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MONOLOGUE
There’s a trembling I can feel—not in the earth, but in the hearts of God’s people. It’s not fear of war or famine or even death, but something deeper. A worry that when the skies darken, when the world turns against righteousness, when Christianity is outlawed and evil roams with open pride, they’ll be left behind. Alone. Hunted. Unprotected.
But I’m here to say that is not the God we serve.
The God of the flood did not drown Noah. The God of fire did not burn Lot. The God of plagues passed over the blood-marked homes. The God of famine fed Elijah with ravens. The God of judgment hid the woman in Revelation in the wilderness for 1,260 days. And the God who raised His own Son from the grave has promised to raise us—not just in resurrection, but in protection before the first death takes us.
You see, this is not just theology—it’s a pattern. A holy precedent. God removes the righteous before wrath. And not just removes them—He moves them. He relocates them to a place of safety. Lot and his daughters weren’t protected in Sodom. They were taken out. The Israelites weren’t protected by Pharaoh’s army. They were brought through the Red Sea.
And today, as the elites prepare their digital chains, as Sharia Law creeps through foreign lands, and laws begin to target the faithful, God is already preparing His places of refuge. His Goshen. His caves. His wilderness. His sealed ones.
We are not appointed to wrath. That’s what scripture says. We are appointed to deliverance, to escape, to sealing. This is not a time to tremble. This is the time to believe. Because your deliverance won’t come because you’re strong. It won’t come because you planned every escape route. It will come because you chose His Son before the first death. And those who are marked in the Spirit before the sword—they will be hidden from it.
The wicked run and are caught. The righteous are moved before the net is cast.
This isn’t denial. It’s faith. Faith that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And just like before—He will not let the destroyer touch those who have the blood of the Lamb over their lives. Not in Egypt. Not in Babylon. Not in this New World Order.
He will move you, like Lot. He will lift you, like Enoch. He will protect you, like Daniel. But you must trust before the fire falls. You must be sealed before the storm breaks. You must walk with Jesus before the sword is drawn.
So take heart. Not because times aren’t dark—but because the Light knows your name. And He will not lose even one of those given to Him.
Let the world shake. We will be safe before the fire.
Are you ready?
Then stay close. This show is for you.
PART 1: THE LAW OF ESCAPE — GOD DOESN’T STRIKE THE RIGHTEOUS WITH THE WICKED
The first truth we must anchor deep into our spirit is this: God does not judge the righteous alongside the wicked. This is not a hopeful idea. It is a spiritual law—a divine precedent we see from Genesis to Revelation, upheld by covenant and sealed by blood. Fear creeps in when we forget this, when we begin to think that we must endure what is not appointed to us. But Scripture is clear—God always makes a distinction.
When the flood came upon the earth, Noah wasn’t floating while people drowned beside him—he was already sealed in the ark. The destruction didn’t touch him. Why? Because God declared, “For thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation” (Genesis 7:1). Judgment came after protection was secured.
The same pattern unfolds in Sodom. Lot lingered, just like many today who are watching the world collapse but haven’t yet moved in faith. But the angels didn’t wait for him to act—they took him by the hand and removed him from the city. Genesis 19:16 says, “And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand… and brought him forth.” This wasn’t merely compassion—it was covenant. Lot was spared because of Abraham’s standing with God. That’s a foreshadow of intercession and the righteousness of Christ covering others.
God is not careless. He is not arbitrary. When wrath falls, He draws clear lines. He distinguishes. He separates. He marks. And this is why Jesus said in Luke 21:36, “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass…” Escape is not some fringe doctrine—it is Jesus’ own instruction.
Even in the Ethiopian canon, in the Wisdom of Solomon 4:10-11, we see the same principle: “He pleased God and was beloved of Him: so that living among sinners he was translated. Yea, speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul.” This speaks of Enoch—taken not because of fear, but because of favor.
We are not promised to be left in the furnace. We are promised to walk with One in the fire if it be His will—but more often, Scripture points to escape, relocation, or removal before judgment falls.
