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CUT ‘EM OFF AT THE CROSS
We have recently examined the person of Esau
(and his descendants known as the Edomites and/or the Idumaeans),
in the context of the passages in Ezekiel where the Idumaeans took advantage of
the Babylonian judgment on Judaea. Ezekiel also references Edom via the
appellation Mount Seir, which was the Idumaean base locale.
“Behold, O mount Seir, I am against
thee…Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of
the children of Israel in the time of their calamity, in the time that their
iniquity had an end” (Ezekiel 35:3,5).
In studying Edom, certain passages in the Old
Testament recently confirmed something the LORD has now shown me hundreds of
times – but one in particular nearly jumped off the page at me. The
verse in question is found in the Old Testament book of Obadiah,
and right there in the middle of my probe into the Spiritual identity of the
mysterious name of Edom, I found a literal reference to the cross
of JESUS CHRIST!
Obviously, there are hundreds of prophecies dealing with the
sacrifice of Christ on the cross, including descriptions of the LORD’s
painful crucifixion, but this one actually has the word “cross” in
the verse itself! Repeatedly mentioning a time of great calamity, this verse
addresses the decisions made at the place of the cross:
“Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway,
to cut off those of his that did escape….” (Obadiah 1:14).
The probe into Obadiah’s amazing work (in conjunction
with repetitive mentions of Edom in the book of Malachi),
was in connection with my ongoing effort at identifying the principalities
found in prophecy (that research resulted in the new book The Hero of
Bethlehem), with a particular emphasis on the allegorical meaning of the
name Edom.
I might digress at this point, and mention that those who
have been taught the literal, linear approach to prophecy, with their Jewish
Supremacist slant – i.e. a 7 year Jewish treaty with the Antichrist,
the so called “Revived Roman Empire,” and a rebuilt temple
in Jerusalem, ad nauseum –- would do well to receive the truth about the
identity of Edom. This is because the entire “Church”
is already thoroughly leavened, and the long prophesied “strong
delusion” has already fully enveloped the world.
To put it bluntly, if you’ve bought into the
“Euro-Christ” lie (or its recent permutation the Islamic
Antichrist), complete with the Rapture Cult/Chosen People based on race fraud,
you’ve signed on to “another Gospel” (II Corinthians 11:4),
and you’re in the deadliest of Spiritual deceptions. In short, your very
soul is in danger of hellfire, and the prophets Malachi and Obadiah
prove it.
Since the kingdom of God is a Spiritual place, any theology
which positions any flesh and blood in a pre-eminent position (such as
the idea that Israel as a physical family has any standing whatsoever under the
New Covenant), is pure Antichrist. Thus, when God says in Malachi
that He has an everlasting enmity against “Edom,” there is
obviously more to the story:
“…And they shall call them, The border of
wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation
forever” (Malachi 1:4).
The point is, the Scriptures tells us that “God is no
respecter of persons” (Acts 10:34), and since He opened the door of
redemption to Jew and Gentile alike through the New Covenant of Jesus Christ,
it is Scripturally inconsistent for Him to then harbor a bias against any
racially defined group.
To rephrase that thought, if race or ethnic heritage is no
longer a factor in those He has chosen, it cannot be a factor in those He has not
chosen. Thus, we look for a Spiritual explanation to identify who (or what) is
in view, when the LORD refers to the “people” against whom He has
indignation “forever.”
We needn’t look far, for the major theme in both Malachi
and Obadiah is the identity known as Edom, so a
look at the specific history of Edom throughout Scripture
clarifies the attributes of this mysterious name.
First and foremost, we see that Edom is the
name attached to Esau, the elder son of Isaac – the first
born son who traded His Spiritual heritage for the physical comfort of a bowl
of soup. Esau cares not for the things of His father Isaac
(obviously representing the Father in heaven), and when he forfeits his
birthright as the chosen son, he then becomes known as Edom.
Racially speaking, in the Old Testament, after losing his
standing as the “seed of Abraham” (Genesis 9:9), Esau
plans on murdering Jacob who receives the birthright in his place. In
angry defiance, he then marries into numerous Gentile tribes (read Arabs), and
his mingled descendants, the Edomites, chart a course of bitterness and
envy, as they are no longer the chosen people:
“….shall we not much rather be in subjection unto
the Father of spirits, and live?….lest any root of bitterness springing
up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled: Lest there be any fornicator, or
profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”
“For ye know how that afterward, when he would have
inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance,
though he sought it carefully with tears” (Hebrews 12:9, 15-17).
