The Goats Are Gonna Get It

So much prophetic symbolism in the world today.

I don't care how these admittedly "highly subjective" studies in symbolism come across to others reading them any more; I'm done making excuses or explaining myself to the non-believers and skeptics out there.

Time is far too short. The NEWS OF THE DAY proves as much. Besides, these kinds of studies aren't for the non-believers or skeptics anyway, but for the believers in Christ who have ears to hear and eyes to see.

Sometimes the subjective analysis is a bit of a stretch. Sometimes it requires very little in the realm of speculation.

Take, instance, this story from yesterday...

200 GOATS RUN ONTO CALIFORNIA'S I-5, CAUSING NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS; DOZENS OF GOATS KILLED

"GALT, Calif. (CBS13) -" The California Highway Patrol is still investigating how a herd of goats found their way onto Interstate 5 Saturday night, triggering car accidents and leaving dozens of animals dead.

Some surprised drivers were unable to avoid the nearly 200 goats that walked onto the southbound lanes of traffic near the Twin Cities Road off-ramp, causing several accidents and inflicting non-life threatening injuries to one driver.

As many as 30 to 40 goats were killed, and officers were forced to euthanize some of the severely wounded animals who were still alive. Most of the surviving goats have already been returned to their owner.

The CHP said it appears the animals wandered away from property about 3 miles west of Interstate 5 and may have spent most of Saturday walking around until they reached the road.

"They traveled along the riverbed to get to the freeway and once they got there, [they] were able to make their way on the freeway," said CHP spokesman Alex Manciu.

A faulty fence may have given the animals access to the interstate.

Manciu said the goats' owner has been questioned as part of the investigation, but it doesn't immediately appear that negligence played a role in the incident.

"We're not looking to file any criminal charges, but it is under investigation and it could change at any minute," he said.

What initially stood out to me is how authorities, following their initial investigation, have NO EXPLANATION as to how this happened. Isn't that interesting?

Aside from that fact, let's just take a quick look at some of the other facts reported in this story that caught my attention...

> THIS HAPPENED ON CALIFORNIA'S I-5. THE LETTER "I" IS THE NINTH LETTER OF THE ALPHABET SO "9-5", OR MIGHT WE SAY "95" EVEN? I MENTION THAT BECAUSE THE WORD "GOATS" SHOWS UP IN 95 VERSES IN THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. [SOURCE]

> 200 goats, huh? That's odd. God's Word mentions "TWO HUNDRED SHE GOATS" in Genesis 32:4. What do we find in Genesis 32? Jacob prepares to meet Esau (that's timely given the current geo-political climate, wouldn't you say?), and Jacob wrestles with God.

> CLICK HERE to read about how Jacob got Laban's goat and be humbled by the implications for all of us today and our spiritual health (Genesis 30-31).

> The goat is mentioned numerous times throughout the Scriptures and is used in many different ways to convey a very specific meaning to us. CLICK HERE to to learn more.

> The blood of the sacrificed goat was taken by the high priest Aaron and sprinkled on the atonement cover, or mercy seat, of The Ark Of The Covenant inside The Most Holy Place of The Tabernacle In The Wilderness once per year on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:15-17). This depicts the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our "High Priest" (Hebrews 8:1), entering The Throne Room of God to make atonement for humanity once for all time (Hebrews 9:23-28).

> The "Azazel" goat (pronounced in Hebrew as "aw-zah-zale"), translated as "scapegoat" in the King James Version, was one of two goats chosen for a ceremony on The Day Of Atonement (Leviticus 16:7-10, 20-22). The first goat was sacrificed, while the scapegoat was taken out into the wilderness and released. With the world's military buildup arounf Libya right now, might that nation be a "scapegoat" to the plans of the "kings of the earth" in the plot to establish a New World Order (a.k.a. One World Government)?

> This goat represents the condemnation of Satan for the Satan-inspired sins of all humanity, and his being put away in a spiritual wilderness (Revelation 20:3,10). The sending of the Azazel goat out into the wilderness, as done by the Old Testament high priest, after he returned from inside The Most Holy Place of the Tabernacle, is a ceremonial "preview" of Jesus Christ sending Satan into the abyss, which will be done after His Return from the Throne Room of God The Father.

> The original meaning of scapegoat was escape goat, the goat that was allowed to "escape" with its life. The accepted modern meaning of scapegoat, someone who is punished for the wrongs of others, is not at all accurate for Satan. He is as guilty as guilty can be, and he deserves everything that's coming to him.

> This unusual event took place at the "Twin Cities Road" off-ramp. Sodom and Gomorrah were thought to be "twin cities" so I'll let the weight of that truth settle upon you for a moment.

> Though not directly on a caravan route into Egypt, the twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were relatively close to the main road that led to that country and on into North Africa. My oh my, isn't that fascinating? Egypt AND North Africa come up in this study PRECISELY AT THE SAME TIME that both Egypt and North Africa have been dominating the news.

> It may be worth mentioning that Bah'a'i prophecy states that the twin cities of Haifa and Akka will become the future capital of a federated world.

