I was reading in 2 Chronicles about King Ahaz and his son Hezekiah, and had just figured out that Hezekiah was probably one of Ahaz's children that he passed through a fire in some way as a child as an act of idol worship, when on the radio came a song:
"You walked me through fire, pulled me through flame".
The timing in 2 Chronicles between the two kings seems off, unless Ahaz fathered Hezekiah at age 11 or 12. Hezekiah was in any case able to observe years of Ahaz's reign, and as soon as he became king he began undoing everything his father had done.
Ahaz's aversion to the Temple, which he eventually closed up, had roots back in the time where his grandfather was chastened by God in it.
Under Ahaz's rule, his men fought valiantly, but were still defeated for not being faithful to God; they were virtuous enough to do well, but not enough to do the first things first.
Their families were taken prisoner after their devastating defeat to Israel, but God ordered their release.
I happened to read about the Gadarene swine in Mark 3 this morning before coming across this piece, which mentions it.
David Clements mentions Michael Cocchini. A quick internet search tells me that they've worked together before, and that a different Michael Cocchini--and a Susan Clements--went fatally missing in the Smoky Mountains. At separate times.
Feels like a rabbit hole.
Much like Jonathan Cahn connects the major demons of ancient Israel to today's United States, Clements says that the spirits of the Nephilim are here and active.
https://joehoft.com/attorney-david-clements-mkultras-shadow-a-demonic-war-for-humanitys-mind/
A couple months ago, I put a piece of paper on the fridge--our Scammer Prayer List. We were often getting multiple scam calls per day, and while probably none of them told us their real name, God stills knows who they are and where they live, and He surely has something better for them to do all day than bother people like us.
Two names went onto the list, and these scammers were duly prayed for--they still are--and suddenly the number of scam calls dropped, by a lot. The list still has only two names on it.
The Bible says that "the gates of hell" will not prevail against Christ's Church.
A boomer apologizes, albeit without much clarity.
"It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs," Jesus said; Matthew 15:26.
I recently understood that I am spending my life in rebuilding spiritual and practical foundations that had been foolishly undermined by previous generations.
