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The Coup to Capture the Crown

As more evidence of election interference and voting fraud continues to emerge, the corrupt establishment media is trying to falsely legitimize their chosen candidate, and accusing the president of trying to “overturn” the rigged ballot results. This same strategy was employed by a coup during the time of King David’s final years, but the illegal move to establish their nominee was thwarted, and the rightful ruler gained the throne instead.

As King David grew older, the political aspirations of his sons began to demonstrate themselves with his son Adonijah, the son of Haggith. He had been born during David’s time fleeing King Saul and was known for being very handsome. Since he was born after Amnon and Absalom, who had both been killed during the events leading to and during the previous rebellion attempt to usurp the throne, Adonijah figured that he was heir apparent and made efforts to establish himself as the successor.

Because King David had never rebuked or corrected Adonijah as a child, he grew up entitled, deciding within himself that he would be king when he saw that his father was aging, and made a grand public show with chariots and horses ready, with fifty men running ahead of him to declare his presence. These parades were meant to try to convince the unknowing public that the next king had already been decided and get them conditioned to the false narrative that Adonijah was the next ruler.

Adonijah tried to consolidate his power by gaining the support of key members of David’s Cabinet. Abiathar, the appointed High Priest (1 Chronicles 15:11; 1 Kings 2:26), who was the sole survivor of King Saul’s massacre at Nob, where the Tabernacle stood, and the “king’s counselor” (1 Chronicles 27:33-34) was a key ally, as his backing implied that David and G3D had personally decreed that Adonijah would be the future leader. Adonijah also ensured that Joab, General over the entire military, threw his support behind Adonijah, as King David’s reputation as a great man of war and conquest implied that he would trust who his General aligned himself with. These political alliances were key to ensuring that his push for the throne seemed legitimate.

But Adonijah did not have allies amongst those who truly mattered.

Zadok, the legitimate High Priest who served under David and later Solomon in the Temple; Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, leader of King David’s Special Forces and one of his closest allies since his time in the cave systems of Adullam; Prophet Nathan, King David’s closest spiritual advisors; Shimei and Rei, who were most likely David’s surviving older brothers, future advisors to King Solomon, but who had a legitimate claim to the throne as David’s family; and David’s special palace guards, made up his mighty men and closest war buddies whom he entrusted his life to. These people did not support Adonijah’s presumptuous power grab and were amongst the high officials who were not invited to Adonijah’s public event declaring himself king, where he sacrificed sheep and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel, to try to convince the national leaders to back his coup.

More importantly, Adonijah did not invite his brother Solomon, the rightful heir to the throne, subtly recognizing that he was usurping his brother’s rightful position.

After hearing about how Adonijah was trying to seize political power for himself, Prophet Nathan contacted Solomon’s mother, Bathsheba, and asked her to appear before King David to inquire about the proper royal succession. While Queen Bathsheba was rightfully concerned about the future of her son and herself, reminding her husband of his previous promise that Solomon would replace him as king, Prophet Nathan approached King David very differently.

Nathan asked David if he had changed his mind at some point and decided to instead declare that Adonijah replace Solomon. Nathan questioned if David had made such a major decision without letting those closest to him including Zadok the true High Priest and closest advisor, nor Benaiah, the leader of his elite personal bodyguards. Even if David had made such a dramatic change, the king knew that he would have to run the idea through Prophet Nathan first, as he had already previous spoke G3D’s Message that David would not be allowed to build the Temple due to his military career. Even though David was King, he was still under the discretion of what G3D saw fit to do.

Ultimately, King David confirmed that Solomon was the rightful ruler and made preparations to allow for a peaceful transition of power.

While Adonijah tried to buy the favor of the establishment powers in religion, the military, and the regional governors, Solomon courted the favor of the average citizen and made his inauguration available and open to all of Israel. Prophet Nathan and Zadok the High Priest anointed Solomon and the cheers of support for the newly crowned King Solomon terrified those who had originally aligned themselves with Adonijah’s political gambit and they quickly abandoned their candidate.

