Ezekiel 27:2-4 “Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; And say unto Tyrus, ‘O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; ‘O Tyrus, thou hast said, ‘I am of perfect beauty.’ Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
Tyrus is Satan and where is he? At the entry, or beginning, of the sea. The seas are symbolic of people...masses of humanity and Satan is where it all began when God first created mankind for Satan was there! What does he do? He is a merchant in that he buys and sells souls. He traffics in the slavery of the souls of God's children. He and his "builders" that perfect his wealth are smack dab in the "midst of the seas," or...in the middle of all of us. We see them everyday for they operate using....Politics, Finance, Education and Religion.
Daniel 11:43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
The treasures of gold and silver are the souls of the children of Israel while the precious things of Egypt are the souls of the children of the world…all are God’s children. God has given him this power.
11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
That sounds terrifying but how does Satan destroy, how does he take away many? Remember, he is the great deceiver.
Daniel 8:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy People.
He makes war with the elect and he will kill the witnesses but his "war" is with deception. He will be pretending to be Christ.
Revelation 6:4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
Again...God gives him this power to deceive. He takes peace from the earth because everyone will believe he is Christ except the elect who will make a stand against him. Notice it isn't Satan swinging an axe, chopping heads off that do the killing but..."they should kill one another." This is spiritual killing done by false preachers and teachers that are misleading their congregations. The "great sword" is God's Word that he twists....just as he did in the garden.
Don't expect some evil dragon type man to be Satan. Realize he will be pretending to be Christ and using the Words of Christ but in a deceptive way.
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
He is given power to use the great sword of God's Word by what he speaks....the words from his mouth will spiritually kill many.
13:7-8 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth SHALL WORSHIP HIM, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
He destroys many by this peaceful deception of being a false christ.
Daniel 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
The “glorious holy mountain†is us….the body of Christ. Our bodies are our tabernacles, our tents, in this flesh life. As we are the tabernacles of God’s house…so does Satan have “tabernacles of his palace.†Satan places them, the tares, among the people of God.
What is meant by “between the seas in the glorious holy mountain?†“Seas†are symbolic of masses of people. Is the answer given in…..
Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and winter shall it be.
“In that day†is…the day of the Lord, the millennium. His truth, the living waters, will flow to heal the nations. Where there is this separation of “between the seas†and “former and hinder sea,†I believe means that these healing, teaching waters will reach all of His children, including those on both sides of the gulf. They are those of the first resurrection and those that must be tested at the end of the millennium and then.....
Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Tyrus is Satan and where is he? At the entry, or beginning, of the sea. The seas are symbolic of people...masses of humanity and Satan is where it all began when God first created mankind for Satan was there! What does he do? He is a merchant in that he buys and sells souls. He traffics in the slavery of the souls of God's children. He and his "builders" that perfect his wealth are smack dab in the "midst of the seas," or...in the middle of all of us. We see them everyday for they operate using....Politics, Finance, Education and Religion.
Daniel 11:43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
The treasures of gold and silver are the souls of the children of Israel while the precious things of Egypt are the souls of the children of the world…all are God’s children. God has given him this power.
11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
That sounds terrifying but how does Satan destroy, how does he take away many? Remember, he is the great deceiver.
Daniel 8:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy People.
He makes war with the elect and he will kill the witnesses but his "war" is with deception. He will be pretending to be Christ.
Revelation 6:4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
Again...God gives him this power to deceive. He takes peace from the earth because everyone will believe he is Christ except the elect who will make a stand against him. Notice it isn't Satan swinging an axe, chopping heads off that do the killing but..."they should kill one another." This is spiritual killing done by false preachers and teachers that are misleading their congregations. The "great sword" is God's Word that he twists....just as he did in the garden.
Don't expect some evil dragon type man to be Satan. Realize he will be pretending to be Christ and using the Words of Christ but in a deceptive way.
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
He is given power to use the great sword of God's Word by what he speaks....the words from his mouth will spiritually kill many.
13:7-8 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth SHALL WORSHIP HIM, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
He destroys many by this peaceful deception of being a false christ.
Daniel 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
The “glorious holy mountain†is us….the body of Christ. Our bodies are our tabernacles, our tents, in this flesh life. As we are the tabernacles of God’s house…so does Satan have “tabernacles of his palace.†Satan places them, the tares, among the people of God.
What is meant by “between the seas in the glorious holy mountain?†“Seas†are symbolic of masses of people. Is the answer given in…..
Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and winter shall it be.
“In that day†is…the day of the Lord, the millennium. His truth, the living waters, will flow to heal the nations. Where there is this separation of “between the seas†and “former and hinder sea,†I believe means that these healing, teaching waters will reach all of His children, including those on both sides of the gulf. They are those of the first resurrection and those that must be tested at the end of the millennium and then.....
Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
, about the historic site however my main interest is in the spiritual application of the scripture. Where it is written, "which art a merchant of the people," I see as the king of Tyrus (Satan) buying and selling souls, which of course is part and parcel of the beast.