, where a gunman killed 7 people and shot about 40 people attending a small-town Independence Day parade.

Soon after initial news reports about the shooting, I also saw reports that it was the 309th mass shooting in America this year^{[2.1, 2.2]}. The Lord marked Uvalde as shooting number 213 to reinforce the fact that the harsh times of the very end of this age are bringing God’s judgment into all communities because of their sin.

Now the Lord marked the Highland Park shooting with 309, which is a number I was guided on to mean “To go too far or act fruitlessly,” so on July 4th, I updated The Meaning Of Numbers to note what God was referring to with this shooting and 309.

Because the shooting happened on Independence Day and I know the Lord is very angry with this country’s handling of sin and what is right, I also knew the Lord was saying the United States, especially, but also Western Society that emulates American values, is in the state of 309 now and has gone too far into societal corruption and has acted fruitlessly with insufficient gun laws.

If this society does not return to true righteousness with God swiftly, it will not be able to experience God’s renewal, peace, or blessing without having to go through much more judgment and Tribulation. I fear it is too late now for it to turn away from its ways. Sin and darkness - hate, anger, lust, greed, fear, and pride – are not so easily given up by the people.

Some years ago, I already thought it was too late for America’s problem with violence in communities and in law enforcement, because society is too saturated with violent, hateful, and fearful values, and the most threatening individuals are lethally armed. People have suggested law enforcement be trained more in de-escalation and non-lethal tactics, but when you are an officer faced daily with a belligerent and lethally armed public, can you blame law enforcement for being fearful of their lives and more anxious to use force?

Many people in minority communities complain about being fearful of law enforcement, but think more carefully why law enforcement is so anxious. Do not be so quick to blame when you have not walked in their shoes.

Still, it does not excuse the overuse of force by law enforcement, such as in the police shooting of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio last week, where eight officers fired 70-some rounds at Jayland when he ran unarmed^[2.3]. Law enforcement stated that the officers acted as they were trained, some of them reloading their gun clips after emptying it. What justification is there to fire more than a few bullets into an unarmed person? Officers should be trained to assess threats before and after firing, instead of simply neutralizing perceived threats.

But critiquing law enforcement is not the main purpose of this post. I also noted that the number of deaths from the Highland Park shooting climbed to 7, which reminded me of the meaning of that number and how God also used it to say that other deadly events were judgment from Him, so like the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Highland Park shooting is also God’s judgment on the community.
It is another big EXCLAMATION POINT to the world to say that God’s blessings and protections on peoples, communities, and nations is removed and God’s judgments will continue to come, whether they are believers or not. Many victims I've seen in tragedies are Christian and Jewish (at least three people killed in the Highland Park shooting were Jewish).
The United States and nations were warned that God’s blessings were being removed decades ago when He allowed terrorists to attack New York City and the Pentagon on 9/11 in 2001. Jonathan Cahn talked about this reality in his 2011 book, The Harbinger, (also see 9/11 Prophecy) and noted that like the protection of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in ancient times was removed to allow the Assyrians to invade because of her sins, the 9/11 attacks were also God’s warning of protection and blessing removed from the United States and Western World.

Jonathan also noted that if the country did not repent and turn away from sin, further and worse judgment would come, which did happen to the rest of Israel after northern Israel fell. The Southern Kingdom of Judah centered at Jerusalem fell to the Kingdom of Babylon under King Nebuchadnezzar because of the people’s continued sin, and the whole nation went into exile.

This ancient history foreshadows what is to come for God’s People today, because like Jonathan stated, referring to Isaiah 9, the people are prideful and arrogant of heart (Isaiah 9:9), unable to see or accept their wrongs, so when they see their “bricks have fallen down,” they say, “But we will rebuild with smooth stones. The sycamores have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars” (Isaiah 9:10).

They are stating they will build back better and stronger to withstand future attacks. Doesn’t this sound familiar? One of President Biden’s slogans is, “Build back better,” and former President Trump emphasized making America strong again. Jonathan also noted in his book that multiple prominent politicians made similar comments after 9/11, and I’m sure many of you remember those sentiments decades ago – America will be resolute and stand strong; We will rebuild.

But what is happening when people don’t see the reason why they have to rebuild? Instead of seeing their sins brought God’s judgment, they think they are blameless and were not brought down by God, but only by evil in the world. There is no recognition of their sin, so God says, “Therefore the Lord Yahovah raises superior adversaries against them… and provokes their enemies… and they devour Israel with gaping jaws. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away, and His hand is still stretched out” (Isaiah 9:11), and so the rest of Israel came to judgment.

Did you see God’s linking to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 with the last verse? It is Isaiah 9:11.

Let you not be blind as the rest of the world is to sin and darkness in even your believing communities, but have the strength and wisdom to leave it and keep walking into further maturity and righteousness with the Lord, so that you would be blessed and protected in these times. Leaving the ways of the Harlot Babylon as I have been talking about is an important part of that (see God's Alarm for more), so be of sober mind to walk in the truth, through Mashiach Yeshua (Christ Jesus). Amen.


References
[2.1] "USA has so far witnessed 309 mass shootings in 2022; including Chicago, Illinois massacre: Gun Violence Archive". Times Now. 2022 Jul. 4. Retrieved 2022 Jul. 4
<https://www.timesnownews.com/...>

[2.2] Saeed Ahmed. "Halfway through year, America has already seen at least 309 mass shootings". NPR (National Public Radio).2022 Jul. 4. Retrieved 2022 Jul. 4
<https://www.npr.org/...

[2.3] Dakin Andone. "What we know about the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker". CNN. 2022 Jul. 5. Retrieved 2022 Jul. 6.<https://www.cnn.com/...>

This made most people blame the police for all the deaths, which included 19 young children. That kind of response to obvious threats truly highlights the problems in society that I've been pointing out - insufficient and lax response to sin in our communities is the main cause of so much more violence and crime being perpetrated.

But if you read the previous posts here, you also know that it was God’s judgment that is another cause for this and many other tragedies. It was God’s will the police did not take down the shooter until 77 minutes passed, as 77 is two sevens, and seven is a significant number that goes with God to mean completeness and divinity.

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