On 26 September, Hurricane Helene made landfall around Perry, Florida, USA at category 4 on the Safir-Simpson scale. Helene was huge, about 400 miles across. That large size created a destructive storm surge, particularly impacting Florida. Helene was so strong that it affected no fewer than 6 American states: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Towns were flooded, roads and bridges were destroyed, and houses were swept away. Over 230 people died (ref. 1).
Today, less than 2 weeks later, another hurricane has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to impact Florida again. This one named Milton rapidly intensified into a category 5 yesterday, with sustained winds reaching 180 mph. Then, it slowed down to a category 4. But today, it suddenly intensified into a category 5 once more. Milton is projected to hit Tampa Bay, Florida tomorrow or the day after as a category 3. Local authorities have ordered evacuations, describing this storm as “unsurvivable”. The mayor of Florida has also said “if you choose to stay, you are gonna die” (ref. 2).
So, 2 hurricanes for Florida in 2 weeks. What is to be said about this?
To begin with, this is a sign from heaven. The sea and the waves roaring!
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Luke 21:25-26
Don’t be like the American president and others who insist that this is a result of “climate change” and chance.
In fact, Luke 21:25-26 is very apt for this one, because it has this: “the powers of heaven shall be shaken”, a phrase that speaks of war in heaven.
This hurricane, coming soon after my last post about angels and demons, and having the name “Milton”, and impacting Florida USA the second time in as many weeks, brings to my mind the prophesied fall of Babylon.
The Bible says, in the last days, Babylon the great will fall. This fall is described twice in Revelation (ref. Revelation 14:8, Revelation 18:2), once in Isaiah (ref. Isaiah 21:9), and once in Jeremiah (ref. Jeremiah 51:8).
This fall will involve the forthcoming mark of the beast.
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Revelation 14:8-11
This fall is about the sin of idolatry, a breaking of the first and second commandments.
And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
Isaiah 21:9
And this fall has to do with rebellious angels, otherwise known as demons.
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Revelation 18:1-2
Now, in my last post, I said that good is always stronger than evil, which in the context of angels and demons means, there are more angels around than there are demons. However, there is one exception that I forgot to mention: the situation of Mystery Babylon in these last days.
Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
Jeremiah 51:7-9
In Babylon, the number of demons that are now there spreading madness is so great that it has become a land that cannot be healed, which is why the instruction from God to his people – the Jews – that are there is to leave, come out of her.
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Revelation 18:4
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity…
Jeremiah 51:6
My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.
Jeremiah 51:45
A Christian that refuses the mark of the beast and dies in Babylon in these last days will get to go to heaven. A Jew, however, must avoid danger altogether and be alive on the day of the LORD in order to be saved. This is why the people of God must flee from Babylon, and even renounce American citizenship, before it is too late.
It is important to renounce US citizenship because an ex-pat that does not must continue to pay US taxes, wherever he or she in the world. Consequently, these individuals will still take the mark of the beast, and be damned to hell for it. America’s system of taxation is unique in this way probably for this very reason.
The focus on Florida brings to mind Mar-a-Lago and Donald Trump. So, after this coming November, America will turn Nazi and embrace her “secret destiny” – as the occultist Manly P Hall once put it. In America, apparently, there are even such things as a “black Nazi” and a “black skinhead”.
Now, you might be wondering what has the name “Milton” to do with angels and demons? The thing that first came to my mind was John Milton and his work “Paradise Lost”, which tells a version of the fall of the angel Lucifer different from the Bible. I have not read the poem myself but Jordan Peterson for one has been going on about it, as if it were a hallmark of western literary achievement.
Milton’s tale portrays Lucifer as a misunderstood hero rather than as a villain and as the origin of evil. It is also from this poem that the following cliche comes: “Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven”.
However, the truth of the matter is that Satan does not and will never reign in hell, as if hell were his to control. Hell is actually a prison down below deep in the earth for spirits and souls, and the Bible is clear that it is Jesus Christ who holds the keys of hell and death.
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Revelation 1: 16-18
Furthermore, at the time of the second death, everyone in hell will be cast into the lake of fire (ref. Revelation 20:14).
Once someone is sent to hell, that soul or angel will never escape. The one exception is Satan himself. This is because after the 1000 year reign of Jesus Christ, Satan will be “loosed” from hell to bring about a final tribulation for the saints of Israel.
