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shibah.
Actually, in the Hebrew in which Moses wrote,
there are not the two Hebrew words, one meaning "seven"
and the other "times." There is just the one word,
shi–
bah.
As explained in the last installment, the word is defined
as "seven times," and also as "sevenfold." The "seven
times" conveys
duration
of punishment. The "sevenfold"
meaning of the same word conveys
intensity
of punish–
ment.
Now More lntense Punlshment
Because of its use and construction in the sentence, and
because of what actually happened, it is certain that in
verse 18 this Hebrew word
shibah
refers to DURAnoNof
punishment-seven prophetic times, which, during this
punishment, was an actual 2520 YEARS!
But also, because of the very
di.fferent
sentence struc–
ture and because there cannot now be
another
2520-year
WITHHOLDING of what has now been bestowed, it is justas
certain that the
shibah
in verse 21 refers to a sevenfold
INTENSITYof punishment.
Notice, the wording in verse 21 is entirely different
from verse 18. This time it is not worded "seven times
more for your sins," but "seven times more PLAGUES."
The expression "seven times" in verse 21 is descriptive of
PLAGUES to be brought on them.
So now, if twentieth-century Ephraim and Manasseh–
Britain and America- refuse to turn to God in obe–
dience-refuse to live the way that
causes,
retains, and
increases blessings, God will punish them in a manner far
more INTENSE- and even strip entirely from them this
colossal, unprecendented national blessing- returning
them to captivity and slavery-as continuing verses of this
prophecy show.
Do you think so great a fall could not come to so great
powers as Britain and America? Do you say, "It
can't
happen HERE?" Do you think the GREAT Goo who was
able to GIVE them such unprecedented world leadership
and power and wealth is not able to take it away from
them and throw them, like their ancient forefathers, back
into SLAVERY ?
You need lO OPEN YOUR EYES to
the fact
that Britain's
sun
already has
SET! You need to WAKE UP to
thefact
that
the United States, even slill possessing unmatched
POWER, is
afraid- fea rs- lo use it,
just as God said:
"1
will break the PRIDE of your POWER"; that the United
Stales has
stopped winning
wars- that America was
un–
able,
with all its vast power, to conquer little North Viet–
nam! The United Slates is fasl riding to the GREATEST
FALL that ever befell any nation!
The handwriling is on the wall!
You need, now, to UNDERSTAND the
remainder
of this
prophecy of Leviticus 26- and also of Deuteronomy 28-
and the many other prophecies relating to them and events
soon lO VIOLENTLY affecl YOUR life!
You need lo look at the prophecies of Jesus, of Jere-
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miah, of Isaiah, and otbers describing how much more
intense is to be the punishment God is going to lay on the
Britisb and American people.
f or MANY prophecies warn
US
of a CERTAINTY that it
will be trouble such as NEVER happened to any nation or
people!
Knowing our idenlity- knowing
how
the British and
American peoples are identified in the propbecies-you
need now to become AWARE of what is said about us in
lsaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel , Daniel, Joel. Hosea, Amos, and
the other prophecies- what
Jesusforetold-as
well as in
these prophecies written by Moses!
Why Thls lntensity of Punishment
And you need, also, to know why a just and loving God is
going to punish His chosen people-people He
chose
for a
glorious PURPOSE they have refused to perform.
The very
fact
of punishment implies CORRECTION. We
need to undersland lhat correction is applied to correct
WRONG WAYS harmful to
us-to
turn us around into
RIGHT WAvs that will
cause
desired blessings! Under–
stand! God
punishes
every son He
/oves
( Heb. 12:6).
Understand also human nature! Human nature wants
to
be
good- to consider itself and
be
considered
good,
while it wants only
todo
evi l.
lt
wants the good
result.
But
it wants to receive the
good
while it sows the evil. It
somehow fails to grasp the truth that
as
we sow, so also
shall we reap! lt 's all a matter of CAUSE and EFFECT!
God's punishment only reflects God's LOVE-turning
us from
causing
evil results to the way that brings
happy
results! God is now about to STOP us from bringing coJos–
sal evils on ourselves! God is not angry because we are
harming HlM- bul because we are harming
ourselves–
whom God
/oves!
Punishment ls Correctlon
The prophecies do nol stop with revealing the unprece–
dented multiplied
intensi ty
of punishment already begin–
ning to descend upon America and Britain. The prophe–
cies record also the RESULT of that intensified punisbment.
The
result
will be a corrected people. The result will be an
eye-opening realization of what we have done to ourselves.
The supreme punishment will teacb us, at last, our lesson!
The punishment will
break
our spiri t of REBELLION! It will
lift us up from the cesspool of rottenness and evil into
which we have sunk.
It
will teach us the way to glorious
peace, prosperity, happiness, abundant well-being!
On beyond the frightful national calamities now de–
scending upon us will come a BLESSING inconceivably
greater than the national material birtbright we have
possessed.
We have to learn that material goods are not the
souRCE of happiness.
1
have often mentioned the many
rich men
1
have known- men whose bank balances were
full- but their lives were empty! Material prosperi ty is
indeed desirable- but it is not the source of happiness.
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