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Inauguration 2025: Presidential POMP & Circumstance or KING's Coronation?
Episode 46 • 17th January 2025 • The Field Journal Podcast • Truth of the Kingdom
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In this captivating episode of The Field Journal Podcast, join us as we delve into the historic and spiritual implications of Donald J. Trump's upcoming inauguration. Drawing parallels between the biblical story of Jehu and the modern-day political landscape, the discussion unpacks Jonathan Cahn's provocative claim that Trump has been chosen to "drain the swamp" and return America to God. But what lessons from Jehu's story should America heed, and how can believers navigate this controversial narrative? Tune in for insights, biblical exploration, and a call to personal and national revival.

Key Timestamps

  • 00:00:00 - 00:00:20: Introduction to the pomp and circumstance of Inauguration Day.
  • 00:00:21 - 00:01:09: Framing Trump's inauguration as a moment of spiritual significance.
  • 00:01:10 - 00:03:15: Historical overview of presidential inaugurations.
  • 00:03:16 - 00:05:31: Jonathan Cahn's perspective on Trump as a modern-day Jehu.
  • 00:05:32 - 00:08:09: Exploring the biblical story of Jehu in 2 Kings.
  • 00:08:10 - 00:09:04: Drawing parallels between Jehu's actions and Trump's political role.
  • 00:09:05 - 00:11:32: Jonathan Cahn's call for spiritual revival and Trump’s role in it.
  • 00:11:33 - 00:12:41: Reflecting on prophecy, revival, and discerning God’s will.
  • 00:12:42 - 00:14:09: Conclusion and call to action for listeners.

Key Takeaways

  1. "Donald Trump’s inauguration coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day." This unique timing invites reflection on justice, leadership, and legacy.
  2. "Is there a biblical blueprint that reveals patterns that repeat in modern times." This view suggests that history offers lessons for interpreting current events.
  3. "Trump is ordained to follow the template of Jehu, the warrior king." This claim by Jonathan Cahn positions Trump as a figure chosen by God to restore righteousness.
  4. "Jehu drained the swamp of his day by removing evil rulers." This mirrors Trump’s pledge to combat corruption and align with religious conservatives.
  5. "Jehu aligned with the religious conservatives to restore the nation to God." This historical parallel offers insight into the political-religious dynamics today.
  6. "Jehu accomplished God’s will but failed to follow Him completely." This cautionary tale suggests the importance of steadfast obedience to God.
  7. "God ordains leaders, but revival is a movement of God, not an elected official." It highlights the role of divine intervention over human leadership in societal change.
  8. "America can be great again only if it turns back to God." This aligns national restoration with spiritual repentance.
  9. "Believers must fully surrender to God to see revival." This personal call to action applies to all, not just leaders.
  10. "The Kingdom Story offers hope amid chaos." The podcast encourages listeners to find peace through a biblical perspective.

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Pomp and circumstance.

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The inauguration

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day of the president.

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United States

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is chock full of it,

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with the gathering of dignitaries,

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a luncheon, a parade,

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a ceremonial review of troops,

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and the day

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ending with formal dances

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and receptions.

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The day is designed to officiate

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and celebrate

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the first official day

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in office

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for the elected “Free

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Leader of the World”.

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However, some would say

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that the inauguration of Donald J.

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Trump on January 20th of 2025

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has different connotations

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that it's more like

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the Coronation of a King.

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Learn what

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the biblical story of Jehu

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has to do with the upcoming

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presidential inauguration,

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on this episode

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of The Field Journal Podcast.

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Navigate these uncharted

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times of chaos and confusion

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with The Field Journal Podcast,

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where each episode

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we decipher the events

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unfolding all around us

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with the steadfast

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truth of the Kingdom Story.

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Together,

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we'll focus on developing

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an eternal perspective

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so we can have peace and hope

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despite our circumstances.

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Now here's your guide.

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Kirk Buckner.

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Welcome to The Field

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Journal Podcast,

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where we observe the world

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through the lens of

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the Kingdom Story.

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The story told in the Bible

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that provides us with insight

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and understanding

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to help us navigate

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these unpressed ended times.

