Souls Cut Off for Jesus

Souls Cut Off for Jesus

Revelation 20:4.  And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. And the souls of those who had been “beheaded” (cut off) for their witness to Jesus and for the Word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.  5.  But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.  6.  Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

While certainly some martyrs have been beheaded such as John the Baptist and some of the apostles as have been reported, not all have been or will be executed in this manner.

Isaiah 53:8.  He was taken from prison and from judgment, and who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

Daniel 9:26.  "And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, and till the end of the war desolations are determined.

Hebrew Strong's Ref. # 3772  Romanized  karath  Pronounced kaw-rath'                                       a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces): KJV--be chewed, be con-[feder-]ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league ([covenant]), X lose, perish, X utterly, X want.

The Greek word used for “cut off” is actually Hebrew terminology which is mistakenly translated as “beheaded” in the book of Revelation is “pelekizo” which literally means “axe.” The head was simply assumed to be the reference for the cutting off of by Strong’s and other supposed scholars but scriptural study proves otherwise. That which Revelation refers to is the “souls” that were “cut off.”

Greek Strong's Ref. # 3990  Romanized  pelekizo  Pronounced pel-ek-id'-zo                             from a derivative of GSN4141 (meaning an axe); to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate:  KJV--behead.

Strong's Number: 4141 Transliterated: plesso   Phonetic: place'-so                                              Text:  apparently another form of 4111 (through the idea of flattening out); to pound, i.e. (figuratively) to inflict with (calamity): --smite. Compare 5180.

The greek word used for beheaded in the Gospels is quite literal in its interpretation.

Matthew 14:10.  So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.

Greek Strong's Ref. # 607  Romanized  apokephalizo  Pronounced ap-ok-ef-al-id'-zo  from GSN0575 and GSN2776; to decapitate:  KJV--behead.

Strong's Ref. # 2776  Romanized  kephale  Pronounced kef-al-ay'  from the primary kapto (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively:  KJV--head.

Strong's Number: 575  Transliterated: apo   Phonetic: apo'                                                                Text:  a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative): --(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.

Revelation 6:9.  When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.  10.  And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?''

Daniel 11:33.  "And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering. 36.  "Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.

457 times in 215 verses the term “cut off “is used in the 66 books of the Bible. The majority of those referred to in the Old Testament for the wicked who shall be cut off from everlasting life in New Jerusalem with our Father and savior Lord Jesus Christ. Most times they refer to the loss of life or soul. Our Lord Jesus was cut off from the land of the living in the flesh for our benefit and then the first to be resurrected into everlasting life. The interpreters of the book of Revelation mistakenly interpret souls cut off to mean beheaded but in reality means “cut off from the land of the living” as in killed or murdered.

The book of Revelation is written in the prophetical manner of the Old Testament prophecies from God and one must study and research those prophecies to understand what is written. The beloved and wise prophet Daniel studied the book of Jeremiah to interpret the 70 weeks of judgment proclaimed against Jerusalem.

This is a better interpretation:

Revelation 20:4.  And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were cut off for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5.  But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6.  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Obviously not every individual in this large group was beheaded and included in the first resurrection for their witness of Jesus and the Word of God in the past and I guarantee you that not all those being murdered now or in the future are being beheaded. What will happen in the future remains to be seen but the word “cut off” refers to being cut off from the land of the living. This group contains every single individual who will reign with God and Christ for what is commonly known in Christian circles as the “millennium.” Those who sit on the thrones whom judgment is given to are the same whose souls were cut off and they reign with Christ on his throne for 1000 years.

Revelation 1:5.  And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6.  And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 5:9.  And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10.  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

Revelation 12:11.  "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

1 Corinthians 6:2.  Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?  3.  Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?

The Ten Horns in Revelation and Daniel

Revelation 12:3.  And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

Revelation 13: 1.  And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

Revelation 17:3.  So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

The beast carries her where he will, she does not guide him as one would a horse.

