Jeremiah’s Seething Pot, and the North Country

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When we have gone against God, and deserve punishment, we look to the north, and see the punishment come. “Where is your north?”

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Co – Author:

Rev. Patrick Williams

http://www.breadandwineministries.com

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Jer 1:13 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What see you? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof [is] toward the north.

Jer 1:14 Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Jer 1:15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

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Jer 1:16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.

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Where is the “North?”

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1. For Israel, this was location of the Assyrian empire, and after that the Babylonians, who took over the same northern territory.

Jeremiah saw the Assyrian Empire coming, and another coming also. The Babylonian army was coming as well.

The wind stroking the flames of fire was the wind of change. This army would besiege the north; yet the prophet was a preacher to the south, Judah and Jerusalem.

The flames of fire, dancing around the belly of the pot, caused the liquid inside to come to a boiling point, when it reached 212 degrees F.

Change was coming due to Israel. It had been given the law, and God’s Word, for guidance. But Israel rebelled, forsaking the Father. His Word was not being honored, and this would lead to their destruction.

The people didn’t want to hear this warning from Jeremiah. Israel didn’t want to hear its nation was going down, and there was no longer hope for them. They refused to believe that God was now allowing them to go into exile.

When Jeremiah preached this message to the masses they became angry at him. He confronted many prophets of that time, for their smooth words, who were not speaking the truth. These false prophets, kings, leaders and priests were telling the people God would never abandon them, which led to their complacency.

The exiles were brought to the “north country” as slaves.

For some reason, “escaping to the north” is a major pattern with the Jews, which is how so many ended up in Europe over the centuries.

The north seems to be a source of judgment against other nations of the region as well:

Jer 46:20 Egypt [is like] a very fair heifer, [but] destruction comes; it comes out of the north.

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Jer 50:9 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows [shall be] as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.

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2. The north also represents where God’s throne room sits. It is where all the hosts of heaven gather. Heaven is the source of ultimate judgment.

Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over the empty place, [and] hangs the earth upon nothing.

Job 26:9 He holds back the face of his throne, [and] spreads his cloud upon it.

Eze 8:3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looked toward the north; where [was] the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.

Eze 8:5 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

Eze 8:14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD’S house which [was] toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

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Lucifer, in his rebellion, wanted the “northern parts” for himself.

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Isaiah 14:13 – For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.

Have you notice how here on earth the north plays a special role also? The enemy is always seeking to set up strongholds in northern lands here on earth.

3. The north also is the location of the Antichrist

Dan 11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

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Reasons Israel went north?

Their worship was hollow and empty, just like today. Each of them went through the motion of worship but there was no love for God.

They worshiped other gods, and gave them credit for Israel’s safety. Today we also serve other gods, prosperity and wealth, career, material possessions.

Some people may have believed they were well off, and worshiped God as the national God, but he was rejected from their personal lives. Does this sound like us today?

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Is there a physical north today?

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It is the same earth as before. Israel’s enemies are primarily to the north and northeast.

For America, the primary concern is Russia, which could come from the north over the North Pole, or from the area of the Bering straits. With Russia as an ally of Iran, Iran does not need to attack us directly. It just needs to work through the Russians. Of course, Russia will get paid in oil and money.

I do want to make it clear that I have no problem with the Russian people.  They are warm and wonderful, and I have some for personal friends.  It is the clash of political ideologies of the governments that is the source of this strife.

So what is going on up there now? I took these pictures, because of the strange patterns.

1. It looks like the magnetic properties of the North Pole are being disrupted. Possibly, this would be necessary to guide a missile to its target over the Pole, so that it would accurately reach its intended target.

2. the USA is within easy range of the latest Russian missiles.

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-Russia to Alaska above

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Russia to New York City above

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Russia to Washington, DC. above

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– Russia to Wisconsin / Minnesota above

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What about a “spiritual north?”

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This is something that all mankind faces. One does not need to live in Israel, or America, to anticipate a judgment from the north to happen.

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The throne of God is our spiritual north, and someday we will be held accountable for our lives, attitudes, and behaviors.

The Father God sits upon this throne, and He is an Awesome, Holy, Powerful Creator and Judge of all living things.

Who can stand before a Holy God, and live? Or be justified? To face God alone is to receive judgment, for scripture says there is none righteous before God, because we all have sinned.

There is only One Intercessor between God and man, and that is the Christ Jesus. Only through his intervention, can we avoid the judgments against us for our sins.

No other person, not Buddha, not the Virgin Mary, not Muhammad, can intercede for us – only Jesus / Yeshua. Only Jesus took our sins from us, with his self sacrifice, and shed blood, on Calvary. Only He paid the price for our sins. Only He can save us from the judgment that is waiting for all of us.

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Application- what to do now:

The entire world, not just America or Israel, is in sin and rebellion against God.

God’s word is not being honored. We have removed His name from our schools. We are sued for mentioning His name in public places.

People want to remove “In God we trust” from our money, and Presidential candidates say “America is no longer a Christian nation.”

Seeker friendly ministers, and false prophets, are saying, “God loves you just the way you are. You do not have to change or repent. Just do your best. He understands. He will not punish you, and allow you to be overtaken. Go, and be blessed.”

America’s government, and other governments also, say we will take care of the problem. We will do it through stimulus packages and tax cuts. We can fix impossible problems.

But like Jeremiah, God’s true ministers are saying, you cannot fix your problems with money. The nation requires the loving hand of God to fix the problems we have.

God’s true men and women are saying, “no peace.” Destruction is coming if we do not return to the Lord”.

Beloved, the water inside the pot is reaching its boiling point, and is about to spill over!!!

*** Update 3-13-09 – I just found this site.  I have no idea where the person got this information, but I will just pass it along.  It is a map of the future “invasion” of the USA by missiles, etc.  Notice that the attack is coming from different directions, so it is more than one enemy.

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-Link with invasion map

http://www.trumpetersmission.com/MapofInvasion.php

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Repent of your sins, turn your back on them, and sin no more. Give your heart to Jesus, and accept His salvation, so when you come before the Holy Judge of Heaven, you will have Jesus on your side.