In times past, I have given a warning to scoffers, urging them to choose both patience and silence at least for a time, and to refrain from giving mockery.
There are at least two passages in the Bible which mention warnings against harming God’s Anointed, most notably “Touch Not Mine Anointed and Do No Harm to my Prophets” (Psalms 105:15). Taken in context, these warnings were given to pagan Kings, and historically many, most in fact, of God’s Prophets were slain, more often than not by the very people they were sent to reach. Modern preachers often use scriptures like Psalm 105:15 to insulate themselves against scrutiny, to shield themselves from criticism. No one should be above scrutiny, and we are instructed in Scripture to “Try the Spirits” to see “Whether they be of God or not” and particularly so where any proclaiming the gift of prophesy are concerned.
I have absolutely no issue with this, but there are those who misconstrue the counsel I have given at times, warning against those who would Mock God’s Anointed, to think that in giving such warning I am trying to place myself beyond scrutiny. Nothing could be further from the truth.
In giving the warning not to offer mockery, and to choose at least for a time, patience and silence, I have usually asserted in such instances that I ask no one to believe anything I have to say or any proclamation that I am anointed by God to speak that he commands me to speak. BUT I HAVE, and STILL even now maintain that I do ask for consideration, that words given be heard, and that until proven otherwise, I be allowed the benefit of the doubt. Because the truth is, there are some very real consequences to Mocking the Messengers of God, especially by those who have been witness to even a small modicum of proof that such persons are indeed anointed. The greater such witness, the greater the burden of responsibility upon those exposed, and the greater the potential consequence of mocking a legitimate message from God.
Now this by no means changes the fact that sometimes, even a true messenger of God can, and historically at times has, spoken presumptuously, stated a thing in the Name of the Lord that The Lord in fact did not say. And there is a harsh penalty for such persons doing such, a death penalty.
It also needs to be considered going forward with this conversation that there have indeed been times recorded in Scripture when God’s Anointed Prophets were instructed to speak very specific words, with time specific prophesied events, that later never came to pass, illustrating that Even The Lord can change his mind. Case in point, Jonah was instructed to prophesy The Destruction of Nineveh in 40 days, PERIOD. There was no “Repent or Perish” Clause given, no “YOU BETTER GET RIGHT OR ELSE” statement made, simply the forecast of doom, that destruction would occur in 40 days. It never happened, 40 days came, 40 days went, and on day 41 Nineveh still stood. Another illustration finds Isaiah the Prophet being Told by The Lord to instruct a King to get his affairs in order, that he is about to die. The King implored The Lord in prayer and was granted 15 more years of life.
But our concern here is considering that one giving a message in The Name of The LORD is indeed legitimate.
Lets consider some points from 2 Chronicles chapter 36:
2 Chronicles 36:
11 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.
14 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
15 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
So we see in verses 11-23 a timeframe before the fulfillment of the coming of Cyrus (Pronounced Ko-Resh in the Hebrew Toungue) as prophesied decades prior by the prophet Jeremiah. We also see in these verses the Judgement given by G-d to Jeremiah to proclaim to his people that they were going into Slavery or the grave as their nation was about to be overthrown (By Babylon) indeed came to pass.
In verses 1-11 we see a primary reason the warnings of Judgement came…
Matthew Henry’s Commentary On The Bible
Chapter 36
The destruction of Jerusalem. (1-21) The proclamation of Cyrus. (22,23)
Verses 1-21 The ruin of Judah and Jerusalem came on by degrees. The methods God takes to call back sinners by his word, by ministers, by conscience, by providences, are all instances of his compassion toward them, and his unwillingness that any should perish. See here what woful havoc sin makes, and, as we value the comfort and continuance of our earthly blessings, let us keep that worm from the root of them. They had many times ploughed and sowed their land in the seventh year, when it should have rested, and now it lay unploughed and unsown for ten times seven years. God will be no loser in his glory at last, by the disobedience of men. If they refused to let the land rest, God would make it rest. What place, O God, shall thy justice spare, if Jerusalem has perished? If that delight of thine were cut off for wickedness, let us not be high-minded, but fear.
