THE LORD WILL HUMBLE MANKIND

The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring low the pride of all Glory

And to Humble all who are Renowned on the earth. (Isaiah 23:9, NIV)

The Lord of Hosts has purposed it

[In accordance with a fixed principle of His Government].

To Defile the Pride of all Glory

And to bring into Dishonor and Contempt all the Honored of the Earth.

(Isaiah 23:9, AMP)

Why is this?

It is because ALL THAT MEN HONOR and ALL WHO MEN HONOR

ARE CONTEMPTIBLE TO GOD. Listen:

For we have ALL become as one who is unclean

[Ceremonially, as a leper],

And all our Righteousness—our best deeds of Rightness and Justice--

ARE AS FILTHY RAGS or a Polluted Garment.

We ALL fade as a leaf, and our Iniquities, like the wind, take us away

[Far from God's favor, hurrying us to DESTRUCTION].

[Lev. 13:45, 46.]

And NO ONE calls upon Your Name and awakens and bestirs himself

To take and keep hold of You.

For You have hid Your face from us and have delivered us into the

[Consuming Power of our Iniquities. [Rom. 1:21-24.]

Listen to the apostle Paul explain this Terrible Condition of mankind:

For that which is known about God is Evident to them

And made Plain in their inner consciousness,

Because God [Himself] has shown it to them.

For ever since the Creation of the World His Invisible Nature and attributes, That is, His Eternal Power and Divinity has been made Intelligible

And Clearly Discernible in and through the things that have been made--

His handiworks--

SO [MEN] ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE--

Altogether without any Defense or Justification; [Ps 19:1-4.]

Because they knew and RECOGNIZED Him as the God,

THEY DID NOT HONOR AND GLORIFY HIM AS GOD, or give Him Thanks.

But instead they became FUTILE and godless in their thinking--

WITH VAIN IMAGINATIONS, FOOLISH REASONING

AND STUPID SPECULATIONS--

And their Senseless Minds were DARKENED.

Claiming to be Wise, they became FOOLS--

Professing to be Smart, they made Simpletons of themselves.

And by them the Glory and Majesty and Excellence of the Immortal God

Were Exchanged for and represented by Images, resembling mortal man

And birds and beasts and reptiles.

THEREFORE God GAVE THEM UP

In the Lusts of their [own] hearts to Sexual Impurity,

To Dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

ABANDONING them to the degrading Power of Sin.

Because they Exchanged the TRUTH of God for a LIE

And worshiped and served the CREATURE rather than the CREATOR,

Who is blessed Forever! Amen—so be it. [Jer. 2:11.]

(Romans 1:19-25, AMP)

Today, we see everything that Isaiah and the apostle Paul spoke of.

And for that reason,

God Almighty is going to bring to Dishonor and Contempt

On ALL the honored of the Earth an ALL that the people honor.

There is going to come soon, an HOUR OF TRIAL, upon the Whole World

TO TEST THOSE WHO LIVE ON THE EARTH [Revelation 3:10];

God's Great Tribulation.

The only ones who will ESCAPE this TRIAL will be the Elect of God--

Those who STAND FIRM in FAITH to the END. (Matthew 24:13)

Christ Jesus warned us all:

Be always on the Watch,

And pray that you will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,

And that you may be able TO STAND before the Son of Man. (Luke 21:36)

Today, the World is raging against God, rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)

This World in it's present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!