This is why Isaiah 26:20 is so critical right now: “Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.” That’s a command, not a comfort. Hide. Withdraw. Be sealed. Not all will die. Not all will be martyred. Some will be moved, hidden, or protected until their work is done.
There is no fear in this truth. There is only urgency to be among those counted worthy to escape—not by our deeds, but by our decision to accept His Son before the first death. That’s the dividing line. That is the threshold of protection. It is not denominational affiliation. It is not whether you survived a war or stored up enough food. It is whether your name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
So when your heart trembles at the news, remember this: if you belong to Christ, the wrath of God is not for you. And the moment comes when He will say again, as He did to Lot, “I cannot do anything until thou be come thither” (Genesis 19:22). In other words: I cannot begin judgment until My child is safe.
PART 2: SATAN’S WRATH IS NOT FOR GOD’S CHILDREN
If Part 1 established that God does not judge the righteous with the wicked, then Part 2 reveals the next piece of the divine strategy: not only are believers protected from God’s wrath, but they are also shielded from Satan’s wrath, when they are sealed in Christ. Too many confuse the two, and in doing so, they resign themselves to suffer what they were never appointed to endure.
The wrath of God is just, holy, and targeted. It falls on rebellion, corruption, and the kingdoms aligned against Him. But Satan’s wrath is different—it is full of hatred, revenge, and bloodlust, especially toward the saints. Revelation 12:12 warns, “…the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.” And verse 17 says, “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed…” This is personal. This is not punishment—it is persecution.
But even here, God draws a line.
In Revelation 12:6, we are told, “And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.” This is not symbolic. This is divine relocation. It is the pattern again—removal before wrath. Protection before persecution fully manifests.
The same pattern is confirmed in the Book of Jubilees, part of the Ethiopian canon. Jubilees 23:24 says: “And all the days of their life shall they be fulfilled and in peace and in joy; and there shall be no Satan nor any evil destroyer: for all their days shall be days of blessing and healing.” This is speaking of those who remain faithful during the end—the remnant. Satan is forbidden to touch them.
Jesus Himself modeled this truth in John 17:15 when He prayed, “I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.” That is not a contradiction to escape—it is a prayer for spiritual sealing until the time of removal. He keeps us until the appointed time.
There is a difference between persecution for Christ’s sake and being handed over to Satan’s system for annihilation. One glorifies God; the other serves no purpose if the believer is unsealed. But for those who chose His Son before the first death, the Word declares in 1 Thessalonians 5:9, “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Let us not forget what Jesus said in Luke 10:19: “Behold, I give unto you power… over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” That verse doesn’t expire in the tribulation. That promise doesn’t get revoked because of world governments or collapsing economies. It is eternal.
Even the Shepherd of Hermas, found in the broader Ethiopian and early church collections, speaks of this sheltering: “As many as shall repent with their whole heart and shall be cleansed from all the evil which they have done… shall escape the great tribulation to come.” This was understood by the early church—repentance and sealing came with a promise of escape.
Satan may be preparing a global net, but the righteous are like fish that pass through the holes. He cannot trap what has already been claimed by the blood. He may roar, but the gate is locked to him. He may threaten, but the King has already signed the decree of protection.
We are not cattle to the slaughter. We are sheep under a Shepherd who lays down His life for us—and has risen to guide us safely through the valley of death, not into the hands of the destroyer.
PART 3: EARTHLY REFUGES — GOD’S HIDDEN PLACES FOR HIS PEOPLE
When we speak of divine protection, many imagine some distant spiritual hope, a vague promise of safety after death. But God’s Word makes it clear—He doesn’t just offer eternal life, He offers earthly refuge. Real places. Real movements. Real escape.
This has always been His way. God moves His people before destruction. He separates before judgment. He hides before exposure. And these hiding places—these Goshen zones, these wilderness sanctuaries—are not symbolic. They are divinely appointed realms where His children are shielded while the world burns.
Let’s begin with Goshen, the land given to Israel within Egypt. When the plagues of Exodus began, Goshen was untouched. Exodus 8:22 declares:
“And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there…”
And again in Exodus 9:26:
“Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.”
This wasn’t escape through death. This was on-site preservation. While Egypt shook, Israel stood untouched.