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So we see that for Profit (continuing to grow crops in the same fields on Sabbatical year) Israel was not properly observing the Sabbaths of The Lord. And so Messengers were sent to warn the nation, to call them to repentence. The warnings were ignored, but more importantly, THE LORD HIMSELF, was IGNORED!
Note here in this passage:
2nd Chronicles 36:
15 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
So,In verse 15 we see The Lord showed compassion upon the people in their sins, by sending “MESSENGERS” (Plural) to warn them, to urge them to repentence. And what was the response”? In verse 16 we see “They Mocked the Messengers of God” and when they did, whose words were they truly mocking? Was it the spirit born into those fleshen vessles whose tongues parroted aloud the words dictated to them prior by The Lord to speak? No…vs 16 continues “AND DESPISED HIS WORDS”…whose words? THE WORDS OF THE LORD HIMSELF! And calamity befell them for it!
When the Lord sends his anointed messengers to impart a warning, to treat those words spoken by that messenger as anything less than being spoken directly by The Lord himself is fool hearty, and to those with no excuse, who have a testimony of witness to know the same messenger is indeed anointed to their task, such mockery is exponentially more fool hearty to the point of instantly perilous and risks offending The LORD Himself!
In the case of Jonah, we see The Lord Changed his mind, and Nineveh was spared, but had they not repented, not only would the city surely have been destroyed 40 days after the warning was given, but their ignorance of Jah’ and of any credibility on the part of Jonah’s proclamations to have spoken in his behalf, would have not spared them in the least.
So Historically I have observed, some of the strongest events (in terms of devastation) that have risen to fulfill some warning The Lord had me proclaim prior, often occurred when there was a scoffer present. I recognized this trend very early on and as far back as 2008 on “The Mt. Carmel Discussion Board” on board host, I realized there were times, (most in fact) when such scoffers made jest or mockery towards a message The Lord had instructed me to give when they had no prior experience of or with my person and such warnings came off to them as Bizarre. So in compassion, I urged both patience and silence from such persons, because usually their mockery came after a thing was prophesied, a thing not yet fulfilled, and most times such things were warned with specific details such as locales to be impacted, the event to occur, and more often than not, a timeline for the event to transpire. So I urged, “Look, if I am wrong, or lying, it will be proven soon enough, I am not asking you or anyone to believe me, rather only that you hold your mockery and keep silent long enough to witness whether or not I am truly engaged in the Spiritual realm, and to consider whether or not in the same, if I am sent by Jah’ or not.”
So here we are now. July 2021, a timeframe specifically pointed to since last fall (2020) for expectation of the fulfillment of an event, A Hurricane (Cat 1 minimum) to Impact the Tallahassee Greater Metropolitan Region of Florida. In the timeframe just prior, mockery came from some bearing witness, and in conversation with a friend from NC such was being addressed, another in Florida tried to inject himself in a conversation not meant for him, and more mockery came. The 2nd event was not a surprise, as I had been told hours earlier such conversation was coming. I was instructed to point forward to this timeframe, “JULY 2021” and that the conversation would continue. I am highly skeptical if the person knew at that time all of the ACTUAL participants in that conversation, nor am I certain just whether or not they will recognize such now in this timeframe. But I urge, Some of those who have followed my visions and messages the longest, have also been at one time or another, among my harshest critics, and there are very valid reasons why they eventually fell silent and stopped their criticisms and scornful mockery, and the same reasons why they still follow all these years later. I am the Anointed Servant of Jah’, and it is by him, and in his name and full authority I am sent, and it is his agenda, that of the very Throne of Heaven to which I am concerned and not that of my own, and such should soberly be considered when interacting with my person.
I am not beyond scrutiny, and there is nothing wrong with skepticism or outright disbelief, but prudence is not a wasted effort in any endeavor, and the more important question for any of those whom would find themselves tempted to offer mockery is not…
“What if I am deluded, lying, misguided or otherwise outright wrong in my proclamation to be sent by the Throne of Heaven, to proclaim The Word of The Lord to this generation?”
But rather, the more pertinent question is and should be to any tempted to offer scorn and mockery is…
“What if I am accurately proclaiming the truth?”
-Benjamin
The Anointed Servant of Jah’
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