Ezekiel Chapter 27

"The Grief and Ruin of Tyre"

This Bible Study is written by Roger Christopherson, and it's transcription/ location
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We read in the last verse of Ezekiel 26 where God said He would make Tyre "Tyrus" a terror. Then Satan, it's king, and his entire world religious, and commercial system would be no more. At Jesus Christ's return to earth at the seventh trumpet, Satan and all parts of his evil religious order will not exist anymore, to cause problems for God's people.

Ezekiel 27 will take a close look at Satan's [the Antichrist's] system in operation, and in this parable, compare it to a ship. Every part of this ship reflects part of the operation of the Antichrist's [king of Tyre's] world wide system. As this religious and political system appears to be and function one way, However, that way will be a deception, and cover-up for what is really happening. This chapter then, is what is called a parable; which is a story to illustrate something similar that is happening.

In this parable, Satan is the "king of Tyrus", and the time of his rule is during the first six seals of the tribulation. This king, who is in fact the Antichrist, will rule from Jerusalem, and his system, or political and religious world order is described in this parable as a ship. As long as this one world governmental and religious system is ruling, the ship will stay afloat. As of today, in the world around us, this system [ship] is almost completed, and has set sail on it's voyage. At the present time the "four hidden dynasties" [of the Kenites] are in control, and they are making way for their captain to come on board. Their captain is their king, the Antichrist, who is this "king of Tyrus".

Ezekiel 27:1 "The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 27:2 " "Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;"

God is telling Ezekiel to cry a sad song for Tyrus. In a figure of speech, it will be a sad song, for it will tell us of all the bad news God has in store for Tyrus. Remember, this is end times prophecy, and Tyrus represents Satan's world wide system, that will rule, support, and make the way for the Antichrist [Satan]. This "lamentation" [grief] song is for Satan's ship [that one world system], as it sails right on to the rocks.

Ezekiel 27:3 "And say unto Tyrus, 'O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; 'O Tyrus, thou hast said, 'I am of perfect beauty.' "

Historically, Tyrus was a little city mounted mostly upon a rock island, off the coast of Lebanon. Tyrus was destroyed in the fifth century B.C., However, we are using this historical event as a parable for explaining the prophetic events that are taking place right now, in our current generation.

The Tyrus of today is the "New world order" that is rapidly tightening it's grip on all areas of our lives. The Kenites in charge of this Luciferian order, under the shield of the United Nations, are pushing their self given authority on every nation on earth. These children of Satan [Kenites} are assuming the role of God, as they destroy nations, start their wars, and carry out their murderous acts, all in the name of "love", "peace", "save the children", or any other deceitful front they can use.

The only thing that matters to these godless men, is whether their acts, or any other man's or nation's acts are in fulfillment of their one world agenda. When they analyze any event, the merits are judged good only if it promotes the United Nations [their political beast]. At the same time, the world sits by and watches as this system is replacing God's truths, with their babbling of half truths.

Night after night we watch these pompous fools on the news saying, "I am of perfect beauty", as they talk of their political system, and their manipulation of it. Just as this "new world order" thinks of itself as a thing of beauty, we are reminded in Isaiah 14, that this "king of Tyrus", Satan, was made a thing of beauty, and he fell just as his one world system will fall. This king and his system now reaches many isles around the world, and is tightening it's strangle-hold everywhere it exists.

Ezekiel 27:4 "Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty."

The borders that are bound, are the ones that are necessary to protect their area of control, and assure their success in binding the nations of the world. The laws of each nation are being dismantled, and they are being replaced with the Satanic forms of treaty law, which will allow them [the Kenites] to control all mankind, through their world courts and agencies. The "builders" are their lawyers, bankers and their politicians, and they have "perfected thy beauty", through the lies and deceptions they went through to force nations to accept these laws and treaties.

Ezekiel 27:5 "They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.."

The mast of the ship holds the sails and rigging of the ship, which in turn controls the speed and direction the ship will go. The Israelites have always been compared to the "cedars of Lebanon." These Cedars are very sturdy, while appearing to be common.

