During the late-April storms that engulfed residents
of Arkansas, the first home hit near Little Rock AR belonged to the Tittle
family, long associated with Family Life Today (Christian) Radio and Reformation-centric
Educational Homeschooling.
According to my Arkansas sources, the tornado seemed
to be directed toward their home and to kill Rev. Tittle and his
eldest two daughters. In the tornado’s wake were thousands of destroyed books
about how to teach the Reformer’s concept of God and freedom to homeschoolers,
and dead or damaged people. Soon after, the friends and relatives of the Tittle
family came to that site to praise our powerful God of spirit and wind. These
people worshipped in love, because HaShem is sovereign. However, this
leaves us with a dilemma: Was this disaster from HaShem, or did HaShem permit
the Satan this task?
First, I’ll show the verses that make us squeamish.
I am Adonai; there is no other. I form light, I
create darkness; I make well-being, I create woe; I, Adonai, do all these
things. “Heavens above, rain down justice; let the clouds pour it down. Let the
earth open, so that salvation springs up, and justice sprouts with it. I,
Adonai, have created it.” Isaiah 45:6-8 (CJB)
When the shofar is blown in the city, don’t the
people tremble? Can disaster befall a city without Adonai’s having done it? Amos
3:6 (CJB)
Behold, the whirlwind [Ruach of HaShem] of the LORD
goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the
head of the wicked. The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he
have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the
latter days [end times] ye shall consider it. Jeremiah 30:23-24 (CJB)
In Hebrew, the word ruach means spirit or wind, and
both are interchangeable based on context. In the Greek, pneuma is also spirit
or wind, and context drives the meaning too. Generally, the good spirits or
winds are from HaShem, and that’s all we care to discuss. I’m the type of a
person that discusses what makes others squeamish, for there are evil winds
blown by the accuser.
What part does the Satan play in our disasters?
While he was yet speaking, there came also another,
and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their
eldest brother's house: And, behold, there came a great wind [ruach
godol/great] from the wilderness, and smote the four corners [note: the four
quarters of the earth!] of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they
are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Job 1:18-19 (CJB)
He boarded the boat, and his talmidim followed. Then,
without warning, a furious storm arose on the lake, so that waves were sweeping
over the boat. But Yeshua was sleeping. So they came and roused him, saying,
“Sir! Help! We’re about to die!” He said to them, “Why are you afraid? So
little trust you have!” Then he got up and rebuked the winds [anemos/violent
winds from four quarters of the earth] and the waves, and there was a dead
calm. The men were astounded. They asked, “What kind of man is this, that even
the winds [anemos/violent winds from four quarters of the earth] and sea obey
him?” Matthew 8:23-27 (CJB)
My opinion: Yahushua properly discerned, and rebuked
these violent winds driven by the Satan from the four corners of the earth. The
Satan has the right to drive disastrous winds, because Adam transferred
authority over the earth to him when he fell, and Yahushua never questioned the
Satan’s authority to offer him all of the kingdoms of the world when He was
tested. Seemingly, there are times when the storms are from HaShem, and when
other storms are from the Satan. I believe that we should praise HaShem for His
storms, but rebuke the Satan’s storms, as our Master taught us in all the
synoptic Gospels. I can’t tell you one from the other, unless I’m there with
you, so you will have to learn to discern.
The Satan frequently asks to test the best of Jews
and Christians. In most cases, the Satan is given little or no permission to
test our mettle. There will be soon-coming times where rebuking the winds of the
Satan could save lives; just like praying over your surroundings could protect
you too. As we proceed toward the Time of Jacob’s Trouble, the Satan will be
allowed more power [delegated authority] to test the saints.
When he broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of
the fourth living being say, “Go!” I looked, and there in front of me was a
pallid, sickly-looking horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Sh’ol followed
behind him. They were given [delegated power and] authority to kill one-quarter
of the world by war, by famine, by plagues and with the wild animals of the
earth. Revelation 6:8 (CJB)
I believe that the Satan directed these evil winds
at the Tittle house because they loved Yahushua so much that it caused him to
target them. The Satan failed because striking them only brought the rest of us
closer to HaShem. I believe that the time of specific directed adversity from
the Satan toward the faithful is increasing. It’s time to learn specific spiritual
warfare armor and weaponry.
Finally, grow powerful in union with the Lord, in
union with his mighty strength! Use all the armor and weaponry that God
provides, so that you will be able to stand against the deceptive tactics of
the Adversary. For we are not struggling against human beings, but against the
rulers, authorities and cosmic powers governing this darkness, against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm. So take up every piece of war
equipment God provides; so that when the evil day comes, you will be able to
resist; and when the battle is won, you will still be standing. Ephesians
6:10-13 (CJB)
Search the scriptures, for each of us will need to
reconcile scripture and world events properly to survive the end times. The
Satan’s time is short, he’s angry, he has more delegated authority, and our protective
hedges are coming down. Regardless, praise HaShem with every fiber of your
being, because the Satan is looking for cracks in your armor. And don’t sit or turn
away from his attacks, for you have no backside shielding. Face your fears with
the power of HaShem, and prevail!
Sadly, there is a lesson to be learned from the loss
of these godly people. Will you learn to utilize the power of HaShem’s Ruach
going forward? The most frightening battles the world has ever seen are coming soon. I implore you to learn about the four winds in case you need to beseech
them or rebuke them.
“I had a vision at night; I saw there before me the
four winds of the sky breaking out over the great sea [peoples], and four huge
animals [present and end time’s beasts] came up out of the sea, each different
from the others. Daniel 7:2-3 (CJB)
The male goat [final worldwide beast government] then
became extremely strong; but when it was strong, the big horn was broken; and
in its place arose what appeared to be four horns in the directions of the four
winds of heaven. Out of one of them came a little horn [antichrist] which grew
extremely big in the directions of the south and east, and in the direction of
the Glory [Temple Mount]. It grew so great that it reached the army of heaven;
it hurled some of the army and the stars [angels] to the ground and trampled on
them. Yes, it even considered itself as great as the prince [Yahushua] of the
army; the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his
sanctuary was thrown down. Daniel 8:8-11 (CJB)
I asked the angel speaking with me, “What are these,
my Lord?” The angel answered me, “These are the four winds of the sky that go
out, after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the land. Zechariah
6:4-5 (CJB)
After this, I saw four angels standing at the four
corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind
would blow on the land, on the sea or on any tree. Revelation 7:1 (CJB)
Shalom!
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