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Revelation 20:7-8
Something else that Milton gets wrong is the timing of Lucifer’s fall from heaven. Milton says, Lucifer fell and became Satan before Eve was tempted to eat the forbidden fruit in Eden, and even before creation itself. The Bible, however, explains that Lucifer only openly rebels in heaven and convinces a third of the angels to side with him shortly before the time of the end. This rebellion against God results in a war in heaven, after which the Devil and his angels are cast out of heaven and on to the earth.
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Revelation 12:7-10
It is this event that has led to the innumerable number of rebellious angels, aka demons, that are now roaming the earth.
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Revelation 12:12
It is this that explains the madness in the world right now – a kind of zombie apocalypse! I am talking about random stabbings, overwhelming youth crime, children disobeying parents, parents physically harming children, dogs uncharacteristically attacking toddlers, etc.
It is even this that explains why Jews in particular have now come under attack by the forces of evil.
And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child [Judah, the bloodline of Jesus Christ].
Revelation 12:13
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 10:22
When Satan attacks the people of God, in effect, he is attacking God himself. This is because of the metaphor of the body of Christ.
The other day, I said that if you are a Jew and you find yourself in danger, you should pray to God, and God will send his angels to help you. The world is large, and there is trouble in all sorts of places, and there are many things going on all the time, which is why specifically asking for help is sometimes necessary.
The one exception is Mystery Babylon. The land of Babylon in these last days is described as “fallen”. Notice the military sense to the description. In this war between good and evil, Babylon is now a country forsaken by heaven, a place altogether given up.
This is why Jews over there must make a run for it. I would suggest Christians do the same, unless one has had enough of human life, and would rather see heaven. All must leave before the false prophet begins the mark of the beast.
It won’t be a simple thing to refuse the mark of the beast while living in America. One has to avoid all financial transactions including taxes. There will be executions by the government (ref. Revelation 20:4). But those that manage to escape the government’s eye will still have to find a way not to starve to death, since all buying and selling has become impossible.
Today, many American Christians continue to insist that America is not Mystery Babylon, or that all Christians will be raptured pre-trib. Either way, they think that they can carry on there and everything will be ok. The Bible says, these sorts are under “strong delusion”. Although the truth has been presented to them, they have not received “the love of the truth”, and so in the end they will be damned.
… because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
Once again, let me remind that light at this time of darkness is about seeing the path to life. “Helene”, the name of the hurricane before this latest one Milton, is from the Greek name Helen, which literally means “light” or “torch”. So these signs from heaven are not for nothing. A part of my own name, 光, also means “light”. Remember, I am the servant of Isaiah 49.
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword…
Isaiah 49:1-2
Now, here is something new. Towards the end of the chapter before Isaiah 49, there is the following about Babylon.
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Isaiah 48:20
Again, the message to Jews is to flee from Babylon!
Surely this means, the servant of Isaiah 49 is someone able to solve the Mystery of Babylon, to identify the country in question.
Not only that. Jews are to also think of Moses, the Exodus, and the promised land. This is the meaning of the very next line, Isaiah 48:21.
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
Isaiah 48:21
This is because on the day of the LORD, all of the promised land will be taken by Jesus Christ and his army of saints. Thus begins the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is the true gospel of Jesus Christ. Christians that think otherwise are in apostasy.
Jews that survive these last days, either as citizens in the parts of Israel held by the IDF, or as prisoners of Islamists elsewhere, or as temporary refugees anywhere in the world, anywhere except for Mystery Babylon – all these – will be a holy people and will be called to come and live as humans in the kingdom of God.
Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
Isaiah 49:22
Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
Isaiah 60:21
At that time, Jews will be blessed by God, and even to an extent exalted in the world.
Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Zechariah 8:22-23
At that time, the Holy Spirit will spread righteousness and the word of God to all nations through the Jews.
.. ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them… For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Isaiah 61:6-11
Christian churches as they are today in apostasy and spreading nonsense will be no more.
References:
1. Cary Mock (7 October 2024), “How Hurricane Helene became a deadly disaster across six states”, theconversation.com
2. John Bacon, et al (8 October 2024), “Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 5 as it approaches Florida”