TRIUMPHED
Jesus was “trumped” with all the accusations. When one
failed, the accusers merely created another. Jesus created the world, but the
mob created lies about the Creator! How ironic is that? Indeed, each time Jesus
escaped death, the mob trumped up another charge. Donald Trump’s name is fitting
for that occasion.
Names in scripture always means things. Always, when names
and places are mentioned in Scripture, explore the etymology of the name or
noun. For instance, Saul means “questioning.” He questioned Christianity and
Christians and persecuted them. When God began the regeneration process, Saul
was renamed “Paul,” meaning “humbled.” Saul’s arrogance diminished and God
humbled him.
Another example is King Nebuchadnezzar. That king’s name
meant, “Nebo, protect the boundary” (Douglas Harper 2001-2020) . Nebu was the god of
literacy, rationalism, and wisdom. Symbolically, Nebu would represent the Tree
of Knowledge (aka; the Wisdom Tree), and socialist-types of thinking.
Nebuchadnezzar had a statue of himself to which worship was
demanded. By bowing down to Nebu or Nebuchadnezzar, it would have been a sin
for Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego. With poetic justice, when the king was burning
the three in the fiery furnace, he saw the “Son of God” (Dan 3:25), saving
them. It was Jesus who protected the “boundary” as Jesus put a hedge between
the heat and the three young Jewish men who had great faith.
That background is to demonstrate that names means things in
the Bible. Like it or not, God ordained Mr. Trump for some purpose. Perhaps
that is to save America. “Obama” has no direct etymology. However, “Luo elders
say 'Obama' does not have a solid translation in their Dholuo language but is
similar to the word 'Obam' meaning 'crooked' or 'bending'" (Dealy 2008) . Compare that to the
meaning of Trump, “a dependable and exemplary person” (Merriam-Webster 2003) . The contrast is
substantial and from a religious standpoint is viable.
The mob that killed Jesus had at least four groups: (1) zealots,
(2) supporters, (3) onlookers, and (4) empathizers of Jesus. Zealots demanded their
type of justice. Supporters cheered them on with, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”
Onlookers were there because of the excitement, but empathizers were there
because they were afraid of the mob but still supported Jesus from afar… but
not very far! Surely, the zealots were the minority but the “loud minority.” As
had been shown the week before at Palm Sunday, the multitude were the majority,
but in this case, the “silent majority.” They stood by quietly while the mob had
their way.
If the mob had yelled, “Jesus is God” the supporters would
have yelled the same. If the mob had yelled, “Jesus is a glutton and a
drunkard,” the mob would have echoed that. Not only that, but when mobs yell
things, not long after, they become the “cause of the day.” On the day that
Jesus was in town, the cry was “Crucify Him!” and with that echoed from the small
loud-mouth supporters, that became reality and the “cause of the day.”
The “silent multitude” could have prevented mob justice, and
“Judge Lynch” would have been shamed. All the apostles who followed Jesus would
not pick up their own “crosses” and follow them until it was too late to save Jesus.
No matter. Jesus had to die to save all the multitude because to the emotional
crowd, Jesus’s life did not matter!
The mob is always the vocal few but their amplitude and
fidelity to their myth makes them seem more numerous. A tactic in the
military is to make a few very loud and boisterous soldiers sound as if
they are many. That is the mob’s tactic as well. And when the mob is vocal, the
media echoes it. They make the small mob seem much larger than it is. By
including the silent majority as part of the mob, the mob seemed big
because those who were silent appeared to be included in the number who wanted
Jesus crucified.
There was no vote to impeach Jesus or to have Him abdicate
His Kingship. The majority ruled and by staying quiet, it seemed that everyone
polled wanted Jesus crucified. Mobs “vote” with their anger and loud voices. Those
who remain silent, do not have their “votes” counted. Hence, the “silent multitude”
in the death of Jesus were guilty as well. Christians especially, crucified Jesus
by their silence, and in modern times, Jesus is crucified time and time again,
by the majority of silent voices.
One Christian wrote about the holocaust; that when the trains
past their church, the Jews wailed and screamed. He said, when the train was
coming, the Christians just sang a little louder so as to not hear the crying.
The same goes for abortion. When the unborn scream their
silent scream, Christians just sing a little louder. When the socialists come for
them, the silent majority sing even louder. The Church denies that Satan is
Prince of the Power of the Air, and think denial eliminates him. Many
Christians fail to believe in Satan and demons at all, and scarcely believe in
Jesus! They do, however, believe in Marx’s “social justice” for the “common
good.” The “serious crisis” that the world has now, is the very opportunity that
the socialists have been awaiting. Marx is man of the hour, just as Jefferson
Davis was when the states were in a very serious crisis in 1861.
Choose wisely whose side you take. Some chose Davis, knowing
full well that, “If the Confederacy falls, there should be written on its
tombstone: Died of a theory.” (Davis 1881) .
If the United States dies, it should have on its tombstone, Died of a Socialist
Theory.” The confederacy was not a socialist government, but the plantation
system in the United States in the South was very much so.
Jesus was finally trumped. He screamed in agony, “’Eli,
Eli, lama sabachthani?’ that is to say, ‘My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?’” (Mat 26:41), as even God the Father had seemed to have abandoned
Him. He had not. The Father had experienced death with the Son, and the Holy
Trinity, all three, suffered death. As soon as the killing was over,
Jesus “gave up the Ghost.” The Spirit of God had been transformed to the
Ghost of Jesus by the experience of death. That God in all three substances
died is significant. The Jews killed God, the Christians killed Jesus, and “whosoever”
(John 3:16) killed killed the Holy Ghost, as they could have been the Temple
of the Holy Ghost.