Before this, we had Noah’s Ark—the most famous refuge. God instructed the righteous man to build a vessel, not only for himself but for the future of life. Genesis 7:16 says, “And the Lord shut him in.” God sealed the door. He didn’t tell Noah to swim. He gave him protection in advance.
Then comes Lot, led out of Sodom before fire fell. Genesis 19:22 records a haunting statement by the angel: “Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither.” That is not just mercy. That is protocol. The righteous must be moved before wrath begins. Lot’s deliverance was not just a favor—it was a legal restraint on heaven’s judgment. Just as the restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2 holds back the man of sin, so too the righteous hold back the wrath until they are relocated.
We see this again in Elijah, hidden by God during a national drought. 1 Kings 17:3 says, “Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith…” Elijah didn’t wander. He was instructed where to go—and ravens fed him there. Divine GPS. Angelic DoorDash. The provision was already prepared.
And then there’s David in the cave. Psalm 57 was written while he hid from Saul in a cave: “Be merciful unto me, O God… in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.” David’s safety wasn’t in the palace. It was in the hidden place. That’s where songs of faith are written—when we realize even caves are holy when God is near.
Even in the New Testament, we find Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus—warned in a dream, and moved to Egypt to escape Herod’s slaughter (Matthew 2:13-15). God didn’t stop the massacre—but He moved the Messiah before it began.
These are not disconnected stories. They are proof of a divine habit. A spiritual law. If you walk in covenant with the Father, He will move you—whether by dream, command, angel, or circumstance—to a place of safety before wrath overtakes the land.
The Ethiopian canon confirms this. In 2 Esdras 15:17-18, a text revered in Ethiopian tradition, it is written:
“A man shall desire to go into a city, and shall not be able. For because of their pride, the cities shall be troubled, the houses shall be destroyed… But My chosen shall be preserved, and shall see My salvation in My land.”
God has His land. His hiding places. And they are prepared for those who trust before the crisis hits.
In the last days, the woman in Revelation 12 is not caught by the dragon. She is given wings and taken into the wilderness, where a place has already been prepared.
God is not scrambling to react to the enemy. The hiding place has already been built. The ark is already floating. The angels are already standing by the city gates.
So to the believer who trembles at news of Sharia law, persecution, or beheadings—remember this: the righteous have a pattern. And that pattern is relocation, not destruction. Preservation, not panic. Hidden, not hunted.
PART 4: MARKED FOR MERCY — THE SPIRITUAL LAW OF SEALING AND PROTECTION
What separated Israel from Egypt during the night of death? It wasn’t strength. It wasn’t weapons. It wasn’t clever hiding.
It was the mark.
Exodus 12:13 records the most important principle in divine protection:
“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you…”
The blood didn’t make Israel immune in theory. It activated a legal boundary in the spirit realm. The Destroyer—not God Himself—was sent to execute judgment, but the blood served as a “Do Not Enter” sign in heaven’s court. And that same legal boundary is still in effect today—but now, it is the blood of Jesus Christ, not of lambs.
The sealing of the faithful isn’t poetry. It is protocol. It is the divine law that separates judgment from mercy.
Let us turn to Revelation 7:3:
“Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.”
Nothing is allowed to be released until the sealing is complete. This is not symbolic. This is heavenly procedure. Wrath is held back by the seal of God.
We see the same legal structure in Ezekiel 9:4, a passage often overlooked but crucial:
“Go through the midst of the city… and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations… Slay utterly old and young… but come not near any man upon whom is the mark.”
The executioners had clear instructions: Do not touch the marked. Again, the pattern is clear. Judgment is delayed, targeted, and restricted based on divine markings.
In the Book of Enoch 1:1-2 (Ethiopian canon), we find a powerful parallel:
“The blessing of Enoch: to the elect and righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation… the Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling… and protect the elect.”
Why are they protected? Because they are marked as His. And the elect are not the fearful, not the ashamed, not the doubters—but those who have already chosen the Son before the first death.
The mark of the beast is a counterfeit of this ancient truth. The devil marks his own—because God does. But Satan’s mark leads to destruction, while God’s leads to preservation. If the enemy copies, it’s only because God originated the law. And the law is this: what is marked by heaven cannot be struck by wrath.