Adonijah fled to the Tabernacle for protection, knowing full well that his plans had failed and that he should rightfully be executed, along with his coconspirators, for treason and insurrection. After begging for his life, Solomon responded to Adonijah “If you show yourself to be worthy, not a hair on your head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in you, you will die” (ref. 1 Kings 1)

Adonijah could not control his desire for the power of the throne, and made a subtle grab for the kingship by asking for King David’s Hospice nurse, Abishag, the Shunammite, as a wife, knowing full well what such a marriage would imply politically. In order to prevent another insurrection and civil war, Solomon ordered that Adonijah be killed for his continued political schemes, Abiathar, the High Priest was stripped of his appointed position and placed under house arrest, and had Joab, the blood-thirsty General of the military slaughtered for his war crimes. The charges and executions were necessary to allow the country to heal, establish power in G3D’s chosen candidate, and prevent additional uprisings.

The Kingdom of Israel had been wrecked multiple times with consecutive civil wars, before Solomon finally came to power, since King Saul was obsessed with maintaining his own position and Solomon’s older brothers craved the crown for their own and risked dividing the country to gain access to that power. Prophet Nathan was wise to first confirm with King David that there had not been some kind of change, knowing full well that G3D would have informed him previously. Just as the king before him could not decide who would follow him, David had to follow G3D’s Will and elect His chosen king.

While we are in the middle of a key political moment in our nation, we must remember that the established powers do not decide who will be the leader. Political celebrations and media blitzes to try to trick everyday citizens into thinking that the election has actually been decided are cheap manipulation tactics that insurrectionists have employed for thousands of years. Despite corporate and social media trying to declare their own winner, G3D ultimately decides. Likewise, they will be at the mercy of G3D’s Judgement as to what needs to be done to perform His Will. If there is evil found in them, they will be punished.

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Cave of Adullam: The Secret to Conquering the Capitol

After Prophet Samuel had already anointed, on behalf of G3D’s declaration, David, son of Jesse, to be king over Israel, it took several years of political persecution and preparation before he took his rightful place. Likewise, modern prophets recognized the true president, but must realize that this dark moment in American history is an important step in shaping the future of this country.

One of the most surprising takeaways from this election was a quote by Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgenson, who, when asked was “the worst President in the history of the United States?” responded “It’s not Donald Trump. It’s not Barack Obama. Neither of them even come close. In fact, it’s not any modern President. No, the worst President in the history of America is Woodrow Wilson…”

Politically curious readers began to see unprecedented parallels between the 1916 election, which Wilson won under questionable circumstances, including obvious voting manipulation, and the current 2020 election. Before being elected President, Wilson had served as the Governor of New Jersey, winning due to his intimate connections with the corrupt political machine Tammany Hall, known infamously for its brazen and outright election tampering. Today’s partisan apparatus, fully upgraded with newly developed mainstream media and social media tech giants, is “the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics”.

Just as the media declared president-elect announced his involvement in election interference through multiple gaffes, Wilson slyly revealed that the true and justly anointed leader of America, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes, would be denied his rightful position, due to Wilson’s continued relationship with the corrupt political establishment, in a famous speech Wilson gave just before the 1916 election. The dialogue, which was concerning the opposition party, rings eerily similar to today’s political language against “Deplorables” and “Ugly Folks”.

“Men of every sort and variety of purpose-I will not say united, but associated, for an unarrowed object, shot through with many forms of bitterness, every ugly form of hate, every debased purpose of revenge, and every covert desire to recover secret power-a party made up like the occupants of the ancient cave of Adullam, of everyone discontented and insurgent against existing circumstances and therefore not very happily in conference with one another.” October 7, 1916 –New York Times Archives.

Many American Christians may have never heard of the Cave of Adullam, nor the long term implications that it carried in Scripture, but it was one of the most important political moments in ancient Biblical history.

