... the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously We hear and real a lot these days about the Church coming into the Third Day and the changes this will bring about. In this article, I want to take a look past the transformation of the Church, toward what this is all leading to. That is The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people ..... Ex 19:11 The quote about driving above is taken from 2 Kings Chapter 9, where we see this discussion of Jehu's wild ride. Here is the complete text. So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again
Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me
And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously
And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite
And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many
And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah
And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot
Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him
Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. (2 Kings 9:16-26)

Jehu's ride is a picture of Jesus Second Coming

What caught my attention in this passage, and led to the Lord opening up my understanding of it, is the detail of Jehu's driving. This is seemingly an insignificant historical tidbit. But the point of it is that the people watching could tell it was Jehu coming while he was still a long ways away. They knew who it was before he even came close! Hallelujah! Now what does that remind you of except the Second Coming?

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Mt 24:30

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Lu 21:27

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. Re 1:7

So the way Jehu drives is not just some trivial tidbit, but a vital clue that this entire story has end time meaning. The story continues through chapter 9 and into chapter 10 up to verse 28, where it says: Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. 2 Ki 10:28 Here are some other points of comparison between Jehu's Wild Ride and The Second Coming.

A. He is joined by a small party that goes out to meet him.
This is the so called rapture, but it is only a small remnant [those still remaining alive] of the saints at this time.

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1Th 4:17 B. He destroys the two Kings,
These stand for the 'Beast' and the 'False Prophet'. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. Re 19:20 C. He calls for the Overthrow of Jezebel,
In Revelation Chapter 2, Jesus calls for the overthrow of a Jezebel. Notice that in the story of Jehu, he does not personally destroy Jezebel, it is the eunuchs who do so. The reason they can do so is they are on the same level as her. And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. 2Ki 9:30-33 Here we see that Jezebel looks out from a window. This means that she is in the palace on some upper floor. This is a picture of a wicked ruler in a high place. A spiritual high place held by a demonic power.

Who are these eunuchs? I believe they are prophetic intercessors. Those who are able to operate in heavenly realms, having made themselves pure in order to do so. These can throw down the spirit of Jezebel because they can reach her level and execute judgment there.

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Mt 19:12 D. He slaughters all of the worshippers of Baal,
Jehu called for a great sacrifice to Baal and required all the worshippers of Baal to wear special clothing that easily identified them. Then he commanded his troops to slay them all. The special clothing speaks of the Mark of the Beast. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: Re 14:9-10

And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. Re 19:21

E. The Meaning Of Naboth's Vineyard.
This speaks of the martyrdom of the saints.

In 2 Kings 9:25-26, quoted above we find Jehu's primary stated reason for returning to Jezreel. And that is to avenge the blood of Naboth. Here Jehu refers to an incident that took place during the reign of Ahab. This is given in 1 Kings 21; the entire chapter is devoted to telling this story. So what's so important about Naboth that the bible spends an entire chapter on him?

Naboth, whose name means fruit or fruits, owned a vineyard near Ahab's palace. Ahab wants the vineyard, but only to use the land for growing something else. So Ahab offers to buy the vineyard or trade him a better one but Naboth stands up to him and refuses.

1Ki 21:3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. Jezebel then arranges for Naboth to be falsely accused of the capital crime of blasphemy against the Lord and the King. Naboth and his sons are killed and Ahab takes over the vineyard. Then the Lord sends Elijah to meet Ahab and prophesy the judgment on him that Jehu refers to above.

Now when you see or hear the word 'vineyard' in the bible, your spiritual ears should listen up because the vineyard is a type of God's people. [Isaiah 5]

Since we see that Jehu's wild ride is a picture of the Second Coming of Christ, it should be no surprise that there is an end time allegory to be found in these passages.

Let's identify some of the elements of this allegory.

The vineyard: this is a type of God's people, the planting of the Lord. It can designate Israel, the Church or both. [Israel is also a type of the Church]

The plat [plot or lot] of ground: This is the world.

Naboth and his sons: Naboth means fruit, this also means God's people, especially those who 'become the sons of God'; the end time saints.

The crime of blasphemy against God and the King: this speaks of persecution on religious and secular grounds.

Ahab: Secular Powers

Jezebel: Spiritual Powers

Ahab's intention: [He wants the land for his own use, not to produce Godly fruit.] The kingdom of the beast wants to eradicate any knowledge of the True God.

Ahab's palace: kingdom of the beast or Satan's kingdom.

Summary: Ahab, with Jezebel's help, has Naboth & Sons killed so they can take over his vineyard. Likewise, end time secular and religious forces take over the world, destroy the church and kill God's people. [martyrdom of the saints]

This is saying the same thing as Daniel says in Chapter 7:

I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Da 7:21 And the same idea is put another way in Revelation 13 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. Re 13:7 And this is the primary stated reason for the Second Coming of the Lord, to avenge the blood of his saints. He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white. Joe 1:7 Other passages that speak of revenging of blood. And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. Ge 4:10

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Mt 23:35

From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. Lu 11:51

For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. Isa 26:21

Revelation Martyrs

Let's look at the Revelation Martyrs, who also cry for vengeance.

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Re 6:9-11 Here it is indicated that there are many more martyrs yet to come before their blood would be avenged. In chapter 15 we see the rest of them. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. Re 15:2 These here are the martyrs referred to in Chapter 12 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Re 12:11 Here these martyrs have gotten the victory because they were willing to die for the Lord. How does this get them victory over the adversary? Hebrews tells us that the devil has the power of death, and through fear of death he is able to keep men in bondage. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Heb 2:14-15 So this tells us that by overcoming the fear of death, you overcome Satan. And the proof or demonstration that you have overcome the fear of death is simple. Die without fear. In Romans we read these instructions: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Ro 12:1-2 Here it speaks of proving the will of God. At the end of Romans 12 we find this expression of God's will. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Ro 12:19 So extending our train of thought, we see that the revelation martyrs get the victory over the enemy by dying willingly, without fear; and thus 'giving place to wrath'. And this wrath is the avenging of our blood that takes place at the Second Coming and is depicted in the story of Jehu's wild ride. [Previous Article] [Next Article]

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