(For part
1, see 9/4/26)
God was
getting ready to administer His judgment upon this wicked government
and apostate religion, and He wanted Elijah to know his role. God was
compelled to let him know what He was preparing to do. God was not
finished with Elijah just yet and wanted Elijah to know that He still
had large numbers of the faithful who had not bowed to Baal. Elijah
had a role in bringing God's plan to its completion. God said, go and
anoint Hazael to be king over Syria, Jehu to be king over Israel, and
Elisha to be the prophet in Elijah's place (1 Kings 19:17-18).
God’s
purpose was to turn the heart of Israel back to Himself! The Apostate
Religious rituals offered on her altars were the epitome of Evil, and
He was setting the stage for judgment of the spiritual leadership.
Those responsible for the perpetrated Evil were suddenly and utterly
destroyed.
God is
setting the stage to perform a cleansing in the earth. The apostate
religious rituals offered on the altars of many churches today are
the epitome of evil. God is preparing for judgment of the spiritual
leadership. Those responsible for the evil perpetrated will find
themselves suddenly and uttering lost, turned into a desolate
darkness where deliverance is not possible. 2 Peter 2:13, “...Spots
they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings
while they feast with you; 14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that
cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have
exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 15 Which have
forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of
Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;”
The time
for correction and change is now! Just as God gave Israel the
opportunity to confess and profess the sovereignty of God, He is
calling all who will hear to return to the straight and narrow path.
Who will heed His call? Luke 13:24, “Strive to enter in at the
strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and
shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up,
and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to
knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall
answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:” God Will
Address The Evil Of Apostate Religion!