LEAVING THE CITIES

 Topic: LEAVING THE CITIES

Bible Text:
Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 2 Timothy 3:13. 

It was not God’s purpose that His people should be crowded into cities, huddled together in terraces and tenements. In the beginning He placed our first parents in a garden amidst the beautiful sights and attractive sounds of nature, and these sights and sounds He desires men to rejoice in today. 

It has been revealed to me that the cities will be filled with confusion, violence, demonic activities and invasions and crime, and that these things will increase till the end of this earth’s history.

It is time for our people to take their families from the cities into more retired localities, else many of the youth, and many also of those older in years, will be ensnared and taken by the enemy. 


*God's Wrath/Judgement Is Coming Upon the Cities*.

The ungodly cities of our world are to be swept away by destruction. In the calamities that are now befalling immense buildings and large portions of cities God is showing us what will come upon the whole earth. He has told us: “Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it [the coming of the Son of man] is near, even at the doors.” Matthew 24:32, 33. 


*Bible Texts About God's Destruction Coming upon The Cities*

Zephaniah 1: 14-15
*The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. The Cities Will Be Remembered By God Because Of Her Atrocities*.

Zephaniah 1: 16-18 16
*A day of the trumpet and alarm against the FENCED CITIES , and against the HIGH TOWERS. 17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in ethe day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land*.

The Cities will be badly affected by natural disasters, meteors, pestilence, etc.
When we shall see all the signs of the times spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ and His Apostles...we should know that the end is near...and this is when to start getting ready to leave the cities.

Advantages of living in the countryside

● Away from distractions of the world: Living a Holy life.
There are so many distractions in the city and so many aborminations that can bring about the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes, these would make you sin against God in your hearts.

The country areas are void of these things...
It is you and your God and nature.

● Getting Closer to God.
Living in the country areas takes away our hustling and bustling kind of lifestyles and this would in turn grant you more time to be in the Presence of the Lord

The cities are full of one activity to the other, and satan has masterminded this, he engages us with meaningless things to ensure that God's children are taken away from God..and thereby not having time to commune with God.

Because of the activities in the modern cities, people rarely find time to study for long hours, or even commune with God in prayer for a long time.

Relaxed and slow pace of life.

●Bigger houses and pollution free environment.

●Freedom from traffic congestion and overcrowded public transport.

●Lack of job opportunities but a lower cost of living.

●Places within walking distances and more physical activity: This would help improve your health.

In the beginning, God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the *MIDST* of the garden.

But what happened later?
People began to populate the earth, and cities were built and that was how sin multiplied and God destroyed the earth because of sin.
It was God's original plan for man to live among nature.
A quiet place where you can hear clearly from God without distractions.

*Three Stages of Leaving The Cities*

1. When the signs of Matthew 24 comes: Pestilences,
Wars and rumours of wars, the love of many waxing cold, increase in natural disasters, signs of false prophets and false christs, men becoming lovers of self and haters of God and the truth etc...

The question is are these happening today?
Yes, and they're increasing day by day.

This is the first sign to leave the large cities and move over to smaller towns close to the cities, don't go too far away from the large cities yet. (This is the time we are living in already)

From these small towns, you can be going to work in the cities, and you can be coming from these smaller towns to warn the people living in the cities about God's impending judgements that are coming and the need for them to repent.

If you go away from people totally that means you are selfish, you only want to save yourself.
We must do the work of Elijah, the work of the true watchmen before the final decree is made.(probation closes)

[2. *When the decree of the mark of the beast is issued*.

When you hear that the mark of the beast is to be implemented, that's when you leave those small cities and go over to a smaller town or a village, where you cannot be restricted from doing what you want to do.

You know, during the Covid 19....my aunty that lives in my village that is not too far from the city, maybe about 25-30 minute drive said that they were not asked to shut down, people were not forced to wear a nose mask.

Infact, even when we told her about the Covid 19, she said, she didn't know what it was..

And you can imagine that in the cities here people were not allowed to enter into some places without wearing nose masks.
And in some countries some persons were not allowed to continue with their jobs because they refused to take the Covid 19 vaccine.
Meanwhile, if you were to be living in such a place, it wouldn't have been a big deal for you.
Remember the last time we studied about the Pandemic being a *Trial Run* for the main event which is the mark of the beast ..

That's how the issuing of the mark of the beast will also begin.
It won't happen suddenly...it would happen gradually, and in stages .

When the mark of the beast will be passed,
People would be stopped from buying and selling; you will be sacked from your working place, and nobody would want to employ you..
Then, your properties maybe taken away from you..

You will not be allowed to travel or visit some places..
You will not be allowed to use the banks
You may not be allowed to visit the healthcare centres.

All these would be done to see if you would deny your faith in the word of God, and when you continue to stand, then you will face imprisonment and finally death sentence.

The community would turn against you, they would say it is because of people like you that the world is suffering from disasters, pandemics and insurgencies.