For those with eyes to see, this is obviously the story of Israel
and the Jews. Just as Esau loved the things of this world (as
opposed to his Spiritual birthright), so too Israel was lifted up, and reveled
in the role of the elect of the LORD. They were born into the position of the
chosen people, but their insistence on defying the Father’s will
throughout history, characterizes them as the people who continually seek the
material things of this world – an earthly kingdom, power, glory, and
dominion apart from submission to the LORD:
“Thus was thou decked with gold and silver; and thy
raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine
flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou dist
prosper into a kingdom.”
“But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst
the harlot because of thy renown…Behold, therefore I have stretched out
my hand over thee…and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate
thee, the daughters of the Philistines [Palestinians], which are ashamed
of thy lewd way” (Ezekiel 16:13, 15, 27).
Like most prophecy, there are multiple layers to the
predictive patterns – usually one in the shorter term, and the secondary
layer in the long term. For instance, there are several literal, historic
clashes between the Edomites and the Israelites in
the Old Testament. However, when the LORD speaks of the conflict between Esau
and Jacob (two physical, literal identities), He is also prophetically
addressing the two Spiritual counterparts of Edom and Israel.
In the calamitous time of the New Testament of Jesus Christ,
the Jews (physical Israelites) had become Spiritual Edomites, for they
had forfeited their birthright. The Christians (physical Gentiles as well as
physical Jews), became Spiritual Israelites. Thus, “Edom” is
the Christ-rejecting Jews, and “Israel” are those who are
born-again. Now, read Obadiah again and think of the Pharisees
versus Jesus and His disciples:
“…in the day of their calamity…In the day that
thou stoodest on the other side [the other side of salvation], in the
day that the strangers carried away captive his forces [the Gentiles
manipulated by the Pharisees], and foreigners entered into his gates [the
gates of New Jerusalem, the Christians], and cast lots upon Jerusalem [Jesus
is the cornerstone of New Jerusalem], even thou was as one of them”
(Obadiah 1:13, 11).
This speaks of how the Jews repeatedly stirred up the
Gentiles against the cross – in dozens of instances in the Gospels and
the book of Acts. Not only were the Romans moved by the council of the
Pharisees to crucify Christ (note Obadiah’s reference to the casting of
lots), but throughout the early church, they were “as one of them”
in persecuting the Apostles from town to town.
“Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway
[the valley of decision at the cross], to cut off those of his that did
escape…” (Obadiah 1:14).
Those who are His references those who were escaping the
wrath of God through the grace of JESUS CHRIST, found in the way of the
cross. The reference to the evil attempt to block the effort of those who were
“escaping” the wrath of God is again fulfilled in the New
Testament:
“Woe unto you, scribes, and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye
shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither
suffer ye them that are entering to go in” (Matthew 23:13).
The LORD says the Jews of Israel, manifesting the
Spirit of Edom who rejected his birthright, will be reviled by the
nations:
”Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou
art greatly despised” (Obadiah 1:2).
As the LORD states His enmity against Spiritual Edom
is ongoing, there is even a reference to Israel’s alliance with the
ungodly nation of America, as the symbolic eagle, who flies
through the heavens:
“Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou
set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down” (Obadiah
1:4).
The prophet Malachi also addresses the pride of Edom,
which provides us with another link to the identity of the people and nation of
Israel, as those whom the LORD views with indignation:
“Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will
return and build the desolate places…” (Malachi 1:4).
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve heard of
how the Jewish people have transformed the Judaean desert into a productive
paradise – a modern state excelling in scientific achievement, as well as
agriculture – all the while subtly insinuating how the Palestinians
previously mismanaged the land’s resources.
“…thus saith the LORD, They shall build, but I will
throw down; and they shall call them the border of wickedness…”
(Malachi 1:4).
In every effort made to engineer a political accommodation
between the Jews and the Palestinians, the primary obstacle is one of borders.
Whether it’s in Gaza, the West Bank, or the ongoing building of Jewish
housing developments in land claimed by their rivals, the issue is always
territorial borders.
Through Malachi, the LORD blends the description of Edom
with the iniquity of Israel; but as always, He offers a way out through the
cross of Jesus Christ:
“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare
the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to this
temple” (Malachi 3:1).
John the Baptist, the messenger preparing the way,
announced the arrival of the Holy One of Israel. Those who refused Him, just
like Esau before them, forfeited their standing, and were
transformed into Spiritual Edomites. Those who hear His voice,
have been translated into a reborn, Spiritual Israel.
“But ye are a chosen generation [the chosen people],
a royal priesthood, an holy nation…Who is wise, and he shall understand
these things? For the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in
them, but the transgressors shall fall therein” (I Peter 2:9, Hosea
14:9).
-- James Lloyd
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