Pharaoh King of Egypt (Part 36)

This post continues from where I have stopped at Pharaoh King of Egypt (Part 35), and we’re still on Esau whom God hated. In this post, I would like to focus on what I call the “Esau Mentality,” and how this mentality will help to bring about the mark of the beast at the behest of the False Prophet of Revelation 13. Recall in Pharaoh King of Egypt Part 34 I have shown from scripture the hypocrisy of Esau? Jesus calls the scribes and the Pharisees hypocrites in Matthew 23. For example, in this verse:

Matthew 23:13 "¶ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in."

Just like Esau, the scribes and the Pharisees were hypocrites, and being hypocrites means they have a certain mentality. Notice in this verse how they would not suffer them that are entering into the kingdom of heaven to go in? In another example:

Matthew 23:15 "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves."

This verse tells us how the scribes and Pharisees, when they made one proselyte, knew to make him twofold more the child of hell than themselves, thus making it twice as hard for him to enter into the kingdom of heaven. While they knew they can’t enter into the kingdom of heaven, they also sought to keep people away from the gospel which they believe not and understand not. They won’t allow others who are able to go in, to enter. This is similar to what is commonly being observed as the Crab Mentality.

The Crab Mentality refers to a unique way of thinking that can be best described by the phrase “if I can't have it, neither can you.” This metaphor comes from a pattern of behaviour seen in crabs when a large number of them are trapped in a bucket. If one crab tries to escape from the bucket, other crabs would quickly grab hold of it to prevent it from escaping so that it would share the same fate as the rest of them. If there is only one crab, it can certainly escape, but when crabs are gathered in a large group, they tend to grab each other down to undermine each other's effort at escaping, making sure the group's collective demise. This is similar to the hypocritical mentality of the scribes and Pharisees, and of Esau. Job tells us:

Job 13:16 "He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him."

An hypocrite shall not come before God. Esau was a hypocrite, as opposed to Jacob whom God loved according to Romans 9:13. Jesus taught us in the Parable of the Sower that there are four types of ground whereby the hearts of all men may be represented: [1] the wayside heart; [2] the stony ground heart; [3] the thorny ground heart; and [4] the good ground heart. Of these four types of heart, only the good ground heart is capable of bringing forth fruit meet for repentance. That would be the heart of Jacob whom God loved. Jesus, however, hinted of the scarcity of faith on earth in the last days in this passage of scripture:

Luke 18:7-8 "And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?"

In like manner, Apostle Paul confirms by the Spirit of God that there will be a “falling away” (Greek: apostasia) first before the second coming of Jesus Christ in:

2 Thessalonians 2:3 "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;"

As what I have demonstrated in Pharaoh King of Egypt Part 27, the "falling away is the implementation of the mark of the beast, which works to hijack the temple of God at the DNA level. When what used to be the temple of God made without hands becomes a temple made with hands, it is then that that man of sin, the son of perdition shall be revealed. The root meaning of “apostasia” is signified by the Greek word “apostasion,” which is translated as “divorcement” in Matthew 5:31, Matthew 19:7 and Mark 10:4.

Hence, it will be Christ giving a writing of divorcement to put away those Christians who would receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads, so that they should not be killed for the testimony they once held as believers, that they may continue to buy or sell like everyone else who likewise, have received the mark of the beast. In fact, the term “falling away” (Greek: apostasia) connects to the Parable of the Sower in this verse:

Luke 8:13 "They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away."

Paul by inspiration of the Holy Ghost used the term “falling away” (Greek: apostasia) to describe the heart of believers in the last days: one that looks like a good ground on the surface, but underneath it is solid rock. Very deceptive.

Therein is a prophecy from the word of God revealed unto us, that the type 2 “stony ground heart” would be the face of Christianity on earth in the last days, just before the great and notable day of the Lord Jesus Christ comes, when he shall come in the clouds to gather God's elect unto himself. Churches all over the world would primarily be made up of such false converts, ones that would “fall away” in time of temptation. Referring to a hypocrite, Job tells us in:

Job 8:16-17 "He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. 17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones."