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The inauguration of president-elect

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Donald J.

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Trump will take place on Monday,

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January 20th.

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This coincides with Martin

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Luther King Jr.

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day this year,

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following on a national holiday

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for the first time since 1997.

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Trump is expected

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to become just the second president

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to serve nonconsecutive terms,

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joining Grover Cleveland,

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who won elections in 1884 and 1892.

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Presidential inauguration

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has been part

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of American history since 1789,

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when George Washington

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was sworn into office on April

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30th of that year.

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Inaugurations are conducted now

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in January

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to transition power

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in a more expedient way,

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as they have a transfer of power

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not too long after Election Day.

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This change took place in 1933.

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Inauguration Day

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events will be held at the West

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Front of the US

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Capitol in Washington.

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According to the JCCIC,

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the Joint Congressional Committee

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on Inaugural Ceremonies.

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The JCCIC plans

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the day and all the pomp

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and circumstance

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from the swearing in ceremony

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to the inaugural balls.

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As for past inaugurations,

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the day usually begins

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with the president elect attending

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church services, a tradition

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held since Franklin

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D Roosevelt in 1933.

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At the swearing in ceremony.

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The Vice President is sworn

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in first, followed by the president.

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The swearing in ceremony

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is the traditional ceremony

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in which we often

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see the famous scene

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of the incoming officials

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placing their hands on the Bible

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to take their pledges.

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After the oath of office,

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the president delivers

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an inaugural address,

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the first speech given

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officially as president.

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The president then

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heads to the President’s room

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off the Senate chamber

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in the US Capitol

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and will take

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their first official actions,

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accompanied by aides

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and members of Congress,

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they take the time to sign

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nominations, memorandums,

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proclamations and executive orders.

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After that, the president,

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vice president and guests

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sit down

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for the traditional

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inaugural luncheon at Statuary

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Hall in the US Capitol.

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The luncheon program includes

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speeches, gifts

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presentations, and various toasts

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to the new administration.

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After all of this is finished,

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the new president and vice president

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head to the east

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front steps of the Capitol,

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where they review military troops

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before leading a parade down

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Pennsylvania

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Avenue to the White House,

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which includes

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a processional

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of military regiments,

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citizens groups,

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marching bands and floats.

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Inaugural balls

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are held in the evening

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to further the celebration.

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It is clearly a day

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full of pomp and circumstance.

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There's so much pomp

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and circumstance

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that the line can easily get blurred

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between a ceremony

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for an elected official,

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commonly referred to as “The

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Leader of the Free World”

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and the Coronation of a King.

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Which is fitting

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because there are many

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that see Trump as “Anointed”,

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chosen to eradicate evil

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and turn the Republic back to God.

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This view may seem

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like an extreme view,

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but it does exist.

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Jonathan Cahn is one such person.

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Jonathan Cahn is the founder

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of Jerusalem Center

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- Beth Israel and Messianic Church

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in New Jersey.

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He leads Hope of the World ministry.

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He is the author of several

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bestselling books

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and the producer

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of documentary films.

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Jonathan Cahn is a controversial

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figure who claims to reveal

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biblical prophecies

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through repeatable blueprints

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or patterns

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that are revealed in the Bible

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and play out in modern times.

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He was invited to speak at an event

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involving Donald Trump

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less than a month

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before the election.

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Let's listen to

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Jonathan Cahn himself.

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Describe the setup.

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It was in August last year

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that I had a burden

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to give a word for Donald Trump,

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and I never had that before.

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Then in October, out of nowhere,

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I was invited to the inaugural Faith

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Summit in Atlanta.

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It was the first gathering

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of Donald Trump's

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faith advisory board

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since the last of administration.

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Donald Trump was going to be there.

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They had asked

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for a few of those faith leaders

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they invited to speak,

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and they asked me to speak.

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Okay, so we hear that

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in October of 2024,

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less than 30 days

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prior to the election,

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there was a National Faith

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Advisory Board gathering.

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This is a group of pastors

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and ministry leaders

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led by Paula White,

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who advises Donald

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Trump on faith issues.

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Here is some of what

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Jonathan Cohen said

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when he got up to speak

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at the event.

