Jeremiah the prophet lived during the time of kings Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah ... unto the carrying away of the children of Judah unto captivity in Babylon.
Jeremiah 25:11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
Jeremiah saw some very terrible things happen to the nation of Judah.
Jeremiah
was ordained as a prophet of God and carried warnings to the people of
God both before and after the captivity of Judah.
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God calls Jeremiah and ordains Jeremiah as a prophet to the children of God.
Jeremiah 1
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
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So often that which is learned at church blocks individuals from receiving the word of God.
Traditions of men renders the Word of God void. And churches often teach "tradition of men".
So
the prophet of God has to tear down the building they have built in
their minds by their traditions before that prophet can build the true
house.
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Jeremiah 1
(God
is showing Jeremiah the coming of the king of Babylon and how Judah
will be taken into captivity. This does not apply to today's church.
In 1975, I heard a woman in our prayer group use this scripture as if
Russia would attack USA. But this scripture does not pertain to today's
church. Some Old Testament scripture do apply to today church.)
15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
(See
how this word applied to Jerusalem and Judah at the specific time
Jeremiah received this word from God and Jeremiah had to warn the people
then, at that time, of the destruction that was coming upon them which
was caused by their own disobedience to God.)
16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
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Churches today often live in disobedience to God as
they remove NT scripture and set up doctrines opposite to the doctrine
of Christ and thereby allow various sins to take place in their church
groups. Because of this, the wrath of God will come upon the
world and the apostate church groups at the end of this world by the
appointed great tribulation.
It will be similar to that captivity where the people of Judah were taken into Babylon and kept for 70 years.
But the difference is this: When
Jesus returns and raises the dead in Christ and the elect of God, the
judgment upon the world and the apostate churches will be forever.
II Peter 3
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night;
in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the
elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that
are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
So the second coming of Jesus brings the end of this present world. It is over!
Then comes the judgment seat of Christ:
II Corinthians 5:10 For
we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one
may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad.
2-3
Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not
dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
For the customs of the people are vain:
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As
we read the books of the Old Testament, we must discern between those
scriptures which apply to the people of the Old Testament and scriptures
which apply to the NT testament church today.
Jeremiah 10
5 ... Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
12
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by
his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Jeremiah 14:22 Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain?
(I suggest everyone read the book of Jeremiah.)
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