The words “place of stones” in this passage of scripture is a reference to the type 2 “stony ground heart” in the Parable of the Sower. This is also the bible’s way of telling us that the heart of a hypocrite is a stony ground heart: one that looks like good ground on the surface, but underneath is solid rock. Very deceptive. Therefore, when Jesus calls the scribes and Pharisees “hypocrites” over and over in Matthew 23, that means that the scribes and Pharisees also had type 2 “stony ground heart.” Not only that, but this also reveals the type of Christianity on earth in the last days, that it will no longer be pure bible Christianity, but overrun by the teachings and religion of the scribes and Pharisees.

Romans 9:13 "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

Instead of the churches that God loved, churches in the last days will primarily be made up of what John calls “synagogue of Satan” in Revelation 2:9, 3:9. As what I have shared in this post titled “Strategic hijacking of Christianity by the Zionists,” there has been a strategic subversion of Christianity by top levels of Satanism taking place through the works of John N Darby and CI Scofield, whose doctrine undergirds the teachings of nearly every single church around us, from the left-wing Charismatic or Pentacostal to the right-wing IFB or the Presbyterian church.

Revelation 2:9 "I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan."

Revelation 3:9 "Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee."

The “synagogue of Satan” according to these two verses are made up of them which say they are Jews, and are not. Those would be the Pharisaical churches in the last days as prophesied, churches teaching from the doctrines of the scribes and Pharisees, instead of the pure doctrines of the written word of God. The synagogues of Satan will form the great majority in the last days. Churches faithfully upholding the pure word of God will be far and few. That’s why Jesus asked the question in Luke 18:8 “Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” The answer would be an obvious ‘No.’ Christianity will turn apostate in the last days before the great day of the LORD, before Jesus will return to the earth, hence the term “falling away” (Greek: apostasia) according to Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:3.

Revelation 13:16-17 "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."

The “falling away” is the implementation of the mark of the beast as what I have shared in the earlier part of this post. The False Prophet will cause all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads. The mark of the beast is also the right to buy or sell. It will be a “time of temptation” according to Luke 8:13. Since the face of Christianity on earth in the last days will be characterized by synagogues of Satan pretending to be the church of the living God, many stony ground heart Christians will fall away as a result.

Proverbs 29:25 "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe."

The “fear of man” will drive many such Christians to receive the mark of the beast, and it will prove to be a snare for them.

“The real damage is done by those millions who want to 'survive.' The honest men who just want to be left in peace. Those who don't want their little lives disturbed by anything bigger than themselves. Those with no sides and no causes. Those who won't take measure of their own strength, for fear of antagonizing their own weakness. Those who don't like to make waves-or enemies. Those for whom freedom, honour, truth, and principles are only literature. Those who live small, mate small, die small. It's the reductionist approach to life: if you keep it small, you'll keep it under control. If you don't make any noise, the bogeyman won't find you. But it's all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Safe?! From what? Life is always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. I choose my own way to burn.” — Sophie Scholl

Just like crabs in a bucket, the “Crab Mentality” of those last days Christians will ensure that no one will escape the mark of the beast. Just like the scribes and Pharisees who sought to shut up the kingdom of heaven against others because they themselves could not enter in, the Esau Mentality of those stony ground heart Christians will ensure they drag each other down, so that no individuals may escape on their own. Those synagogues of Satan will behave like crabs congregate together in a large group. Instinctively, they know to grab each other down, to undermine each other’s efforts at escaping, thereby resulting in the group’s collective demise.