While David was hiding from King Saul, David fled to the Levitical city of Nob, which was where the Tabernacle was stationed, and as the location of G3D’s Presence, it was considered a default City of Refuge. Ahimelech, the High Priest, provided food and the sword of Goliath to David, whom he believed was carrying out a special mission on behalf of the king. But Saul, in his power-hungry mania, viewed this aid as a challenge to his position and had High Priest Ahimelech and his family killed, before turning to Nob, the city of priests, and killing every living thing within it. This political genocide was not unlike the end goals of blacklists that some modern representatives are calling for against political rivals and those who support them.

When people in the region heard about the massacre and how David was hiding in the cave system of Adullam, a small force of four hundred men made up of “all those who were in distress, in debt, or discontented” gathered in the caves with David “and he became their commander” (ref. 1 Samuel 22: 1-2).

Though David was anointed to be future king over Israel, his ability to relate to the common “forgotten men” earned him an intensely loyal following. During harvest time, while David was still hiding in the cave system of Adullam, the nearby region was occupied by Philistine troops. In the heat of the season, David craved water from his nearby hometown of Bethlehem, off handedly expressing his thirst. Three of David’s thirty chief warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the Lord, declaring “Far be it from me, Lord, to do this! Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?” and David would not drink it (2 Samuel 23:13-17; Chronicles 11:15-19). Though his men would willingly risk their lives on his behalf, he valued his men personally, and gave them a hope they had lost under the previous political systems. Because they knew David was anointed to be the future king, they were eager to perform amazing acts of bravery and valor (2 Samuel 23:8-38), which they became famous for in the region.

David’s time in Adullam was important for securing his military and popular support of the surround regions, but his experience and charisma were not enough. The despair that David felt in the cave was compounded when he learned that his older brothers, parents, and family (1 Samuel 22:1-4) were facing the same threats of violence and that David needed to rely on previous enemies, like the Philistines (1 Samuel 27) and King of Moab, for help and support to keep his loved ones safe. This crushing personal defeat was captured in song in Psalms 34; 57; and 142, and further forced David to no longer rely on his own military might and cunning, but fully trust G3D to protect and provide for him in some of his most powerless moments.

After David passed up two separate opportunities to kill King Saul (1 Samuel 24; 26), Saul was killed and his body was looted on the field of battle (2 Samuel 1:4-10) by the very same people he failed wipe out by G3D’s decree (1 Samuel 15:17-26; 28:17-19). David was crowned King over Israel at Hebron (1 Chronicles 11:1-3; 2 Samuel 5:1-6) and began to consolidate his power, first by establishing a new capitol.

Historians postulate that David next chose to try to conquer Jerusalem because of its excellent defensive position. The compound was more of a military fortress than an established city at that point, and was so strategically placed and thought to be impenetrable, that the occupants boldly declared that it barely required blind and lame watchmen to defend it (ref. 1 Chronicles 11:4-9; 2 Samuel 5:6-13). Perhaps, more fittingly, Jerusalem was considered the nearest major city to the priestly town of Nob’s vicinity, which explains why David would decide to build the permanent place for G3D’s House of Worship there.

While we are uncertain how long David spent in in the Adullam cave system, it must have been long enough for both he and his motley crew of mighty men to have explored it at some point. While some of the caves are interconnected, many stood alone, and these differences in the passages they hid within must have made an impression on David. Scripture uses phrasing that still confuses modern religious scholars, as David declared the way to conquer the city was through the “gutter”. Modern archeology surveys have found several major cave systems under the city of Jerusalem, including King Hezekiah’s Tunnel (2 Kings 20:20), which was a future expansive engineering improvement of the natural channels that watered the region.

It is most likely that David recognized the different terrains, smells, and sounds from his time in Adullam and realized that the city could be conquered by going through the underground cave systems where they received their water. The capture of the city was so unprecedented and remarkable, that, despite the fact that it belonged to the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, the tribe of King Saul, Jerusalem became known as the City of David.

