GOLIATH, WHOM WE FEAR, IS THE
FALSE PROPHET SHIELDED BY THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA, AND
THE WHOLE WAR IS ABOUT BELIEF IN GOD
01-30-22
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COMMENTARY
Commentary: God is Thought. Angels are spirits (Psa 104:4; Heb 1:7).
Each angel is a component (part) of God’s Holy Spirit. God is invisible
(Col 1:15; 1 Tim 1:17). Spirits (Angels) are the invisible Thoughts of
God, i.e., altogether they are God’s Holy Spirit. However, a “third
part” (Rev 12:4) of the initially perfect angels who were created as
innocent (pure) God Thoughts were thereafter made imperfect (impure),
i.e., “evil” (Isa 45:7) in a once perfect Angel (Lucifer) who became a
fallen angel (Satan), properly named Lucifer-Satan, and who is typified
by “Legion” (Mark 5:9; Luke 8:30). The progeny of evil fallen angels
(evil fallen thoughts) and the mentally possessed human women were the
“giants” (Gen 6:4), i.e., giants in the power (magnitude) of their
thoughts. Goliath is a physically depicted power picture, a type and
shadow of the evil power (control, influence, dominance) of invisible
spiritually evil impure fallen angel thoughts.
GOLIATH IS THE FALSE PROPHET OF GATH
(1 Sam 17:4-7) And there went out a champion [leader, front-runner] out
of the camp [exactly as a “tongue” goes out of the mouth, i.e.,
representing, typifying, thoughts articulated into words] of the
Philistines [symbolizing all unsaved people], named Goliath [Heb:
exiled] [Dict.: banished] [like the fallen angels; a giant, the
offspring of a fallen angel (Gen 6:4)], of Gath [Heb: a winepress (in
the sense of treading out the grapes)] [a city of giants, i.e.,
Washington D.C., puffed-up men and women], whose height was six cubits
and a span [i.e., approximately an imposing 12 feet tall, perhaps 2,000
pounds, beyond the size of a very large upright horse]. And he had an
helmet [a head-covering (protection) for his thoughts] of brass [Heb:
filthiness] [i.e., sin] upon his head, and he was armed with a coat
[covering] of mail [Heb: joined plates of metal]; and the weight [Heb:
a weight] [i.e. 96x, used most often to describe silver or gold, or
something of value, herein alluding to “the love of money is the root
of all evil” (1 Tim 6:10)] of the coat [covering] was five thousand
shekels of brass [Heb: filthiness] [i.e., sin]. And he had greaves
[Heb: shin guards] of brass [Heb: filthiness] [i.e., sin] upon his
legs, and a target [Heb: shield] of brass [Heb: filthiness] [i.e., sin]
between his shoulders [i.e., covering his chest, protecting his heart].
(1 Sam 17:7a) And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam [for
weaving things together (manipulating)]; and his spear's head weighed
six hundred shekels of iron [herein a type of implacable merciless
judgment]: (1 Sam 17:7b) and one bearing a shield [Heb: a large shield;
a hook (as pointed, as if guarding by prickliness); cold (as piercing)]
went before [Heb: in front of] him [i.e., as the fake news media
shielding and shilling for the “false prophet” (Rev 13:11-18)] [1].
1. (1 Sam 17:41) And the Philistine [the “false
prophet” Goliath, symbolizing (acting as) “the tongue” (the thoughts
expressed as words) of all unbelieving people] came on and drew near
unto David [Heb: loving]; and the man [(specifically)] that bare the
shield [i.e., the fake news media] went before [Heb: in front of] him.