Even in the Ethiopian Book of Jubilees 16:20, it says:
“And He will place His mark and His name upon His holy place, and the angels of the presence shall dwell with them, and they shall be preserved.”
The “mark” is not just external—it is spiritual, legal, and enforceable by heavenly beings.
The seal of God, the blood of the Lamb, and the registry of the righteous all testify before the throne that you are not to be touched by Satan’s wrath, God’s judgment, or man’s schemes. Your fate was decided the moment you accepted Jesus. That seal may not be visible to man, but it is unmistakable in the spirit realm. You are claimed.
So what does this mean for the days ahead?
It means no law, no system, no decree of kings or courts can override the seal of the Living God. You may hear rumors of beheadings, arrests, and outlawed faith—but the righteous are marked for mercy. And mercy has a boundary line that even demons cannot cross.
This is why Revelation 9:4 says of the demonic locusts:
“And it was commanded them that they should not hurt… any man which had the seal of God in their foreheads.”
Even hell obeys the mark. Even demons recognize the seal. Because heaven enforces it.
PART 5: THE MARTYRDOM QUESTION — WHO SUFFERS, WHO ESCAPES, AND WHY
This is where many believers tremble. The fear of martyrdom. The image of being dragged from homes, forced to deny Christ at gunpoint, or thrown into camps for execution. And this fear is not unfounded—after all, the blood of the martyrs cries out from the ground, and Revelation is clear: some will die for the testimony of Jesus.
But here’s the truth most avoid: not all believers are martyred. In fact, martyrdom is not the default fate of the faithful—it is a calling, a witness, a heavenly assignment for those chosen to glorify God through suffering. But for many others, God promises preservation, escape, or deliverance through hiddenness.
We must make this distinction clearly—between suffering for the gospel and enduring Satan’s wrath. They are not the same. One is a divine appointment. The other is not for God’s children at all.
Let’s begin with Jesus’ own words in Luke 21:16-18:
“And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren… and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. But there shall not a hair of your head perish.”
Do you see it? Some. Not all. And even those who are martyred are preserved spiritually in full.
Then there’s Revelation 6:9-11, where the souls of the martyrs cry out beneath the altar. They are told to rest a little while, until their fellow servants should be killed as they were. This again shows that martyrdom happens in stages, to a portion, not the whole body.
But Scripture also gives voice to another promise—the promise of survival, escape, and hiddenness.
In Psalm 27:5, we read:
“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a rock.”
This is not death. This is deliverance. And it is promised to those who dwell in the Lord.
The Wisdom of Solomon 4:10-11—an Ethiopian text—declares:
“He pleased God and was beloved of Him: so that living among sinners he was translated. Yea, speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding…”
This is about Enoch, yes. But also about a principle—that God removes His elect when wickedness reaches its peak.
The Shepherd of Hermas, part of the early church tradition preserved in Ethiopian canon, confirms this further:
“Blessed are all they who endure, if they suffer for God’s name’s sake… But others shall be kept safe and not see death until the glory of God is revealed.”
Two categories: those who suffer, and those who are kept. Both glorify God. But not all suffer unto death.
We must stop presenting martyrdom as the only path for the last-days believer. That lie brings torment, not faith. It makes Christians believe they must earn their escape—or worse, that escape is unbiblical. Yet the scriptures we’ve already seen—from Noah to Lot, from Goshen to Revelation 12—make one thing clear:
God divides the paths of His people according to their calling and their trust.
Those marked for witness will die in glory. But those sealed for preservation will remain, as living testimonies, lights in the darkness, and guides to the trembling.
Even in 2 Esdras 2:26-27—a sacred text in the Ethiopian canon—we hear the voice of God saying:
“As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not one of them perish; for I will require them from among thy number. Be not weary: for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh, others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry and have abundance.”
“There shall not one of them perish.”
So let’s ask the question plainly: Will every Christian be martyred?
No.
Will every believer face the same fate?
No.
Is escape biblical?
Yes.
Is martyrdom glorious?
