The Shepherds Way (TSW) ~ Eric W. King: The Whirlwind Prophecy ~ TSW

The Babylonian Cup & The Whirlwind Unfolded

“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.” (Jeremiah 25:32) –This article updated on October 18^th 2019

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Some 100 years before King Cyrus was born God told Isaiah the prophet that he would come. The Lord gave Isaiah the Prophet a detailed prophecy regarding the event. God calls King Cyrus “a messiah” in the Hebrew language (Isaiah 45:1; 44:28). The name Cyrus in Hebrew is “Koresh”.

Through Jeremiah the prophet God stated that Israel would go into Babylonian captivity for 70 years (Jeremiah 25:8-11) and after that Cyrus would come to deliver them and allow them to rebuild their temple. This actually occurred, it all came to pass and is recorded in our historical records.

When we read Jeremiah chapter 25 we come all the way up to verse 11 and then God begins to explain what will happen after Cyrus delivers Israel. Whenever we read Biblical prophecy we understand that God will sometimes jump ahead, way into the future going only from one paragraph to another. Starting in verse 11 of Jeremiah chapter 25 we begin to read about a future judgment on geographical Babylon and the entire planet.

“But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt declares the Lord, and will make it desolate forever. I will bring upon that land all the things I have spoken against it, all that are written in this book and prophesied by Jeremiah against all the nations.” (Jeremiah 25:12-13)

There is clearly a future “desolation” coming. So now everything after these verses (12, 13) is a description of the future event. God begins to inform Jeremiah that he is to figuratively go to all the nations of the earth and make them “drink from the cup” of God’s wrath. God takes the apostasy of Israel and all the pagan nations and corrupt kingdoms and figuratively pours them into a chalice. This is the “Babylonian Cup” which represents the corruption that the world is getting spiritually “drunk” off of. (Jeremiah 25:15-16).

This “Babylonian Chalice” will eventually be handed over to the Antichrist and his false church (Revelation 17:4). Right now the “kings of the earth” are drinking from this cup (Jeremiah 25:17-28). This is creating the environment for the final Antichrist to appear (2 Thessalonians 2:8).

As the politicians presently drink from this “Babylonian Chalice” the world becomes atheistic and extremely materialistic. As this “drinking” increases a spiritual Whirlwind occurs.

“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.” (Jeremiah 25:32)

In this prophecy God states; “I am calling down a sword upon all who live on the earth.” (Jeremiah 25:29) This “sword” is His word. God uses His Word to judge. (God’s “word” His sword: Eph. 6:17; Heb. 4:12; Rev. 1:16)

Those who reject God’s word will be “spiritually slain”. This means that some people will remain “spiritually dead” - they will reject the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We read about this;

“At that time those slain by the Lord will be everywhere – from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered up or buried, but will be like refuse lying on the ground.” (Jeremiah 25:33)

We see that most of the planet will reject Jesus Christ. These “spiritually dead” people will not be “mourned or gathered”, the church won’t miss them and they will not be gathered at the rapture. Nor will they be buried because they will still be walking around. This is today’s world.

Sadly, the last portion of this prophecy shows that all of this is happening while the Christian Church is still here. Jeremiah chapter 25 verses 34 through 38 show the miserable condition of the church. It says that their “pastures” and “meadows” are “laid waste” (Jeremiah 25:36-37).

Through the prophet Jeremiah God tells us that “in the days to come” we would understand the “whirlwind” prophecy. “See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked. The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In the days to come you will understand it clearly.” (Jeremiah 23:19-20)

As the Bible (The Scroll) unrolls, as Jesus Christ continues to reveal His word to us through the Holy Spirit, God promises to give us a greater understanding of His word before the Seven Year Tribulation. “In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.” (Isaiah 29:18)

So the whirlwind prophecy is being revealed and once this is revealed unto us, what will happen? “They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.” (Isaiah 29:24)

In the past much of the Bible was still “sealed”, not yet understood, “but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.” (Daniel 8:26) In our time (the Ecclesiastical Dispensation) these Biblical mysteries are being revealed to us. Jesus gave us the prophets to study so that we would not be ignorant. “Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.” (Amos 3:7)

“And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it.” (2^nd Peter 1:19) God said:”There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it, (Create the Bible) says the Lord Almighty….” (Zechariah 3:9) “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (2^nd Peter 1:20-21)

We (the Christian Church) have witnessed many prophecies already come to pass like Israel becoming its own independent nation again in May (between May 1^st & 14^th) of 1948. This was an extremely important prophecy. If Israel never became a nation again how could Jesus Christ come back to it? How could He come back to an existing nation of Israel if one did not exist?

So it is extremely important to understand just where the Christian Church stands on the stage of prophetic history. Prophecy is important because it keeps us up on our feet. Knowing that anytime Jesus could come to claim His church keeps us awake, aware and alert to be in the right mind, the “mind of Christ”. If Jesus returns for us we will be changed in an instant and will be caught up to Him…if we die before He returns we will still be guided by our angel to His throne. Whether we live or whether we die, we shall be with the Lord. ~

I hope all of our studies here are richly blessing you. Jesus is Lord!

Eric William King (October 18^th 2018)