When the mark of the beast will be implemented, we can expect that the great majority of the churches, made up of the synagogues of Satan, won’t stand up to resist their oppressors, but quietly go along with them in docile submission. In fact, attempts by others who resist the tyranny will be viewed as rebellion and shunned by those Christians who would rather be left in peace than to be disturbed by powers bigger than themselves. They would rather cooperate with their oppressors than risk making enemies with them. They would rather keep quiet, hoping their oppressors would leave them alone. They would rather look for self-preservation in the face of open oppression. They would rather be submissive and surrender without a fight. They would rather drag each other down, than to take a stand for something. They would rather give their freedoms away as a solution. They would rather comply than to ask questions. They would rather volunteer with their own enslavement, and the enslavement of many future generations, than do something about it now.

The COVID19 plandemic is a picture of the mark of the beast. Just like what we have witnessed during COVID19, they would rather watch the unvaccinated hold on to their dear lives, and enduring abuse and ridicule, while they continue to pretend they never see, and did nothing, making sure our collective demise. The Esau Mentality in them would rather have everybody perish together, than to see some people escape and gain entry into the kingdom of heaven. Just like crabs trap in a bucket, they know to work one with another in a group setting. Just like crabs trap in a bucket, they hate to suffer one to escape, because their deep-seated will is that all should perish in a collective demise. They would rather that all should perish together in the lake of fire, than for some to escape from the fate, hence “if I can't have it, neither can you.”

2 Corinthians 3:17 "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

There is liberty where the Spirit of the Lord is, but the Esau Mentality is a collectivist mentality that opposes the right to liberty, collectivism being a system of thinking that values the group more than the individual. Under this system of thinking, a ruling authority arbitrarily sets the common moral, social and economic aims, and to achieve those aims, dictates the standards and rules by which individuals live and work. Confucianism is a collectivist culture, for example. Confucius was concerned with how human beings behaved toward each other, and that inspired him to develop an ethical system (philosophy) to guide people how they ought to behave in a group setting. That explains why Confucianism places little value on individual identity and great value on group identity: going one’s way is not valued, but uniformity and conformity are stressed. Paul warns:

Colossians 2:8 "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."

Chinese leaders like President Xi Jinping invoke Confucius to promote obedience to their authority. In Singapore, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was fond of citing Confucius along with his vaunted “Asian values” to justify the ruling party’s despotic rule and subordination of individual rights for the collective good. Collectivist creed is often promoted in terms of idealized outcomes: social justice, security, public health and economic equality. Achieving these outcomes, however, requires the progressive destruction of Western Civilization's tradition of human and economic freedom. For a collectivist system to succeed, individuals must lose their God-given inalienable right to life and liberty. That would include the freedom to pursue individual and independent interests.

Socialism and Communism are forms of collectivism. The way they take over is always first by promising the masses more equal distribution of resources, but the powers always end up with a small group of people (the State) who misuse it. It happened to the Jews in WW2 leading to the Holocaust. It happened to the Chinese during the Cultural Revolution. It happened to the Cambodians under Pol Pot. It happened to the Russians under Stalin, and it also happened to the Venezuelans quite recently. Likewise, the powers there be will capitalize on the Esau Mentality when implementing the mark of the beast.

Revelation 3:15-16 "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."

When churches all over the world have become lukewarm, when they are no longer “valiant for the truth” (Jeremiah 9:3), when they no longer stand as “pillar and ground of the truth,” (1 Timothy 3:15) when the “fear of man” (Proverbs 29:25) replaces the fear of the LORD, when they lack the strength and courage to stand up against their oppressors, but would rather drag each other down, just like how crabs behave in a bucket, when those type 2 stony ground heart Christians will simply cave in when the “time of temptation” (Luke 8:13) comes, and that will be when the collectivist takeover will happen at the behest of the False Prophet, resulting in the mark of the beast implemented worldwide. As with any collectivist takeover, the circumstances surrounding the mark of the beast will also start off with public good and welfare at the expense of individual freedoms, and then the measures will become more and more extreme, ending in genocide. That’s why the bible tells us in Daniel 8:25 “by peace shall destroy many.” To continue in Part 37.