So, this parable is saying that Satan [the king of Tyrus] has put together a ship, and that ship is represented by the "one world system" [United Nations}. The thing [mast] that is holding that ship together, holding it's rigging; and controls it's direction by supporting it's sails, are God's people, these "cedars of Lebanon" [the old House of Israel].

Through the deceptions and lies being peddled, this system is fueled by American tax dollars, as well as wealth of all Christian nations, who have bought into the Kenites dream of a one world system. The House of Israel, is the cedars of Lebanon. So we see the mast is well greased with the banner of our people, and it is the deception that is blinding us to accept their lies, that makes it all possible.

Ezekiel 27:6 "And of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim."

The word "Bashan" means "fruitful and plentiful" in the Hebrew text. In the Massorah text of Dr. Ginsburg, "Ashurites" is better translated "Teassur" in the Hebrew, and means "box-wood, or Cypruss". So the verse should read; "they have made thy benches with ivory [and] box-wood;" Though they desired their benches to be ultra fine, they are not. When you look at the authority they hold, under challenge it unravels. The system's only authority is what it receives through deception.

"Chittim", according to Strong's Hebrew dictionary, # 7394; "the children of Rekeb, or Rechab," This is the same children mentioned in I Chronicles 2:55, as being the "Kenites. These people Ezekiel is telling us, are at the bottom of putting together this ship [world wide system] for their father Satan.

Another name given to "Chittim" is the "Bruisers". In Genesis 3:15 we read; "And I will put enmity between thee [Satan} and the woman [Eve], and between thy [Satan's] seed [children through Cain] and her [Eve's] seed [Christ]; It [Christ] shall bruise thy [Satan's] head, and thou [Satan] shall bruise His [Christ's] heal."

The offspring of Satan through Eve [Cain] are the Kenites, and they are the "bruisers", or murders of our Lord Jesus Christ, as well as the millions of other people who died while the Kenites strived for world control.

So Ezekiel is identifying the Kenites as the ones who are putting the ship of this parable together, and they are at the bottom of it all. When Jesus Christ returns, then it will be Christ that will give the final bruising to Satan and his children.

Ezekiel 27:7 "Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee."

These Kenites are going first class all the way, in the building of their ship, or world system. Have you seen the trainloads of our tax dollars they are giving away in the name of their world wide system, to bribe nations and lure them into their clutches. There is nothing to good for the sails of their ship, in this parable. Cost has never been a factor for them, in the driving force behind this political beast, of the Kenites.

There is very little morality in their thinking, for the ship has only one direction, or policy, and it's direction is focused on completion at any cost. [Not to them, but to you the taxpayer.] How does this ship look to you, friend?

There are to many Christians that can't wait to set sail in it. Though many Christians are set to fly away in their "rapture theory", they will settle for Satan's cheap and prosperous five month cruise on this ship in the parable. The "Blue and purple" is how Satan will mark himself as royalty, and the entire world will accept him. All except God's elect, and those who understand what is going on.

Ezekiel 27:8 "The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots."

The men of "Zidon" were fishermen and hunters, while the "Arvad" are vagabonds [rolling ones]. The "Arvad have always migrated, since the day that God put His spell on their father, "Cain". These people were the offspring of Cain that had the curse of God placed upon them, as recorded in Genesis 4:11-12. The Arvad are the Kenites. So we see the "mariners", the ones that are steering this "one world system" ship, are again identified as the Kenites.

These "Kenites" [Arvad] put this ship together so well that God's people [Christians] sat back and allowed them to be their "pilots". They allowed them to translate their Bibles in ancient times, and control their churches and literature in modern times. This pack of thieves and murderers will continue to lead the churches in this final generation, right into Satan's camp; and they will shortly worship Satan in ignorance, thinking he is the true Christ. They will do this because they have been taught to do so.

Ezekiel 27:9 "The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise."

Here we see the "Calkers" at work. The Calkers were the ones that pounded the hemp, or rope into the cracks of the ship, to stop the leaks, and keep the ship afloat. We also see that in control of the ship were "the wise men" from all over the world. These are also "Kenites" from all the nations around the world, using this political and religious system [the ship] to "occupy" [trade} their merchandise.