[i.e., in front of Goliath, 1 Sam 17:7b]
(1 Sam 17:8-11) And he [Goliath] [Heb: exiled] [Dict.: banished] stood
[defiantly] and cried [acting as “the tongue” of the body of all
unbelieving people] unto the armies of Israel [Heb: he will rule as
God] [(but now today we are the frightened professing church of God)],
and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array
[Dict.: an orderly grouping or arrangement, espec. of troops]? am not I
a Philistine [an unbeliever], and ye servants to Saul [symbolizing the
professing church]? choose you a man for you [to “stand in the gap
before me” (Ezek 22:30)], and let him come down to me. If he be able to
fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I
prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and
serve us. And the Philistine [acting as “the tongue” of the body of all
unbelieving people] said, I defy the armies of Israel [i.e., the armies
of God] this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. When Saul
and all Israel [all believing America] heard those words of the
Philistine [i.e., hearing Goliath’s propaganda, acting as “the tongue”
of the body of all unbelieving people] [1], they were dismayed [Heb:
prostrate, in confusion and fear: scared, terrified], and greatly
afraid [2,3].
1. propaganda: Dict. = any systematic, widespread
dissemination or promotion of particular ideas, doctrines, practices,
etc. to further one’s own cause or to change an opposing one; now often
used disparagingly to connote deception or distortion. [i.e., lies]
2. (1 Sam 17:16) And the Philistine [Goliath] drew
near morning and evening [every day], and presented himself [i.e., his
words] forty days [symbolically, a time of testing].
3. (1 Sam 17:24) And all the men of Israel [Saul’s
professing church], when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore
afraid.
(1 Sam 17:38-41) And Saul [the professing church] armed David [Heb:
loving] [the confessing church of Jesus Christ] with his armour, and he
put an helmet [a head-covering (protection) for his thoughts] of brass
[Heb: filthiness] [i.e., sin] upon his head; also he armed him with a
coat [covering] of mail [Heb: joined plates of metal] [i.e., silver or
gold, money]. And David girded his [Saul’s] sword upon his [Saul’s]
armour, and he assayed [hesitated] to go; for he had not proved [Heb:
tested] [1] it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I
have not proved [Heb: tested] them. And David put them off him. And he
took his [shepherd’s] staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth
stones [2] out of the brook [of running water, i.e., out of the Holy
Spirit], and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a
scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the
Philistine. And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and
the man that bare the shield went before [Heb: in front of] him [before
Goliath].
1. test = Dict.: an examination, or trial, as to
prove the value or ascertain the nature of something.
a. (Acts 17:11) These [Bereans, the inhabitants of
Berea] were more noble [i] than those [inhabitants] in Thessalonica, in
that they received the word with all readiness of mind [Gk: willingness
of mind], and searched [Gk: investigated] [tested] the scriptures
daily, whether those things [that they heard] were so.
i. noble = Dict.: having or showing high moral
qualities or ideals, or greatness of character; lofty.
2. (Eph 4:10-12) He that descended [Jesus Christ] is
the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might
fill all things.) And he gave [“five smooth stones”] some,
apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors
and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the
ministry, for the edifying [Gk: structure: building] of the body of
Christ:
(1 Sam 17:48-51) And it came to pass, when the Philistine [the
unbelieving body of people, Goliath] arose [Heb: reared up], and came
and drew nigh to meet David [Heb: loving], that David hasted [Heb: to
be liquid or flow] [a type and shadow of the Holy Spirit], and ran
toward the army [of unbelievers (notice the plurality of army, as in
Legion)] to meet the Philistine [expressed singularly as Goliath, the
unbelieving body of people]. And David put his hand in his bag, and
took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote [Heb: strike: wounded] the
Philistine [the unbelieving body of people] in his forehead [i.e., in
his (their) thoughts], that the stone sunk into his forehead [yep, into
his thoughts]; and he fell upon his face [prostrate] to the earth
[i.e., in front of David]. So David [Heb: loving] prevailed [Heb:
conquered, got the victory] over the Philistine [the unbelieving body
of people] with a sling and with a stone, and smote [Heb: wounded] the
Philistine [the unbelieving body of people], and slew [Heb: killed]
him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran,
and stood upon the Philistine [the unbelieving body of people], and
took his sword [the words of Goliath, the tongue of the unbelieving
people], and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut
off his head therewith [SYMBOLICALLY SEPARATING HIS THOUGHTS FROM GOD].
And when the Philistines [the unbelieving body of people] saw their
champion was dead, they fled.