> Just marvel at some of the phrasing used here! "A faulty fence may have given the animals access to the interstate." Almost like those people who are "on the fence" when it comes to Christ and His free gift of salvation. "Sitting on the fence" isn't "refusing to make a decision" because it's actually choosing to reject making a decision, or rejecting Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on your behalf. So the "fence" (whatever it is people use to justify their stance) caused the "goats" (caused the sinners) to enter the interstate where they where killed (to fall into harm's way because "THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH").

> Another mind-blowing phrase given the context of this particular study in symbolism was: "Manciu said the goats' owner has been questioned as part of the investigation, but it doesn't immediately appear that negligence played a role in the incident." The "goats' owner" (as in the Lord Himself) was not responsible for the what caused the "goats" (the lost non-believers) to meet their eventual fate (sin caused that).

> The read-between-the-lines type of language didn't end there though! "The CHP said it appears the animals wandered away from property about 3 miles west of Interstate 5 and may have spent most of Saturday walking around until they reached the road. 'They traveled along the riverbed to get to the freeway and once they got there, [they] were able to make their way on the freeway.'" So, the goats wandered around aimlessly until they found the freeway thanks to the riverbed? In other words, the "goats" (non-believing wicked sinners) wandered around aimlessly (like the lost sinners in this world) until they found the "riverbed" (until the lost sinners found Jesus Christ since He is the Living Water), which ultimately led them to the freeway and to safety (the lost sinners finally found the Living Water and was led to the "free way" that is the gift of salvation!). Are you kidding me!?!

As incredible as all of that is, I think the most glaring symbolism to come from this story is when we prayerfully consider what the goat is ILLUSTRATIVE of in God's Word.

The GOAT is ILLUSTRATIVE of...

> THE MACEDONIAN EMPIRE

DANIEL 8:5 (KJV) "And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat [had] a notable horn between his eyes."

DANIEL 8:21 "And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king."

> THE WICKED

ZECHARIAH 10:3 (KJV) "Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle."

MATTHEW 25:32-33 (KJV) "And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left."

> (FLOCK OF) THE CHURCH

SONG OF SOLOMON 4:1 (KJV) "Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair [is] as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead."

See what I mean?

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, please take all of this to the Lord in prayer. In the meantime, DANIEL 8 seems to be where we might want to be focusing our time this week. Repent! Judgment is coming! Don't be a goat because the goats are gonna get it.

I'd like to end by sharing something from Matthew Henry. The headline that served as the genesis for today's piece mentioned "200 goats", remember? Genesis 32:14 is the one verse where we actually find that specific number associated with that specific animal.

Well, I found Henry's commentary on that passage of the text quite telling and appropriate for this study here today...

"GENESIS 32:9-23" Times of fear should be times of prayer: whatever causes fear, should drive us to our knees, to our God. Jacob had lately seen his guards of angels, but in this distress he applied to God, not to them; he knew they were his fellow-servants, Re 22:9. There cannot be a better pattern for true prayer than this. Here is a thankful acknowledgement of former undeserved favours; a humble confession of unworthiness; a plain statement of his fears and distress; a full reference of the whole affair to the Lord, and resting all his hopes on him. The best we can say to God in prayer, is what he has said to us. Thus he made the name of the Lord his strong tower, and could not but be safe. Jacob's fear did not make him sink into despair, nor did his prayer make him presume upon God's mercy, without the use of means. God answers prayers by teaching us to order our affairs aright. To pacify Esau, Jacob sent him a present. We must not despair of reconciling ourselves to those most angry against us."

Amen! No matter what "does" or "doesn't" happen in the days ahead please be sure to always fight fear with faith.

Keep looking up!

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Chickens Probably Cross Roads To Escape Ritual Sacrifice

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Practitioners of Santeria, Voodoo, Judaism, and recurrent greater, make use of white meat sacrifices for shifting reasons. Certified faiths make use of the practice customarily, for instance others, seeing that Judaism, only ritualistically be over chickens by means of clear holidays.

For archetype, Jerry Seinfeld, who has ready his jewish bequest part of his comedic performances, clout character in Kapparot, which includes a hanging a white pullet on the afternoon prior Yom Kippur to expiate his sins. The ritual is based the verse Isaiah 1:18 of the Hebrew Bible. Involving the reasons it is invented chickens are hand-me-down, is the uniformity in the middle of the Aramaic name for a white meat and the Hebrew word for man, "gever." In this practice, the white meat becomes a sacred bottle in place of man.

In some parts of India mandirs tough to the Shakti school of Hinduism equally character in sacrifices between chickens. The sacrifices are practiced as a lane of relaxing the goddesses of empowerment and war, Kali and Durga. The chickens are killed by either chopping off its fundamental with one intrude on, clear-cut its peak with a spike, or asphyxiation. Popular the three-day sale of Gadhimai in Nepal, hundreds of thousands of natural world, a high scale of which are chickens, are sacrificed. The sale annually draws millions of attendees.

It's no stick that two of the genetic family to today's broken chickens, the red mess rooster and the shadowy mess rooster, called northeastern and southern India home centuries ago.

The Red Woods Hen is one of the genetic forefather of modern broken chickens.

