“And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.” — Matthew 7:27
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The city of Shechem in Judges chapter 9 had two strongholds: the one dedicated to the false god Berith, and the strong tower belonging to the living God. When disaster came, those that fled to the house of Berith were trapped inside and Abimelech burned it to the ground. But those who fled to the strong tower were safe and Abimelech was crushed by the Rock of Ages.
“The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his -enemies[1].”
There is the true gospel of our salvation, the blood of the lamb that cleanses from all unrighteousness, and then “there is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of destruction[2].” The house of Berith was built on sand and could not withstand the evil day, and neither will any sacerdotal system or man-centered tradition.
So where is your city of refuge? Is it in Babylon, “that great city, who is brought to ruin in one hour[3],” or is it Jerusalem, who is free and a mother to us all[4]?
Selah.
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