22 concern believers who instead rely upon the world and the ways of the world. This is why it ends with the stark warning, “Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?”

It is verse 22, just quoted, which really ties Isaiah 2 to Psalm 124 for this song makes it clear that the sojourner relies upon God and only upon God for his deliverance. Had he relied upon man then he would have been caught in man’s snare. But, because he made God his refuge, God delivered him from man’s evil plans.

Anyone watching current events knows that man has now devised and implemented evil plans for the faithful followers of God. These schemes have been secretly conceived and brought to birth for many years now. America, once considered to the be the Christian land of the free, has now become the haunt of every evil demon and human perpetrator of vile deeds. Laws have now been enacted which will allow for our indefinite detention without trial. The stage is set to totally destroy the faithful from the land, but God has another plan.

I choose to trust God for my deliverance from today’s ever-present evil. I choose to take the fifth step up the mountain into God’s consuming fire. And like Isaiah I say to those who would hesitate, ”Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?”

Psalm 12 contains several important prophecies concerning these last days.

First David earnestly seeks God’s intervention because God’s people are being destroyed throughout the earth. He desperately declares that he can no longer find faithful people among men. Surely this describes the scarcity of righteousness and holiness among those who name the Name of God in our time.

 “Save, O Lord, for ^(A)the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.” (Psalm 12:1 ESV)

Next he describes the main characteristic of the people that he does find.

Everyone ^(B)utters lies to his neighbor;
    with ^(C)flattering lips and ^(D)a double heart they speak. (Ps. 12:2)

David prophecies of a time when no one can trust the other, a time when people speak simply to flatter someone else, a time when men say one thing but mean another because they speak with a “double heart,” a double mind. We see this clearly in political leaders. They always say exactly what the people want to hear, yet when elected they act contrary to their promises. Once elected they say they are doing what they promised, but they lie. America’s leader today, President Obama, states publicly over and over again that he is doing the exact opposite of what he is really doing. He deliberately lies over and over again and still his supporters believe every word he says. The newspapers dutifully report Obama’s lies and embellish them with their own. On the other hand Republicans have voted overwhelmingly to nominate a man who claims publicly to oppose those things that Obama does and yet Romney’s own past actions and words show that he supports every major policy that Obama has and wants to implement. Everyone it seems loves the lie. Therefore David prays that God will bring an end this lying lawlessness.

3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue that makes great boasts,

4 those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,
our lips are with us; who is master over us?”

I don’t watch the movie stars, the rock stars, the sports stars, or the political stars anymore, but I still remember how they shamelessly honor one another with their lips. Their friends and acquaintances are always the best, the most gracious, the most loving, generous, giving, and lovely person you could ever meet! Their lips, their words, are with them and for them. Who could dare come against them and master them? They are the stars of the earth, the ones everyone looks to for advice, wisdom, and approval. Consider again how President Obama surrounds himself with movie stars and basks in the glow of their never-ending approval. No one can master them!… they think.

But God has other plans, plans which very soon will come into effect.

5 “Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
I will now arise,” says the Lord;
“I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”

The time has come for God to arise from his throne and place all of Christ’s enemies under his feet. He has patiently watched for millennia as men threw off the restraints of his laws, both moral and physical. He has even continued watching as man’s breaking of natural laws through genetic modification of plants and animals, biological weapons, chemical weapons, and atomic weapons now threatens to destroy the entire world. But, he can sit idly by and watch no longer. Now he must arise. He must stand and utter his judgment, his terrible judgment.

6 The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.

God’s words of judgment will not be like men’s flattering words of lies and deception. God speaks pure words, as pure as the purest silver or gold, words purified seven times, that is, unto perfection.

7 You, O Lord, will keep them;
you will guard us[b] from this generation forever.

Contrary to double-minded, lying men, our LORD will “keep” his words. He will guard “this generation.” Which generation will he guard? He will guard the generation that sees vileness exalted among the children of man, the generation that witnesses the age-old foundation of God’s moral order turned on its head and destroyed. He will guard the generation who live during the times described by the last verse of this prophetic psalm.

8 On every side the wicked prowl,
as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

What could be a truer statement than this concerning America in the year 2012? Is it vile? Then it’s exalted. Look at Lady Gaga. Is it vile? Then its exalted. Look at open homosexual activity in America’s military, states that pass laws giving special rights and the right to marry the same sex to homosexuals. Is it vile? Then its exalted. Look at genetically modified plants and animals and the push toward transhumanism in man’s attempt to usurp God’s throne. Look at laws which prohibit ownership and use of God’s creation, like raw milk and healing herbs, and which protect big pharma and other corporations which prey upon the poor. Look at lawless laws like Obamacare which enslave the people to the whims of a few.

And since vileness is exalted by our society it has become true as well that the wicked prowl in every city and lurk on every corner. We live in dark, desperate days. And this is what we should expect because we have entered the Day of the LORD when darkness covers the earth. But, as David prophesies, now it is time for God to arise and God’s Word is certain. He will keep his word! Great tribulation and great judgment is coming upon the wicked. It is but a breath away.