Yes—but it is a calling, not a punishment.
PART 6: ANGELS ON ASSIGNMENT — HEAVENLY INTERVENTION IN THE TIME OF TROUBLE
One of the greatest overlooked truths in end-times teaching is the role of angels. We have allowed the modern church to demystify what Scripture never hid: that God dispatches literal heavenly beings to intervene, relocate, protect, and war on behalf of His people—especially during tribulation.
The tribulation is not a time of abandonment. It is a time of activation. God’s heavenly host is not silent in these days. They are sent.
Let us begin with Psalm 91:11-12:
“For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
This is not metaphor. This is a description of literal beings assigned to guard, lift, and protect the righteous.
In 2 Kings 6:16-17, Elisha’s servant was terrified at the armies surrounding them. But Elisha prayed, “Lord, open his eyes, that he may see.” And suddenly, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire—angelic warriors, unseen but present. Elisha wasn’t protected because he ran. He was protected because heaven stood between him and death.
This is echoed in the Ethiopian Book of Tobit 5:4, where the angel Raphael is sent to walk with Tobiah in disguise:
“So he went to seek a man: and he found Raphael that was an angel. But he knew not.”
Angels walk with us—even when we don’t recognize them. Hebrews 13:2 confirms:
“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
What if, during the tribulation, the person who leads you to safety is not a person at all?
In Acts 12, Peter was freed from prison by an angel who broke his chains, opened the gates, and led him out of captivity—while others were being killed. This shows that divine intervention isn’t reserved for ancient times. It is the heritage of the faithful.
The Book of Jubilees 10:11, a foundational Ethiopian text, reveals how angels were assigned over nations and over evil spirits:
“Let us bind all the spirits… and assign them to the angels to cast them into the place of judgment.”
God’s angelic system governs both justice and preservation. These are strategic assignments.
In Revelation 7, angels are shown holding back the winds of destruction until the servants of God are sealed. That means no judgment moves without angelic involvement. These are not symbols. They are agents of restraint and release.
Then again in Revelation 12, the woman (representing God’s people) is given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, times, and half a time. These wings are not literal eagle wings—they are symbolic of angelic transport, just as God transported Elijah, just as He took Philip from one place to another in Acts 8:39.
Yes—translation is possible. Elijah didn’t die. Enoch was taken. Jesus passed through crowds untouched. And after the resurrection, He entered rooms with locked doors. All of this is possible in the kingdom of God.
Even Lot, in Genesis 19:16, was literally dragged out of Sodom by angels:
“While he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand… the Lord being merciful unto him.”
God used angels to move the righteous when they were hesitant, tired, or confused.
And we must not forget Daniel 6—in the lion’s den—not by his own strength, but because “God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths.”
When the world throws the faithful into danger, angels are deployed to shut the mouths of beasts.
What does this mean for the days ahead?
It means that when the wicked are mobilized, the heavens are mobilized too. Angels will warn. Angels will shield. Angels will relocate. Angels will confuse the plans of the wicked, blind the eyes of persecutors, or cause enemies to flee when no one pursues.
If you belong to Jesus before the first death, you have a promise written in Psalm 34:7:
“The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.”
Not just watches them. Not just sympathizes with them. Delivers them.
PART 7: JESUS IS THE ARK — THE SHELTER IN THE STORM
In every age of judgment, God has provided more than a warning. He has provided a structure—a divine vessel designed not just to save, but to preserve life through the storm. In Noah’s day, it was the ark. In Lot’s day, it was the mountain. In Egypt, it was the blood-covered house. But in our day, that shelter is a Person.
His name is Jesus.
To understand this, we must stop seeing salvation only as a future promise of heaven. Salvation is also a location—a place in Him, where wrath cannot touch, where judgment cannot penetrate, where Satan has no access. It is not just forgiveness—it is fortress.
Noah wasn’t just a believer—he was inside the ark when the rain came. And Genesis 7:16 says something critical:
“And the Lord shut him in.”
It was God who sealed the door. Not Noah. That is divine security. That is how Christ works. When we are truly “in Him,” no wave of judgment can reach us unless He opens the door.