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President Trump,

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you were born into the world

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to be a trumpet of God,

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a vessel of the Lord

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in the hands of God.

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God called you to walk

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according to the template.

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He called you

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according to the template of Jehu,

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the warrior king.

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He called Jehu to make his nation

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great again.

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Jay, who came to the capital city

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with an agenda to drain the swamp.

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Jay, who forged an alliance

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with the religious conservatives

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of the land.

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So it was your destiny

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to do the same.

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Notice that he said

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God appointed Donald Trump

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to walk in the template of Jehu,

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and mentioned

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that Jehu was tasked

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to make the nation

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of Israel great again,

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to drain the swamp, to align with

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the religious conservatives

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of the land.

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Well, let's examine

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Scripture to see if

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what Jonathan Cahn

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spoke of was accurate.

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Listen to what it says in

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2nd Kings, Chapter 9.

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“Now Elisha

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the prophet called

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one of the sons of the prophets

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and said to him,

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gird up your loins,

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and take this flask of oil

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in your hand,

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and go to Ramoth-gilead.

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When you arrive there,

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search out

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Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat,

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the son of Nimshi,

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and go in and bid him

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arise from among his brothers,

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and bring him to an inner room.

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Then take the flask of oil

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and pour it on his head, and say,

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thus says the Lord, I have anointed

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you King over Israel.

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Then open the door and flee,

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and do not wait.”

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That’s 2nd Kings 9:1-3.

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So, to summarize, Elisha called upon

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one of the prophets

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he was mentoring

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and gave him direction

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to find Jehu,

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a military commander,

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and anoint him King.

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Let's listen further to what

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the prophet tells Jehu.

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“So the young man,

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the servant of the prophet,

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went to Ramoth-gilead.

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When he came, behold,

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the captains of

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the army were sitting.

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And he said,

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I have a word for you, O captain.

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And Jehu said,

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for which one of us

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and he said, for you, O captain.

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He arose and went into the house,

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and he poured the oil on his head,

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and said to him,

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thus says the Lord,

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the God of Israel,

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I have anointed

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you King over

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the people of the Lord,

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even over Israel.

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You shall strike the house of Ahab

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your master,

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that I may avenge

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the blood of my servants,

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the prophets, and the blood

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of all the servants of the Lord

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at the hand of Jezebel.”

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That 2nd Kings 9:4-7.

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God specifically had an assignment

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for Jehu to drain the swamp,

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as we say in modern times,

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that Jehu was to remove Ahab

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and his wife Jezebel

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from continuing

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to lead Israel

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in their evil and destructive ways.

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Jehu did as directed by God.

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He did remove Ahab, Jezebel,

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and their leadership.

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He also eradicated

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the worship of Baal in the land,

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something God desired.

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It records in Second Kings 10,

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verse 30,

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that God was pleased with Jehu

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in accomplishing

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what he was assigned to do.

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Listen to this.

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“The Lord said to Jehu,

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because you have done

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well in executing

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what is right in my eyes,

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and have done to the house of Ahab,

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according to all

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that was in my heart.

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Your sons of the fourth generation

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shall sit on the throne of Israel.

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That’s 2nd Kings 10:30.

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What we learn from all of this is

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that Jehu was anointed

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king, chosen by God

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to drain the swamp,

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aligning

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with the religious conservatives

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of the land

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(the prophets),

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and restore the nation back to God.

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So Jonathan Cahn

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was not wrong about Jehu.

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Let's listen

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as it continues on about Trump

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following the same blueprint.

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There are so many mysteries

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to your life.

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But before you were born,

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God ordained

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that you would walk into his destiny

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and that if he should now

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bring you to the height of power,

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it will be for his glory.

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It will be the last act

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and maybe America's

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last chance of redemption.

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But for that to happen,

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you must seek him

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with all your heart.

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Follow him with all your might.

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J, who was born to make his nation

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great again.

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By turning it back to God.

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So were you.

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So clearly

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Jonathan Cohn

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is saying that Trump is ordained

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to follow the same blueprint

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as Jehu did.

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But there is a danger in all of this

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as the story of Jehu

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is not complete.