Have you looked lately at the ship [world wide system] your tax dollars is building to support these foreign traders, the sons of Satan? This ship floats only because American, Canadian and British "Calkers" [taxpayers] work daily to keep it afloat. The time is coming when Americans will wake up and see who these Kenites are. They are the ones who feed our minds through their media, and pick our pockets through taxation. They view our citizens as their cattle, and our nation as their ship to sail and use as they please. God help us to wake up. Remember, it's the "cedars of Lebanon", God's people that drives them.

Ezekiel 27:10 "They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness."

So we have seen that this ship of Tyrus is a Satanic one world system in this parable. We have been shown how it is built, and who built it. We can now understand how it is driven, and who controls this ship. We see who it's pilots are, and how it is repaired and maintained. Has it sunk into your mind yet, that God is giving us a picture, through a parable, of what is going on right now, as we are studying this.

"Persia" is Iran, and "Lud" represents Libya. The land of "Phut" is all of Africa, on the whole. These men of war are "mercenaries" who fight for a profit. They come in to a land under the guise of "comeliness", that is to bring in help, and their order. This is exactly how our United States troops are being used, and sent to foreign lands. While the intent is pure in the hearts and minds of the troops, the United Nations secretly brings in foreign troops to control the population.

Ezekiel 27:11 "The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect."

These men of Arvad, or those vagabond Kenites, are all "round about" the walls, or defenses of our nation. Their agencies are scheduled to control all areas of our lives and society. Their men are in controlling positions of our military, our government, schools, and even our homes, as they try to make our ways "beauty perfect", by their standards.

"And the Gammadims", this is referring to their warriors, however this is a spiritual lesson of a parable, and these spiritual warriors simply do not have their armor on today. The spiritual armor is spelled out in Ephesians 6, what it is and how it is used. Just like Ezekiel is telling us, "they hang their shields upon the wall". Is your spiritual armor hanging on the wall, or on and in place to do spiritual battle.

The religious form used today in most churches, has become a form of "beauty perfect". So much so that they think there is no need for their armor. There is a time coming when this old ship will sink to the bottom, and it will be our Lord Jesus Christ who will do it. Many Christians will go down with Satan's ship, however many Christians are waking up, and putting their spiritual armor on to stand against spiritual deception.

Ezekiel 27:12 "Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs."

There is no gold mentioned here, only metals of industry and commerce; hard and cold. These metals are cast to do battle, and through trake is drawing their one world system together.

Ezekiel 27:13 "Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market."

We see Russia entering into the prophecy here. Russia will enter the world system as traders, and they will buy and sell with the souls of their people, and the souls of all that will do business with her. Will you profit in trade with her? Our people sleep, as the Kenites sail their ship on.

Ezekiel 27:14 "They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules."

"Togarmah" is in southern Russia. Now that the cold war is over, Russia is feeding her war mules [technologies], and sending them into the new world order, right along with her men and information.

Ezekiel 27:15 "The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony."

These are the peoples of Africa, who are being drawn into the one world system. As we watch the horror stories coming out of Africa, the United Nations continues down it's road to world conquest. Part of the process is the purging of what it feels are the "unfit". Who survives? Only those who become part of the one world system. As far as their ship is concerned, your either on board, or overboard. That is their agenda.

Ezekiel 27:16 "Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate."

We can now see how this system [ship] is covering each part of the world. Before the ship sinks, every nation, and peoples of the earth, will be sailing on this prophetic ship. They will all subscribe to its orders, and supply what is necessary to keep it afloat.

Ezekiel 27:17 "Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm."

Where is this land of "Israel"? "Israel is wherever the people of the northern ten tribes of the ancient "House of Israel" are, in these latter days. "Judah" are the Jews, both of the tribes of Benjamin and Judah, for they are of the "House of Judah", and scattered amongst the Jews are the Kenites, those who say they are Jews, but are not. The people of Israel migrated over the Caucasus Mountains in the seventh century B.C., then spread throughout Europe, and the Americas. They are known today as the "Caucasians". They comprise the Christian nations in the world today.

Here we see that even we will be part of this ship in the parable.

