The Lord the Righteous Judge
PRISCILLA VAN SUTPHIN
Upstream Ministries
California
Isaiah 33:1 WOE TO you, O destroyer, you who were not yourself destroyed, who deal treacherously though they [your victims] did not deal treacherously with you! When you have ceased to destroy, you will be destroyed; and when you have stopped dealing treacherously, they will deal treacherously with you. 2 O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You. Be the arm [of Your servants--their strength and defense] every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.
3 At the noise of the tumult [caused by Your voice at which the enemy is overthrown], the peoples flee; at the lifting up of Yourself, nations are scattered. 4 And the spoil [of the Assyrians] is gathered [by the inhabitants of Jerusalem] as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap and run to and fro, so [the Jews spoil the Assyrians' forsaken camp as they] leap upon it. 5 The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation).
6 And there shall be stability in your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the reverent fear and worship of the Lord is your treasure and His. 7 Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly. 8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases. The enemy has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities and [a]the witnesses, he regards no man.
9 The land mourns and languishes, Lebanon is confounded and [its luxuriant verdure] withers away; Sharon [a fertile pasture region south of Mount Carmel] is like a desert, and Bashan [a broad, fertile plateau east of the Jordan River] and [Mount] Carmel shake off their leaves. 10 Now will I arise, says the Lord. Now will I lift up Myself; now will I be exalted.
11 You conceive chaff, you bring forth stubble; your breath is a fire that consumes you. 12 And the people will be burned as if to lime, like thorns cut down that are burned in the fire. 13 Hear, you who are far off [says the Lord], what I have done; and you who are near, acknowledge My might!14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling seizes the godless ones. [They cry] Who among us can dwell with that devouring fire? Who among us can dwell with those everlasting burnings?
15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises gain from fraud and from oppression, who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil. 16 [Such a man] will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; water for him will be sure.
17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; [your eyes] will behold a land of wide distances that stretches afar. 18 Your mind will meditate on the terror: [asking] Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed the tribute? Where is he who counted the towers? 19 You will see no more the fierce and insolent people, a people of a speech too deep and obscure to be comprehended, of a strange and stammering tongue that you cannot understand. 20 Look upon Zion, the city of our set feasts and solemnities! Your eyes shall see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be taken down; not one of its stakes shall ever be pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken.
21 But there the Lord will be for us in majesty and splendor a place of broad rivers and streams, where no oar-propelled boat can go, and no mighty and stately ship can pass.
22 For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King; He will save us.(A) 23 Your hoisting ropes hang loose; they cannot strengthen and hold firm the foot of their mast or keep the sail spread out. Then will prey and spoil in abundance be divided; even the lame will take the prey. 24 And no inhabitant [of Zion] will say, I am sick; the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity and guilt.
Footnotes: a. Isaiah 33:8 The Dead Sea Scrolls read "the witnesses."
The still small voice:
“ I AM the LORD of all am I not ? Who is he who thinks he knows better than Me ? Who is the arrogant man or woman who thinks they know better than their Creator ? Do you see what I have written. They will utterly perish who think they can abide in holiness, but who contend with hatred for Me, and worship the creature rather than the Creator ! So why do you fear oh sons and daughters ?
Fear Him Who can cast your souls into hell. Fear not the destroyer ! Fear not the armies of Satan and his minions ! I the LORD THY GOD WILL SUSTAIN you if you will put ALL your trust in ME !
I am upending many plans of the wicked who think they have everything figured out. They have planned for My retaliation upon them even. They have stored up seeds and supplies as if I the LORD of HOSTS cannot see it. As if I the LORD ALMIGHTY can be kept from anyplace in heaven or on the earth ! They have cloned mixed breeds of humans with demons thinking to rule the earth with their antichrist. But I have seen it all. I have My own surprises for the reprobate hearts who will not repent and turn to Me !
Do I not have legions of angels twice as many or more than what they think ? Is there ANYTHING that limits my ability to have created even more to help in this last hour ? I am ready, but are you ready beloveds ? I want more of your time that you may listen to My voice, and shut out for a time the voices of the world. There is a great task at hand. It has all started, and the escalation is here that you have been expecting. I've told you. I've warned you. Now you must warn those who have no knowledge of ME.
It is time beloveds. As you hear My voice, and submit to MY DIRECTIONS, you will see a great bounty of souls delivered into My hands by the power of MY SPIRIT working in and through you and around you. You will be amazed as you pray in FAITH for the deliverance and healing of others. BREAKTHROUGH angels are here. They have been sent to whomever prays with another for the lives of others. I laid down My life that you might live, and live abundantly. Now you will see that abundance as you walk in My plan for your lives. I have been quiet to draw many of you closer. SHUT out the voice of distractions and WORSHIP in the beauty of HOLINESS. I will impart all you need as you lay down your lives before me. Will you volunteer in this hour your lives for the sake of others ? ...for the sake of MY KINGDOM, and not your own ? For I see all the selfish ambition and competition and judging of others, and the negation of those who are weak, as if I can't use whom I WANT !
Without HOLINESS no one will see GOD says My Word. You cannot get there without ME beloved. All your religious striving will not make it work. Only MY GRACE poured out will help you to overcome. So come in, come away with ME to the secret place and allow me to MANIFEST MY presence in your worship and prayer times with ME. What has been is no more. What is coming is more than you can imagine. Lift up your expectations for MY INTERVENTION on your behalf. You cannot change things. You cannot save anyone by your intelligence or wit, or talents. It is ONLY by My Spirit that you can do anything. So come beloveds into the Holy place with ME. COME for I am longing to make us one. I am longing to make you all ONE as WE ARE ONE ! It cannot happen by your striving. All the areas of unbelief in your heart must be excavated ! WORSHIP ME and watch how the direction of your life will change. For the SUDDENLIES are upon you beloveds. For the LORD will again come SUDDENLY to His temples, which you are !
Guard your hearts, for the judgments that are ensuing will get more and more difficult to see. KNOW that I will use you to WITNESS for me in the midst of the fray. For this is the day when I will pour out My Spirit on ALL flesh and they will KNOW that I have loved you ! Be not dismayed, but PRAY in all things, in all circumstances, wherever you are. Pray unceasingly by My Spirit within. For I have a great work to do. My Spirit of BURNING is at the door, and it will CONSUME all that cannot withstand the test.”
Jeremiah 23: 24-
24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? says the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? says the Lord. 25 I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed [visions on my bed at night]. 26 [How long shall this state of things continue?] How long yet shall it be in the minds of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even the prophets of the deceit of their own hearts, 27 Who think that they can cause My people to forget My name by their dreams which every man tells to his neighbor, just as their fathers forgot My name because of Baal? 28 The prophet who has a dream, let him tell his dream; but he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat [for nourishment]? says the Lord.
29 Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]? says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks in pieces the rock [of most stubborn resistance]? 30 Therefore behold, I am against the [false] prophets, says the Lord, [I am even now descending upon them with punishment, these prophets] who steal My words from one another [imitating the phrases of the true prophets].
