Shabbat Shalom to the House of Israyl!

This lesson is a continuation of the last lesson, "The Mark of the Beast & and the War against the Saints." The Spirit has placed on my heart that it is important for us to understand what the wilderness is. In order to have a clear understanding of the wilderness, we must be familiar with the coming war against the saints.

Over the years many have asked: Is the wilderness an actual place or a state of mind? What is the purpose of the wilderness?

Scripture sets forth all the necessary information for correctly answering these questions. The understanding of the wilderness kills the doctrine of the Rapture.

For those who are unfamiliar with the Rapture Doctrine, I will briefly explain.

 

The Great Tribulation is the 3½-year period during which time the man of sin will reign over the sons of Adam. Scripture says it will be the worst time in the history of man, that major trouble and chaos will take place on earth. Christians believe they will not endure this because their god Jesus will rapture them to heaven, rescuing them from all the chaos on earth and protecting them from the Anti-Messiah. Our lesson will show this is a false teaching.

Let us revisit those Scriptures that speak about the war and what the wilderness is.

 

(NOTE: For purposes of this lesson, "Israyl" here includes the physical seed along with the redeemed Gentiles who will join themselves unto Israyl and become Israylites. (EZEKIEL 47:20-23))

Lets start in the Book of Revelation Chapter 12:

 

Revelation 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
 

(The Man-child is Yahoshua the Messiah; the woman represents the nation of Israel.)

 

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of YAH, and have the testimony of Yahoshua Messiah.

In verse 14 we see mention of the wilderness. It is described as being a place of nourishment for those Israylites who escape Satan’s wrath against them. The wilderness will be the place of safety for Israyl during the great tribulation. After Satan is cast to the earth realm forever (Satan is still in heaven, he is not in some place called "hell"), he will come to earth and persecute Israyl; this will be the beginning of his war against us. Yah will take Israyl into the wilderness and protect us from Satan’s wrath. Notice it does not say anything about flying into heaven; it says Israyl shall be nourished in this wilderness. The book of Isaiah tells us what this nourishment will be. Let us go to Isaiah (YisaYah) 35.

35:1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
 

He says the wilderness shall be glad for them, "them" being those who have escaped Satan’s war and fled into the wilderness. This is the same wilderness and same time period mention in Revelation 12.

 

2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the power of Yah, and the excellency of our Mighty One.

 

3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

 

4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your Mighty One will come with vengeance, even Yah with a recompense; he will come and save you.
 

They have a fearful heart because they have escaped Satan, but YisaYah (Isaiah) mentions that Yah will come with vengeance and will save those in the wilderness. This is speaking about the time following the great tribulation when the Messiah Yahoshua returns to regather Israel and pay back the world for all its wickedness.

 

5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

 

6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
 

We know the wilderness will be in the desert, and streams of water will break out and the people will rejoice. Take note of the description of the wilderness; a greater understanding of this is still to be had.

 

7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

 

8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

 

9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
 

YisaYah just told us what the nourishment mentioned in Rev.12 shall be: There will be water and vegetation in the midst of the wilderness. The people will be rejoicing, not starving or dying of thirst. Yah will provide for our people.

 

10 And the ransomed of Yah shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
 

"The Ransomed of Yah." HalleluYah! It says we shall come into Zion with songs and everlasting joy. After we leave the wilderness, we will come into the land of Israel, which means Yahoshua has returned and led us to victory.

 

Doesn’t that sound familiar? We escape the wrath of the enemy; Yah brings us into the wilderness and nourishes us; and then He leads us into the land of Israel. Oh, yes, this has happen before – our return to the land of Promise will be very similar to our exodus from Egypt. Yah is great.  In Deuteronomy 28:68, Yah says He will send us back into Egypt this time in ships. We understand this is speaking about the transatlantic slave trade, when Israel as a people were transported to the west and other countries just as prophecy said. By going into Egypt again, Yah will bring us out of Egypt again in the same fashion.

Deuteronomy 28:68 And Yah shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

Just as He led our people out of Egypt and into the wilderness to save them from the wrath of the enemy, He will lead us and save us this time around.  In our exodus from Egypt, Yah sent his two witnesses to Pharaoh (Aaron and Moses). Likewise, He will send two witnesses to the man of sin (Rev 11). Now get this Israel entered the land as a conquering army under a General by the name of Yahoshua. Israyl will re-enter the land as an army under another Israelite by the Name of Yahoshua. HALLEUYAH!

 

Another aspect about the wilderness that we need to understand is that Yah will NOT ONLY USE THE WILDERNESS AS A PLACE OF SAFETY FOR ISRAYL, BUT HE WILL ALSO use the wilderness to cleanse Israyl. He did this when our people were in the wilderness the first time, and He will do it again. No sinner will enter the land of Israel; they will all die in the wilderness. Let’s go to the book of Ezekiel (Yahzeqyl) 20, where we get more info about the wilderness.

 

Ezekiel 20:35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
 

Once again we see Israel will be in the wilderness with Yah, He said He would plead with us face to face.

36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith Yah.  HalleluYah. Yah, Himself, is making the comparison of us in the wilderness with the wilderness our fathers’ experience. He said He will plead with us just as He did with them.

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37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

 

38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israyl: and ye shall know that I am YAH.
 

Yah will bring us into the bond of the covenant. Remember YisaYah (Isaiah) said Israel will be joyful during this time. He also said in verse 8 of Chapter 35:

 

8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
The unclean, or the unbelievers – those who will murmur against Yah – will die in the wilderness, just as our fathers did.

 

The wilderness, Brothers and Sisters, is the place of safety for Israyl during the 3½-year rule and war of Satan against Israyl. No man will be taken into heaven to be protected; the protection will take place on Earth in the wilderness.

 

Those of you who know me personally and those who have read my articles are likely aware that The Matrix is my all-time favorite movie. So, I must make mention that the concept of the wilderness was in the movie The Matrix. The people of the underground city called "Zion" were the people of the wilderness. They were in the place of refuge. It was no coincidence that the place of safety was called "ZION" or that the majority of its residents were "Black" (Israylite).