As if foreseeing the days we live in and the taunt of the enemy David says,

“In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, ^(A)`Flee like a bird to your mountain, ² for behold, the wicked ^(B)bend the bow; ^(C)they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart.’” (Psalm 11:1-2 ESV)

Today all of God’s faithful people still sit in their own homes and huddle together in their tiny churches or home group meetings. They see the LORD’s enemies massing against them in the forms of unrighteous legal mandates which order them to do things they do not want to do, thousands of police departments arrayed in military gear ever ready to take them to places they do not want to go, and in an American military that fights against every nation (or belief) on earth that does not bend to its will. And so the enemy taunts us and says, “Where will you go now? Will you flee to your hide out in a cave in the ground or on some mountain top?” But, like David we say, “No. Only in the LORD do I take refuge.”

Yet, also like David we understand that “³ if ^(D)the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”^[a]  

Yes, we know the ultimate victor of this age-long war and we take refuge in HIM! The final battle is about to begin. I have my armor on and my sword ready. Do you?

In Psalm 9 David prophesies the destruction of the wicked, but first he worships and praises his God.

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
    I will recount all of your ^(A)wonderful deeds.
² I will be glad and ^(B)exult in you;
    I will ^(C)sing praise to your name, ^(D)O Most High.

³ When my enemies turn back,
    they stumble and perish before^[c] your presence.
⁴ For you have ^(E)maintained my just cause;
    you have ^(F)sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment. (Psalm 9:1-4, ESV)

After praising God and “recounting” his past deeds David begins to prophesy concerning the final judgment upon the men and nations who despise God and his ways. We have now come to the time when these things David predicts will occur.

⁵ You have ^(G)rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish;
    you have ^(H)blotted out their name forever and ever.
⁶ The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;
    their cities you rooted out;
    the very memory of them has perished.

Then David contrasts the kingdoms of men to God’s Kingdom, and describes the foundation of God’s throne for Yahweh establishes his government upon the twin principles of justice and righteousness, truth and mercy, law and grace. And through his own experiences David always remembers that mercy triumphs over judgment.

⁷ But the Lord sits enthroned forever;
    he has established his throne for justice,
⁸ and he ^(I)judges the world with righteousness;
    he ^(J)judges the peoples with uprightness.

Then David calls upon all men at all times to put their trust in this God who saves and praise his holy Name.

But then David remembers the present and his current afflictions, troubles similar to those each of us face even today.

^13 (S)Be gracious to me, O Lord!
    See my affliction from those who hate me,
    O you who lift me up from ^(T)the gates of death,
¹⁴ that I may recount all your praises,
    that in the gates of ^(U)the daughter of Zion
    I may ^(V)rejoice in your salvation.

Yet immediately David begins to prophesy yet again about the sure destruction of the wicked and the exaltation of the “poor and needy,” those who have practiced righteousness and waited patiently and faithfully upon him.

SHIN

¹⁶¹ Princes persecute me without a cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
¹⁶² I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure.
¹⁶³ I hate and abhor lying,
But I love Your law.
¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
¹⁶⁵ Great peace have those who love Your law,
And nothing causes them to stumble.
¹⁶⁶ LORD, I hope for Your salvation,
And I do Your commandments.
¹⁶⁷ My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
¹⁶⁸ I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are before You.  (Psalm 119:161-168, NKJV)

Men claim that they love peace, but most of our actions belie our claims. If we become rich we usually plan and connive to become richer rather than rest in the peace our riches could provide. With our excess money we buy boats, vacations, movies, extra houses, extra-marital affairs, and more, all which rob us of our peace as we try to squeeze time for their use and our supposed pleasure into a 24 hour day. But this psalmist tells us the secret to true peace in this second to last stanza of Psalm 119.

Men seek the natural treasure of gold and silver, especially in these days beginning the Day of the LORD. We live in the time when fiat money has begun to fail and when the prices of gold and silver have skyrocketed. God’s word, however, tells us that in these terrible times to come men will throw their gold and silver to the moles and the bats.

In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made, each for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats. (Isaiah 2:20 KJ2000)

We say that this verse could not apply to us because we think we do not “worship” idols made of gold and silver, but we have not understood that we do indeed worship mammon, the many things we have created and bought with our money, our silver and gold. Men who have the means, I believe, hoard and even worship the silver and gold their money has acquired for them. We need to turn our minds and our attention, though, to something else, to the treasure of God’s word.

Yes, we need to learn to love God’s word (Law), his judgments, commandments, precepts, and testimonies. We need to repent of the things we have esteemed over these ways. Then, “seven times a day,” that is, at all times, we will praise our LORD and Savior. We praise God because we know he judges righteously, with mercy and justice. This knowledge brings us into great peace. We understand that our God reigns not as some cruel warlord who takes delight in punishing his people. We know him as a loving heavenly Father who took upon himself flesh like ours so that he could restore us to fellowship with him. The Father died for his sons, us.

