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Send the rich empty away

by John Thomas

Now the revealed purpose of the Deity is to change "the Air" -- to hurl the mighty from their thrones; exalt them of low degree, and to send the rich empty away (Luke 1:52-55). When this is accomplished, the kingdoms of this world will have become those of YAHWEH, and His Anointed, according to Apoc. 11:15. The political air, in which the sun, moon, and stars of the nations now shine, will then be abolished, and a new order be substituted in their stead. This new order is styled in the prophets, "a New Heavens, and a New Earth, in which dwelleth righteousness." The course of this order, the ruling of the authority of this air, will be the Spirit that works in the sons of obedience. Instead of the apostles, or others like them, contending against, or wrestling with, the sovereignties, authorities, and world-rulers, of those upper regions of society, they will themselves be those rulers -- the spirituals of righteousness in high places. The spirituals of wickedness, such as the Pope, and locust-clouds of ecclesiastics, of which he is the acknowledged chief, with all other clergies of every "Name and Denomination" of the dominion of Antichrist, together with all the secular officials in place and power, will all be cast out, and punished by the Saints for their iniquity. This honor is assigned to them; as it is written, "The Saints shall be joyful in glory; they shall shout with joy upon their couches. The high things of AIL shall be in their mouth, and a devouring sword in their hand, to execute vengeance upon the Gentiles, and punishments upon the peoples: to bind their kings with chains, and their honourables with fetters of iron: to execute upon them the judgment written; this honor is for all his Saints: Praise ye YAH" (Psal. 149:5). To "an air," such as this, the Saints are conducted in clouds, for a meeting of the Lord, that henceforth they may be with him thus for evermore.

— Eureka — An Exposition of the Apocalypse, Vol. 1, Ch. 1 — The Source From Which The Apocalypse Emanated; Its Purpose; The Symbollzatlon Of The Mystery Of God…, Section IV — The Aerial, p. 147

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