It seems that the mob won the day. Indeed, most thought that
Jesus was defeated. If Jesus did not die on the Cross, then He would
have been defeated. Being persecuted as God’s Name was gain for Jesus. What
happened? He was resurrected and is still King. But not of only the Jews but
the entire world, the heavens, and is the King of kings!
Who was defeated? Satan was. Remember the pole that Moses
held up with the dead serpent on it… a lifeless brazen serpent? When anyone thinks
that Jesus is dead, look only at the tree nearby. There Christians should see
Satan dead as a fruitless fig tree, hanging lifeless from its branches. The
Wisdom Tree had withered and with the Serpent still in it!
Since Satan was defeated, who triumphed? Jesus remains alive
to this day. Who do the people of the world accept as their king? By their
actions, they stand under the Judas Tree and worship the Serpent with Satan in
disguise as usual. Those who are not for God are against Him. Those standing
silently behind the mob did not testify on behalf of Jesus, as is written:
Only let your
manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and
see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one
spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This
is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that
from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should
not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same
conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. (Phil 1:27-30; ESV)[1]
The silent Christian majority to this day have been warned
to, “not (be) frightened in anything by your opponents.” Why be frightened?
Jesus arose did He not? Likewise, the spiritually brave shall be as well. That
is what salvation is all about — trusting Jesus enough not to be frightened and
depending on Him for safety. How did Jesus triumph? He is still King! He is
still God. He is still alive! He shall return!
He shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Mat 24:31)
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (1 Cor 15:52)
16 The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thes 4:16-17)
Note that the mob loses and Christians triumph. The mob dies eternally,
and Christians who trust Jesus’s sacrifice of Himself shall be glorified. The
death of Jesus defeated death, and the mob, in the end were the ones trumped.
His triumph is when Jesus returns in the flesh to resurrect the dead just
as He was resurrected. What is more, those Christians who are still alive will
be glorified to death… dead to the world, but alive to Christ. The “trump”
(trumpet) shall be sounded to announce Jesus’s defeat of death. Imagine the mob
when they wake up and there are no more Christians to mock, persecute, and
kill! What will they do then? Who will they victimize? Who will they blame?
They shall blame themselves.
On the other hand, maybe not. They denied that Jesus is God. They denied His
right to live, and they persecuted Christians. Likely, the mob will establish a
“narrative” for the triumph of Jesus. Perhaps a virus or plague of some sort may
have dissolved them into thin air. Just what excuse will they fabricate is not
known at this time, but certainly they will make it sound viable and will
chorus it all over the world. Being in love with masks, perhaps they will
censor the event or mask it as if it never happened. Perhaps those remaining will
be told that those they loved never really existed, then conditioned to believe
that Big Lie — the absurdity that matter can just disappear without a cause. Is
that not how the universe came about, and people believe that? People are prone
to believe lies. That is a curse, and it is easier than finding the truth.
Those who continued to trust Jesus after His crucifixion shall be saved. When
is the time of salvation? “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many;
and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin
unto salvation” (Heb 9:28). When Jesus comes the second time. Theologians say
that the “second coming” is for the triumphal reign of Jesus. Paul made it
clear, in that passage — that salvation is when Jesus appears the second
time; the time after He was crucified.
How about the President. The silent multitude may shout loudly on election
day. They would be foolish to allow the mob to rule!
Triumph for Christians is when they are saved. That is their “great day.”
On the other hand, the “terrible day of the Lord” is when those He redeemed reject
the redemption. Christians will rise triumphant when they are snatched up into
the heavens… to a room in God’s mansion.
With that said, the “terrible day” is for the mob and their followers.
There they will meet their Deceiver and will despise Satan for his scheming.
Why did the silent majority just take up swords and free Jesus? Violence is
not the Will of God. Anyone who kills innocent people are under the spell of Satan.
Those who killed God certainly were. Not Satan personally, but his legions of
demon angels.
Peter tried vigilante justice, but Jesus chastised him and undid the
damage that Peter did to the servant of the high priest. The Deep State is
doing much damage in this age but that will be undone. The Book of the
Revelation of John is a picture of things to come. In that vision, Satan is finally
all the way dead, the heaven and the earth regenerated, and Heaven will again
be visible on Earth. The harlot Babylon, old Jerusalem, will become virtuous
again when New Jerusalem appears on its foundation of peace.
Before Jesus was crucified, He rode on a donkey in triumph. He knew what
would happen and who would be King. Some of the multitude did too, and they
waved palm branches and shouted, “Hosanna to God in the highest.” That pales
compared to the triumph of Jesus when Satan is finally defeated, there is no pretender
to the throne, and all that will, shall be saved.
Jesus is glorified, and in the end, Christians shall be glorified with
Him. What makes glorification? The Presence of God and the subsequent absence
of Satan. Satan could not physically appear in the Garden of Eden. He required a
surrogate — that time the Serpent. He will never ever again appear in any form
after the triumph of Jesus because the triumph is over evil and the evil one.
Christians will triumph as well. They shall proudly display their new
apparel, not the skins of animals as with Adam and Eve, but white linin stained
with the blood of Jesus… and they shall not be ashamed! Jesus will appear as a
majestic tree. He will stand tall by the River of God (Rev 22:2) where He stood
before sin ever existed.
That “Tree” in the Garden? That was Jesus. Even a blind may could see
that. As Jesus was speaking and healing the blind man, that man, Bartimaeus,
could finally begin to see. Before his sight was fully restore, he said, “I see
men; as trees walking” (Mark 8;24). He was among the few who saw Jesus as the
Tree of Life! That majestic “Tree” who triumphed on the “tree” of the Cross
(Acts 10:39).
[1]
All quotes are from the King James Version of the Bible unless designated
otherwise or if they are paraphrased. This quote is from the English Standard
Version.
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