By this time they would have brain washed them that only those who accept to follow the Government's ways are right and those who refuses are the troublers of the world...
I have heard some people who said that...they will ot leave, they will die for God.
It is not you who would decide, it is God who decides...and no matter what happens, if you are going to be a Martyr, God will give you the strength and grace to die for Him.

You don't decide to die before the time, even our Lord Jesus Christ had to flee from the city when they sought to kill Himx he went I to a far country side..and he continued to preach the gospel.

John 11:53-54
*Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples*

And these movement would also carry the gospel to so many places that were not reached before.

Remember that it was the killing of Stephen that made the Apostles to go into many inreached areas.

God will also use us to reach out to the communities or villagers where He would send us to.
Before the mark will be enforced and before God's wrath will befall this world, we should flee from the cities, because corruption and evil has taken over the cities of the world and God will remember the cities just like He did to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. 

The bible says,  nothing is new under the sun, and what has happened before will surely happen again. 


● *Lot*.
When the Lord wanted to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah,  He asked Lot to leave the city and flee to the mountains.

Genesus 19:16-17
16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither *stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed*.

 At this time, the grand deceptiion would be sweeping all through the cities: satan masquerading as an angel of light deceiving many.
Leaving the cities early enough would save us from many harms.
The deceptions have already started and many are falling for it ( false pastors and prophets everywhere)
Don't be surprised, your own brother, sister, mother etc....who are not converted will betray you...they will expose you to the world.

People would take decisions into their own hands and would kill and maim many of God's children who refuses to follow the ways of the world out of frustration.
These people want a planet that is devoid of famines, troubles and natural disasters..

*The Third Stage*
When the death sentence is passed, and God's judgement is about to begin to fall on the cities of the earth, that is when to *FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS/SECLUDED AREA*

This I have seen in my dreams about three times now.
Infact, any delay to leave, you would be trapped inside the cities.

Just like Lot and His family fled Sodom and Gomorrah...and immediately after that destruction came.

*Elijah*

As I was reading the story of Elijah( maybe in the year 2018) I got the understanding that what happened to Elijah will also repeat itself again..it will happen to the Remnants in the last days..

A time of fleeing to the wilderness, the wilderness experience is coming.
The children of God will be taken to the wilderness area, and be kept safe for some time, away from the bustling and hustling of this world..

Just like God asked Elijah to flee to the mountains away from the face of Jezebel..Elijah was kept there, protected by the Lord and trained for a task.

*The country is is a place to build the true character of God, a place of purification, away from the fallen cities*

*But this requires SELF DENIAL*
Many people wouldn't want to leave the cities because of all they are enjoying in the cities...


*Babylon's Economic System Will Collapse*

I was discussing with someone, and he told me that he is looking for a long lasting investment that would stand the test of time.
And I told the person that, no matter what you are doing as an investment, don't forget to do the greatest investment: Farming and storing.

Famine is coming, things would continue to go up, for the beast system to e properly set up.
The bible says there shall be Fami es in diverse places. ( Matthew 24:7)
Remember Joseph and Pharaoh...

A time is coming that you will have money but your money would be useless.
I have been told in the dream to go and buy a piece of land in a rural area and start farming.

Remember, there would be no buying and selling, except you have the mark of beast?
Is this not one of the reasons why God is asking us to have our own farms, and gardens?
In one of our studies, we saw how the Babylonian Economic system would collapse and the question was asked: are we going to fold our arms and wait for it to happen?

Are we going to be like others who have not received this light/knowledge of what is about to happen?

The bible says in Amos 3:7 that surely the Lord does nothing without first revealing it to His servants the prophets.

Revelation 18:11
*And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more*

Revelation 18:16-17
*And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls*!

17 *For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off*

Ezekiel 7:19
*They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity*

Zephaniah 1:18
*Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land*

All that we are holding unto as earthly riches will be destroyed, and become worthless, if we are wise, this is time to use our earthly riches to invest in God's kingdom, by winning souls for Christ, by so doing we are laying up for ourselves treasures in heaven where rust cannot corrupt. Matthew 6:19-21
The bible tells us that everything will be destroyed and since we know this, what manner of persons ought we to be?
*In all Holiness conversation and Godliness , without spots or wrinkles* 2 Peter 3:11-14

Note: those who would go to the wilderness/mountains and be safe are those who have decided to die to self, those who have decided to forsake their sins and follow Christ, those who sigh and mourn for the atrocities that are done in the world, those who have been faithful to God and doing His work.

All those who have refused to forsake their sins cannot expect God to provide a safe haven for them...they are just wasting their time.
This calls for total repentance and death to self and ask the Holy Spirit to come and take over you.

Ezekiel 7:15-18
*The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him*.

16 *But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity*.

17 *All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water*.

18 *They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads*.

These are thesame people who cast their silver and gold away...and fled to the mountains because those are stumbling blocks to them...

So, we can see from the Scriptures the categories of people who would flee to the mountains and be saved, from Ezekiel 7:15-18