Revelation 17:12.  "And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.13.  "These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.14.  "These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.''15.  And he said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.16.  "And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire.17.  "For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.18.  "And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.''

We can deduce that the 10 kings which shall receive a kingdom in the future for a short time will hate the whore mystery Babylon along with  Jesus and his followers while working for their god, Satan. Today there is a group of people in the middle east whose god they call Allah, hate Israel, Jews, Christians, United States, and western Europe. Supposed Jews, crusaders, and supposed Christians have been united for hundreds of years in trying to protect Jerusalem and Israel from Islamic Arab Muslims who wish to destroy them from being a people.

Going through the fire for refinement will be purposed for deceived true Christians who shall acknowledge the error of their ways, repent and come out of Babylon. The elect at this time are an extremely small group, mostly broken and isolated who would rather dwell alone on a housetop or in a desert than to dwell with this contentious woman, the false church, who distorts, pollutes, and steps on the true Word of God, for their god Lucifer as they seek  power, wealth, and glory.

Daniel 7:7.  After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8.  I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

This last horn is the false Israelite Christian antichrist that becomes indwelt by Satan and shall make a covenant with the 10 kings for one hour and will eventually attempt to destroy 3 of these kingdoms.

Daniel 7:24.  And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

In these next verses we find out who the 10 countries are who are confederate against the whore mystery Babylon and the Lord God. They do not differentiate between Jews, false Christians and true Believers.

While it is a strong possibility that Israel shall be beguiled into a seven year peace treaty with the countries in the middle east in the very last days, the actual covenant will be between the Arab Muslim countries whose desire is to wipe Israel off the face of the earth as you read in the scripture below.

Psalms 83:1-5 O God, keep not thou silence: Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.  For, lo, your enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They take crafty counsel against your people, And consult together against your hidden ones.

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent; Against you  do they make a covenant:

Psalms 83:6-12  The tents of Edom (Jordan) and the Ishmaelite (Media, Iraq); Moab (southwest Jordan), and the Hagarenes;  Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia (Palestinians) with the inhabitants of Tyre (Lebanon):  Assyria (Syria) also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. Selah Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;  Who perished at Endor, Who became as dung for the earth.Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;  Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.

Daniel 9:27.  Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; but in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. and on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, even until the consummation, which is determined, is poured out on the desolate.''

Daniel 11:23.  And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 24.  He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

Daniel 11:37   Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 38.  But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

544 times is the word fathers listed in scripture besides these 5 times shown here describing the antichrist in the eleventh chapter of Daniel. In every single instance the term “fathers” is attributed to a Hebrew, Israelite or Jew. I believe this is undeniable evidence that the antichrist beast will be of Jewish descent  because Judah is the Kings lineage and Jews will only accept such. Here are some scriptural examples of how the term “fathers” is used in Bible verses below.

Deuteronomy 13:6.  "If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, `Let us go and serve other gods,' which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,7.  "of the gods of the people which are all around you, near to you or far off from you, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth, 8.  "you shall not consent to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him;9.  "but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people.

Exodus 10:6.  `They shall fill your houses, the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians which neither your fathers nor your fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.' '' And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.

Here below we see some of the 10 kingdoms who will destroy Mystery Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:11.  Make the arrows bright! Gather the shields! The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance for His temple.

Media is now parts of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and possibly Afghanistan. Hmmm.

In the book of Esther we see a foreshadow of these kings as the sons of Haman (Satan) are destroyed by the true Jews who know their Lord Jashuah.

Esther 9:6-10  And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha, the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jew's enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

Esther 9:12.  And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.13.  Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.14.  And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

Esther 9:24.  Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;25.  But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.26.  Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them.

Jesus shall destroy the ten kingdoms of the beast who come against him and burn the great harlot with fire.

Revelation 17:12.  "And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13.  "These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14.  "These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.''  15.  And he said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.  16.  "And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire.  17.  "For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.  18.  "And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.''

The mother of harlots is earthly Jerusalem.