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„Sieg - Heil
! ?“
("Victory and Salvation")
It
was not so long ago that almost a whole nation was crying out “Sieg-Heil”
to a leader who they had chosen. “Sieg-Heil” was their way
of greeting and became law in the entire country. If anyone did not follow
these rules, they could face punishment. “Sieg-Heil” was
a hope that a nation NEVER will experience, for they had forgotten the God
of the Bible along with their leaders. “Sieg-Heil” - nothing but
illusion, a work of spiritual deception that came directly out of hell and
was leading the people into it. What nobody dared to believe at that
time, took place. This nation and other nations experienced immense suffering.
What do the Scriptures say in Proverbs 20:28? “Mercy and truth preserve
the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.” For all those who want
to lead a nation, these are the spiritual measures and boundaries, which cannot
be breached. Whosoever forsakes the holy devotion and truth, will be cast
down from their throne in the time when God decides and all those who are
holding onto this throne, will fall down with their king. Solomon wrote by
divine wisdom in Ecclesiastes 10:16, “Woe to thee, O land, when thy
king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”
Just take a look at how an individual maps out his path, but it is God who
decides what happens and who judges. “Sieg-Heil” was almost in
the mouth of everyone from this nation; and it remained that way until the
veil was taken away from their eyes. Instead of “victory and salvation”,
there was defeat and condemnation; towns and villages were burnt and turned
upside down. No wonder, for it is written: Jeremiah 17:5 “Thus saith
the LORD; cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm,
and whose heart departeth from the LORD!”
Behind the human cry of “Sieg-Heil”, hell and the abyss where
following. How could such a thing happen and why is something similar going
to occur in the future? The reason is that the religious leaders failed and
their fear of man is greater than their fear for God.
Paul wrote in 2 Thess 2:8-10 “…And then shall that Wicked be revealed,
whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy
with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working
of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness
of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love
of the truth, that they might be saved.” The scriptures clearly states:
1. They have no love for the truth. 2. They have no love for the Word of God.
3. They show no love in response to the outstretched arms of God, who is able
to save them through his gospel.
God will not be mocked; it is true that his goodness will last forever, however,
not for those who forget and despise HIM! HE handed Jerusalem over into the
hands of the enemy and gave them his sword, and not one stone remained on
top of the other. Why? Because they did not realize that it was their time
and they refused their saviour. They thought that Caesar would bring them
“Sieg-Heil”, and believed it up until the time that the veil was
taken away from their eyes.
Has a lesson be learnt as a consequence of such events? No, the mass of the
people and majority of the nations and their citizens have not learnt from
it at all. They try to go the way, which they are unable to go without God,
by their own strength, by their own human wisdom, and without God’s
guidance and advice. They are still under the illusion that they can solve
problems without the help of Jesus Christ. They ignore the WORD of God, and
therefore, their end and the place where they will be gathering together is
exactly there at the place, which God has prepared for those who believed
that victory and salvation could be found by the hand of man. The Word of
God will even be fulfilled in their lives, for there will never be “Sieg-Heil”
for the ungodly throughout all eternity.
But could there ever be “Sieg-Heil” for a whole nation? God says,
“Yes, even still today, up until the time that my door will be closed.”
The Bible is still around and people can pray; they can obey that which is
written within. When they obey, there will be “Sieg-Heil”, and
the veil will immediately be taken away from their eyes. For all those who
do not obey, hell is awaiting them and then, when it is too late, their
eyes will be opened.
The victory, which Jesus Christ gives, is victory over the power of sin and
evil. His salvation is eternal life. No deception, no tricks involved; you
can have victory and salvation for yourself and your house through HIM!
(rw)