Ezekiel 27:18 "Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and shite woll."

Ezekiel 27:19 "Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market."

This is Asia Minor, and Turkey.

Ezekiel 27:20 "Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots."

This area is in southern Russia.

Ezekiel 27:21 "Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants."

As we go on and on, we will see that all nations, and the goods from the entire world will become part of the merchandise sailed on this ship. [world order] These goods are produced for the nourishment of each of the four hidden dynasties, of this one world system. It will be the Kenites that will be in control of all trade, and merchandising of the "new world order", and their dynasties are education, economics [banking and industry], politics, and religion.

Ezekiel 27:22 "The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold."

This is black gold, which is the oil to drive their ship. The "Sheba and Raamah" area is South of Arabia.

Ezekiel 27:23 "Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants."

This is the Syrian and Iraq region.

Ezekiel 27:24 "These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise."

So we can see that each nation is bound together, area by area, all wound together in the cords of commerce, and fit together in all sorts of ways. The people in all lands, colors, races, and economic levels, all brought down to one common denominator, and one stated purpose: that purpose is to keep the Kenite's ship afloat.

When we listen to the words of our political leaders, our military officers, educators, and religious leaders, what is important to each of them, is the condition and advancement of this one world system, and the society at the top.

That is right; This old ship of Ezekiel's parable is sailing today, and we are part of it. One worldism has only a few more waves to ride, then the Kenites believe it will be smooth sailing.

Ezekiel 27:25 "The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas."

These ships are the great merchant fleets of the world today. They sail to every port on the face of the earth. Were they glad? Of course, for all ports of the world are home to them, because the elimination of tariffs by treaty has eliminated all of their barriers.

Ezekiel 27:26 "Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas."

The "rowers" are the statesmen and politicians who control the ship. The "east wind" is a hurricane, and the rowers are heading right into that gale storm.

Ezekiel 27:27 "Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin."

This names all persons, places, and items of merchandises that laid as cargo on this ship of the "one world system". We see the ship is sailing right into a disaster, while the crew, pilot and all aboard care less about the "east wind" that is coming their way.

When is this "day of thy ruin"? Only God knows, however it is coming and we are warned of it. That ship has a name in the end times, and its name is called "Babylon".

Ezekiel 27:28 "The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots."

You will hear screams of terror, as the old ship hits the rocks.

Ezekiel 27:29 "And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;"

Those who know the truth of God's word will not be aboard when that ship of Satan's sails; they will stay clear of it. They will keep their feet on dry ground, and they will not desire any part of that cruise.

Ezekiel 27:30 "And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:"

Ezekiel 27:31 "And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing."

Ezekiel 27:32 "And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, 'What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?"

Remember that great cry that went up in Revelation 18:17-19. We read also of that great city, and the ships that went down in one hour. This is that fall, and the hour of that prophecy. The whole world will be mourning at that day, for the ways of the world will be finished.

If you are banking on this new world order to be your security, your going to be a loser. For this system has but a short time to stay a float. Your real security had better be in Jesus Christ, and you had better be learning what armor it is, and how to be putting it on.

Ezekiel 27:33 "When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise."

When the system is at it's peak, everyone will prosper, and shared the wealth equally. It is a time of enjoyment to belong to the system, and trade your goods, with no barriers. However, when the ship went down, so did everyone that was aboard. 

Ezekiel 27:34 "In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall."

It just doesn't pay to do business with Satan's system. When "all thy company" goes down, so will you if your in it. 

Ezekiel 27:35 "All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance."

We must rely on our eternal security given to us by our Heavenly Father, rather then things of this world.

Ezekiel 27:36 "The merchants among the people shall his at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be anymore" ."

Is it going to be easy to stand against Satan, the Antichrist, and his system? No! If you know what the system is, and what it is coming to, it should not even be tempting to you. This chapter covered Satan's "one world system" in the form of a parable of a ship. By studying this ship we can come to know how the new world system is coming together, and how God's people will be deceived by it. The ship, and the system forming now and we are living in it today. That ship is controlled by the Kenites, and this ship will sink.

This is one ship I can safely say that I do not wish to cruise on.

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