Nothing therefore can make us stumble. We have learned to judge all things in the light of God’s word. Men may try to deceive us as they mingle truth with conspiracy in these darks days, but we who have peace through knowledge of God’s Law cannot be misled. Men may hide the sun behind chemtrails and say the sun no longer exists, but we know the Son and we know he lives in our hearts. Men may even fake the second coming of Jesus through holograms in the sky, but we will not be fooled. We know our Master’s voice. We hope for true salvation that will in fact come when he reveals himself. Until then we acknowledge that all our ways lie before our LORD and Maker, and that he, he alone, is the keeper of our souls.

If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? (John 3:12)

In so saying Jesus confirms the principle of “first the natural, then the spiritual.”  We see this idea played out throughout Scripture in many themes or types.  For example, natural Jerusalem in the Old Testament becomes New Jerusalem in the New. Natural, or national, Israel becomes the Israel of God, the overcomers, in the New. Joshua (Hebrew=Yeshua), the first ruler of Israel in the natural promised land, becomes Jesus (Hebrew=Yeshua), the King who rules in the spiritual promised land, New Jerusalem.  Similarly the natural law of Israel, the Law of God which ruled men from the outside, becomes the royal law of Christ which rules the overcomers from within because the law has been written on their hearts.

So, when Jesus began to explain spiritual things to Nicodemus, the great Pharisee questioned him asking how these things could be.  Jesus simply said, “If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?”   Nicodemus came to Jesus because Jesus had performed miracles. Miracles may be defined as “manifestations of natural changes by spiritual means.” Men only acknowledge miracles when they see a natural change, for example, by the healing of a cancerous tumor, the raising of the dead, or the giving of sight to the blind.

Jesus had performed miracles of that nature and yet the Pharisees did not believe in him. No one else could do what Jesus did and Jesus and John the Baptist testified that Jesus was the Son of God, but the religious leaders would not believe the natural evidence.  Thus Jesus says, “If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?”

And today it is the same.  I rarely talk to people about spiritual things.  I say what I think on my blogs.  I speak about spiritual things if I am asked, but I am not often asked. Most people really don’t care about spiritual things. But how could they? They don’t even care about natural things.

For years I have told people about chemtrails and warned that the government is doing something to us that they will not admit. Yet, almost no one hears. If I tell you earthly things and you will not even take the time or effort to see if these things be true, then why would I tell you heavenly things? Of this people Isaiah prophesied,

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people dull, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and return, and be healed. Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities are wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land is utterly desolate, And the LORD has removed men far away, and there are many forsaken places in the midst of the land. (Isaiah 6:9-12)

And so we live in the beginning days of the Day of the LORD and people still see not, not even in the natural.*

* For those of you interested I have just posted some chemtrail photos from today.  You can see them by clicking here. Here’s another set of chemtrail photos from 2005.

Why are they chemtrailing us?

1. Weather control?
2. Scalar weapons?
3. Putting Nanobots into our bloodstream for mind control?
4. Weakening our immune system?
5. Destroying natural organisms so that only GMO seeds can grow?

Watch this important documentary on chemtrails: What In the World are They Spraying?

Begin to look at the skies.  If you will do this you will begin to notice that airplanes lay down “chemtrails” on a regular basis.  These are not “contrails.”  I know.  I have watched the planes spray them for many years, even in wilderness areas. But I do not know why the powers that be, the Beast, is doing this.  If you do, please write me.  Below are links to sites and articles trying to explain this sinister phenomenon.

• Darkness Covers the Earth
• Scalar Waves and Tesla Technology
• What in the World are they Spraying?
• The Purpose of Chemtrails by A. C. Griffith
• I Believe Chemtrails are destroying our honey bees
• Anomalies Unlimited (More Chemtrail Information)
• What are they spraying us with day after day?
• Basic Information & Pictures (but still does not explain why)
• Did Chemtrails kill the honeybees?
• You Can Help Stop Chemtrails
• Chemtrails are Real
• “Smartdust” – another name for chemtrails
• Chemtrails explained by A. C. Griffith
• Weather Wars
• Did a scalar weapon cause the Haitian earthquake?
• Chemtrail link to the Ukrainian flu disease in Fall 2009
• Video of it happening (I have personally witnessed this hundreds of times and know beyond a shadow of doubt that chemtrails are real…yet our governments deny them and will not tell us what they are)
• American/Ukrainian chemtrail airplane forced down by India
• The Purpose of Chemtrails
• Comments from an inside Whistleblower
• The Latest Assault on Us
• Aerosol Operations, Crimes, & Cover-up
• Chemtrail Central

Click the link below for current updates on the Gulf Oil Spill.  Things are not what they seem.

• Gulf News Gets Worse and Worse (Sept. 1, 2010)
• Day of the Lord
• Florida Oil Spill Law