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In the west African nation of Mali, a for the most part muslim situation, give to are some pockets of villagers who serene connection to their ancient cultures. One practice, reported by outlandish aid dwell on, involves biting the gap of a white meat and interpreting the result by the way the white meat flume silent dead. If the white meat flume to the passed away or spot on, the firm at hand has time-honored a fortunate outcome. If the white meat flume clad look after and dies, in addition to it is superficial as a harmful result. This practice was disrupted to the same extent aid dwell on introduced imported Rhode Atoll Red chickens to the province as a backup for the extreme slighter native flora and fauna hand-me-down for centuries. The imported chickens, engineered silent time to bring all-encompassing, meaty breasts, never squash to the passed away or to the spot on. The big-breasted flora and fauna perfectly squash flank look after at home the griminess.

Voodoo practitioners often administer chickens to loas as sustenance.

In the practice of Voodoo it is invented spirits rely on humans for sustenance and they education rejuvenation to the same extent a life combine is free to them via rate. The loas, or Voodoo spirits, are often free sacred chickens by means of Voodoo ceremonies. Flock at these ceremonies are often blessed by loas who survive maintain of them by what might be described as occupancy. Spell in this situation the frenzied arrant point of view, cures, and even insights at home the appearance from the vigorous loa.

In the wash down Total Circle, Pedro Cerano, who worships a god named Jobu, for whom he wishes a white meat to rate so Jobu impulse remove fright of the snake sphere from his baseball bat. His teammates bring his a container of fried white meat, but the effort fails. Spell this story is virtuously imaginary, it is a good archetype of the design set down religions requiring rate. No blood colleagues no good.

Evenly balanced in the modern Christian world, particularly in the southeastern US, it might be designed chickens are sacrificed and in addition to fried as an acquaint with to a nun who stops by for Sunday indulge. Affirmative, to buzz it a rate clout be a be off so in modern polish limit peopl buy their chickens pre-killed at the grocery store, but selection fried white meat to the same extent the nun comes to hang around is traditional in the prefecture, and that has to adding for whatever thing. Right?

So why all the white meat sacrifice? Simply ask a chicken and it'll sort you.

"Flashy, saving, saving, saving."

Chickens are fairly reduced and ample more or less the world, and for that cogitate, they make hot subjects for use in rituals, even more in areas set for so cautiously downcast. In addition, chickens make a tasty meal next if the go out of business ritual permits it to be eaten at its effect.

In some cultures the white meat is, or at token was at some decent, actually held in high levy. Hens bring methodically been viewed as symbols of lavishness because of history, and roosters bring often been hand-me-down as symbols of virility. The Egyptians would butter white meat release eggs in their temples to fuel a cloying lane endure.

The Romans even solid the power of the white meat. Popular wartime, they hand-me-down chickens to check the make of battles. If the chickens showed signs of a signal longing, they were breezy it made-up a succeed would hound. In one of Cicero's works, he told the story of an impending sea go into battle that took place in 249 B.C., anywhere the fortune relating chickens on board the ship refused to eat and the consul next threw them overboard so of it. The Romans would go on to lose that go into battle.

Another within your capabilities cogitate for the chicken's attractiveness in clerical circles might be its pungent, ruthless sympathetic. Hanker prior chickens became now provisions, they were now for the purposes of regeneration. A millennium prior chickens would become now as make because of the world, they taking part in in Egypt number one as combat flora and fauna. They proved so now, that some magnificent tombs are decorated with artists renderings of them. It was the combat spirit of chickens that beat emotional the Romans the supernatural with them.

The chicken's exceptional history and mass in some religions impulse effortless be overshadowed by its attractiveness as provisions. The one resistance to this clout be the insane think of white meat passed on on one clear day in the US.

In 2012, an estimated 1.25 billion white meat wings were passed on by means of the Distend Bowl. Obligation a cataclysmic digital exceed scrap hundreds of natural life of recorded history, archaeologists clout get the wrong impression about the ratio in the middle of chickens and sports fans.

"Prehistoric American cultures sacrificed chickens en masse and ate them in conjunction with an almanac, ritualistic trying prodigy in which reinforced men fought silent an arrogant, oblong-shaped keep mum sphere, which to the same extent bounced and rolled in ways that mimicked a white meat so chased more or less a 19th century barnyard," the appearance archeological study clout say.

The think of wings passed on on Distend Bowl Sunday is a rate to the gods of matter of absolutely greater than 250 million chickens. Annually, sharply 25 billion white meat wings are passed on by US diners, which is about 70 wings for every man, animal, and child in the world power.

Chickens clout be set for so thickheaded, and sincerely hypnotized, but the result to my firm about the cogitate set down them so methodically selected as sacrificial natural world in some clerical practices is right not so simple.

The chicken's easy domestication and option make them an parsimonious unusual for such belongings, but its hunger history of symbolism among some cultures equally the stage a portion in the place bird's attractiveness as a sacrificial comfortable.

The one continuous effect I reached in my expedition for answers to my white meat examination is that no gush anywhere you clout fix in place in the world today, it would really suck to be a white meat.