While President Woodrow Wilson used the analogy of the Cave of Adullam to try to insult the people he and his political machine had cheated, he also revealed that his political enemies were those who stood beside the rightful elected leader. Many dejected political supporters are wondering if there will be a repeat of the stolen election from a century ago, or if the prophesied leader will actually come to power. Their focus should instead be on rallying their support, strengthening and perfecting their spiritual gifts and skills, but most importantly, fully trusting that G3D has a reason for having them experience this moment and that it will help prepare them to carry out His Will.

It is easy to miss what G3D intended for David’s time in the Adullam cave systems. It was a critical moment which allowed David to reconnect and fully trust on G3D rather than his own efforts, write psalms praising how G3D protected him during the lowest moments in his life, and learn the secret of how to ultimately conquer the military fortress that would be forever known as the City of David and the Capitol of Israel.

As audits of the voting results have turned up large scale tampering and will ultimately lead to recounts and decisions by the Supreme Court, we must use this time like the Mighty Men of David, to prepare for the spiritual and political battles which will arise next. The things we experience in this moment must be closely observed and remembered because they will be crucial in the next stage. Just as King David did not take the city of Jerusalem by the might of his army, nor will it be by honing and sharpening our swords, but by refining our listening to His Voice and bravely following His Will, that the Capitol will be won.

Prepared by, Kent Simpson, Apostolic Prophet & Eric Sepulveda, PMT Administrator

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G3D Decides Who Should be Counted

As major political elections come to a precarious standstill, debates rage on concerning whether only votes cast within the constitutional timeline should be counted, or if we must allow all ballots, even if they lack necessary legitimizing details. Scripture gives us G3D’s guidance as to how He resolved this issue during King David’s reign.

Though most Believers are familiar with the census that led to Christ’s Birth in Bethlehem, the Bible actually records three major sets of role counts. The first sets were taken during the Israelite’s time in the Wilderness.

Though the Israelites had rough estimates of their total numbers (600k-Exodus 12:37 & Numbers 11:21), G3D gave specific instructions regarding the census of Israel, ordering that every single military age male give a ransom for himself to the Lord, so that there would be no plague amongst them, when they were numbered. Each was required to give a half shekel of silver (twenty gerahs) according to the shekel of the sanctuary and the atonement money was to be used for the service of the Tent of Meeting, and was to be a memorial to the sons of Israel to atone for their lives (ref. Exodus 30: 11-16).

When the silver was collected from the congregation, it numbered one hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred seventy five shekels. When counted at a half shekel per each male twenty years and older, there was a total of six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men (603,550). This census was taken during the first year that the Israelites were in the Wilderness as the atonement offerings had already been collected and used to make the silver bases for the Tabernacle, which was erected on the first day of the first month of the second year (ref. Exodus 40:2).

A second round of census was taken a month after the construction of the Tabernacle, on the first day of the second month. But unlike the previous tally, the Levites were not counted as they were to be dedicated to the maintenance and operation of the Tabernacle. Amazingly, the total number was 603,550, the exact amount of the previously recorded census.

The total number of firstborn of Israel, one month and older, which were originally planned to be dedicated to Temple service, were also counted, totaling 22,273. The total amount of Levites were also taken, with a grand total of 22,000. G3D ordered that the additional 273 be redeemed with the collection of five shekels each for a total 1,365 shekels (ref. Numbers 3).

After the plague that struck Israel for yoking themselves to the Baal of Peor, a final census was taken before the tribes crossed into the Promised Land. The men of Israel had slightly decreased to 601,730, while the Levites had increased to 23,000 (ref. Numbers 26:51, 62).

Several hundred years later after Kind David had re-unified the Nation of Israel and won major battles against the Philistines and other neighboring warrior nations (1 Chronicles 20), David and the nation of Israel became proud of their military accomplishments, which they incorrectly believed came about by the efforts of their own might. King David eventually came to the conclusion that he should take a census of all the men of military age, to be able to boast of the might of his troop numbers.