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Jehu did some things

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right in the eyes of the Lord,

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but there are some things

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that were not right.

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Listen to this.

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“However,

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as for the sins of Jeroboam

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the son of Nebat,

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which he made Israel sin,

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from these Jehu did not depart

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even the golden calves

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that were at Bethel,

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and that were at Dan.”

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“But Jehu was not careful to walk

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in the law of the Lord,

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the God of Israel,

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with all his heart.

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He did not depart

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from the sins of Jeroboam,

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which he made Israel sin.”

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That’s 2nd Kings

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10, verse 29 and 31.

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So if we're to believe, as Jonathan

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Cahn asserts,

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that Donald Trump is ordained by God

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to follow the blueprint of Jehu.

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What do we do

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about these scriptures?

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How does Trump avoid

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the sins of Jehu?

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Well, Jonathan Cahn has an answer

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for that.

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Let's hear what he has to say.

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America can only be great again

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if America turns back to God.

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You are a trumpet of God,

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and the trumpet

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can only fulfill its purpose

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if it's filled with the breath

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of the one who holds it up

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and blows through it.

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God is the one who lifted you up,

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and he wills that you be filled

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with the breath of His Spirit.

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God is calling you

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to go all out for God, for him.

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And if you do,

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then what

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follows will be the greatest

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and most glorious part.

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Then you will do what

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no president has ever done.

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You will be the vessel

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God used to bring America back,

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to judge history

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and to change the world.

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For the Lord has spoken.

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So Jonathan Con would say

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for Donald Trump

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to walk in the template of Jehu,

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he needs to follow God

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with all his heart.

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And in order to do that,

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President Trump needs to be directed

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by the Holy Spirit.

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Let's listen to this

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final clip of Jonathan

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Cahn giving his conclusion

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to the word he gave

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for Donald Trump,

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and what he believes

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is the necessary things

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for the followers of Jesus

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to be doing.

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This could be the last chance.

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And the only way America can be

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not lost is through revival.

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Only revival.

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And we need to pray

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for the president

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that God will touch him

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and have his way,

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and that he will this time

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go all out for God.

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And we need to pray for revival

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as never before,

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because only that

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can save the future.

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Let us commit to that.

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Okay.

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So what do we do with all of this?

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Well, first,

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is Donald

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Trump ordained by God

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to follow in the template of Jehu

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because Jonathan Cahn says so?

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I'm not sure we can say that

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Jonathan Cahn is a prophet

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or messenger from God.

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He could get words from God.

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He certainly believes he does.

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And there are some

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interesting things in his books

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that are worth examining.

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However the problem in this day

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and age, is that we live

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in a world of misinformation

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and disinformation,

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and quite frankly,

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information overload.

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There are many people

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claiming to speak for God,

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so it is difficult to discern

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if words like this spoken over

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someone are accurate

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until they come to pass.

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That is,

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we could best weigh

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prophetic words

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after they've come true or don't.

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But there are some things

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we can agree on with Jonathan Cahn

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America needs a revival,

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the kind that sees God's Spirit

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moving in communities

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across the nation.

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and those that follow

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the Lord should be praying for that.

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Now, this revival can happen

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without Donald Trump

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because revival is

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a movement of God,

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not an elected official.

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but if Trump wants God's

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hand to be upon him

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and have God's anointing,

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then he must fully surrender

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his life to God

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and follow him

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with all his heart,

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soul, mind, and strength,

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and be led daily

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by God's Holy Spirit.

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This is true for us also.

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If we want revival,

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it must start with us

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and in our communities,

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and we must fully surrender

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to God and be led by His Spirit.

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Well,

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that's all we have time

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for this episode.

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I want to thank you for joining me.

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Until next time,

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may the grace of the Lord

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Jesus Christ

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and the love of God

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and the fellowship

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of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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Thank you for being a part

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of this episode of The Field

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Journal Podcast,

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a production of

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truth of the Kingdom.

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And while we've reached

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the end of our journey

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today, the conversation continues

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at truth of the kingdom.com.

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Until next time,

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may the Kingdom Story

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be your source of truth and hope.

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No matter

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what's happening around you.

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