General Joab, David’s nephew and a ferocious war hawk, questioned David’s reasoning, asking “May the Lord multiply his troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s subjects? Why does my lord the king want to do such a thing? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

The king was insistent, and Joab went to take the census.

But Joab did not include the Tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, because the king’s command was repulsive to him.

The members of the Tribe of Levi were not to be men of the sword, but wholly dedicated to the ministry and worship of G3D. These men obviously should not be expected to fight on the king’s behalf.

Though the Tribe of Benjamin was notoriously small due to the events of the Benjamite/Israeli Civil War, they were fierce warriors who were legendary for their ability to strike within a hair’s breadth with their left handed slings. But many Benjamite men were still loyal to the house of Saul who was their warrior champion, and had recently fought against the reigning king during the civil war between Saul’s youngest son Ish-bosheth, & the victorious King David. This struggle was not just a few recent skirmishes, but had been a decades’ long military engagement since King Saul’s reign. To expect that the Tribes of Benjamin would agree to risk their lives for the vanity of a king’s expansionist desires, was repugnant to the General, despite his infamy for his blood thirsty vengeance and appetite for political assassinations.

Ironically, despite not counting them, the Tribe of Benjamin would remain loyal to the Tribe of Judah, Jerusalem, and G3D after the splitting of the United Kingdom of Israel.

The entire census took nine months and twenty days to complete (2 Samuel 24:8), and General Joab reported the total number of fighting men to the king. Fittingly, there are two different measures recorded in Scripture. 1 Chronicles 21:5 describes one million, one hundred thousand men, including four hundred and seventy thousand in Judah alone, but this number also includes the standing army of twelve divisions each consisting of 24,000 men (1 Chronicles 27). 2 Samuel 24:9 documented eight hundred thousand men, with five hundred thousand coming from Judah, including the thirty thousand who helped bring back the Ark of the Covenant.

David became conscience-stricken, realizing that he had done a very foolish thing.

The Word of the Lord went to Gad the Prophet, David’s Seer, informing him that G3D had declared a nationwide punishment for David’s hubris. The nation would experience a three year famine, three months of attacks from raiders who would force them from their cities, or a massive three day plague.

Hoping that G3D would be merciful, King David chose a three day plague.

After watching how the infection ravaged the population, David pleaded with G3D to punish himself and his family instead. Prophet Gad instructed David to build an altar to finally end the plague, which he did, but not before seventy thousand men of Israel had fallen.

When G3D took the censuses in the Wilderness, He originally used them as tools to fairly divide responsibility for funding and maintaining the Tabernacle, then to transfer responsibility for ministering to Him from the firstborns to the Levites, and finally to divide land equitably amongst the tribes. Each measurement was done out of love and concern for His People and a remembrance that G3D saved them. When David conducted his counting of men, it was done out of arrogance to see how many men he had who could fight, kill, and die on behalf of his political ambitions.

Likewise, both chroniclers of these numbers cannot agree how many total people should be counted, with each including an additional different set of warriors, which had already fought and were previous counted elsewhere. Even General Joab, who was tasked with collecting the numbers, correctly decided that the Levites should not be considered since they were dedicated to G3D, but presumptuously assumed that the Benjamites who had been at war with Kind David for decades shouldn’t even be counted since he thought there was no way they’d pledge their allegiance to a previous enemy. The true number was off because of men’s political goals and prejudices, and was further distorted after the death of 70,000 men during the three day plague.

As additional votes are discovered to pump up the numbers for the Political Establishment’s decided candidates, we must remember the ultimate consequences of these actions. These manipulations will be ultimately be challenged and sent to the Supreme Court, & we must pray that the newly restructured bench, be moved to fulfill the Will of G3D, the Ultimate Judge. Likewise, our concerns should be wholly focused on whether we are counted by G3D as His Select Remnant for what is about to take place soon.

Prepared by, Kent Simpson, Apostolic Prophet & Eric Sepulveda, PMT Administrator