Colossians 3:3 declares this mystery:
“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.”
Hid. Covered. Sealed. If we are hidden in Him, then we are hidden from what comes upon the world.
Jesus confirms this Himself in John 10:28-29:
“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand… no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.”
This is the double seal: in the hand of the Son and in the hand of the Father. There is no tribunal, no decree, no worldly power that can override this placement.
The Ethiopian Book of Enoch 1:1-2 gives a prophetic picture of this refuge:
“The elect and righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation… will be hidden and preserved.”
Where are they hidden? In Him. Not just by Him. Not just under Him. In Him.
Even Isaiah saw this reality. In Isaiah 32:2, it says:
“And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest…”
This is a prophecy of Messiah—a man, not a place. Jesus Himself is the shelter from the storm. The ark is no longer wood—it is the Word made flesh.
The ark had one door. Jesus said in John 10:9, “I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”
No one entered Noah’s ark unless they went through the door. No one enters divine protection unless they pass through Christ—before the storm hits.
That is why Hebrews 11:7 says, “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet… prepared an ark to the saving of his house.”
Noah didn’t just believe in the coming flood—he acted. He entered the ark when told. Today, many believe judgment is coming. But they have not yet entered into Jesus. They admire Him. They respect Him. But they have not given their lives over fully, sealed in Him before the first death.
Lot was told to flee to the mountain. Jesus is that mountain. Psalm 18:2 calls Him, “my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer…”
Not a concept. Not a theology. A place. A real presence that shields the soul.
The Shepherd of Hermas also alludes to this protective dwelling in the vision of the tower being built upon the waters—each stone (believer) perfectly fitted, sealed into the structure of Christ, immune to the waves around them. The tower is Christ’s body—the Church in Him, not just near Him.
So what does this mean practically?
It means when you are in Christ, you are already positioned inside the only vessel that will pass safely through what is coming. He is the ark, and the storm will not wait. There will be no time to board once the rain starts. The door will shut. The call is now.
And once sealed in Him, fear must flee. Why? Because no wrath remains for those who are hidden in the Ark. Romans 8:1 is clear: “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus…”
You are not under wrath. You are not under judgment. You are in Him.
And He is unsinkable.
PART 8: LAST-MINUTE DELIVERANCE — GOD’S FINAL HOUR ESCAPES
There is a thread running through the entire biblical narrative—a red thread of divine deliverance that shows God doesn’t always move His people early, but He is never late. Whether it’s days before judgment or moments before death, the pattern remains: when the righteous are in danger, God intervenes. Not by panic, but by precision. Not by coincidence, but by covenant.
We must recognize this: last-minute relocation is still divine protection.
Let’s begin with Lot, once more. Genesis 19:15 says, “And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot…”Then in verse 16, “While he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand… and they brought him forth…”
Lot didn’t flee in advance. He was moved the morning of the judgment. Not by his own strength, but by the hand of heaven. That’s not delay—it’s perfect timing. And then came the words of legal restraint:
“I cannot do anything till thou be come thither” (Genesis 19:22).
God delayed destruction until the righteous were fully out of reach.
We see this again in Acts 12, when Peter is imprisoned and sentenced to die the next day. But at night, “an angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison… and his chains fell off…” (Acts 12:7).
He wasn’t saved from prison in advance. He was delivered the night before execution. That’s last-minute relocation. That’s the mercy of God in real-time.
The Book of Tobit, an honored book in the Ethiopian tradition, gives another miraculous example. Tobiah, facing peril on his journey, is guided by Raphael, an angel sent to protect, heal, and deliver him and his family at the exact moment of danger. Tobit 12:6 reveals:
“Bless God… who hath done great things for you, and because of you it was that I was sent.”
You are not alone. Angels are sent because of you.
Think also of Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus. In Matthew 2:13, the angel appears at night, warning Joseph to flee to Egypt, just hours before Herod’s soldiers arrive. God didn’t change Herod’s heart. He relocated His Son. Jesus Himself was moved by angelic warning. And they didn’t go back until the threat passed.
Philip, in Acts 8:39-40, is supernaturally transported after ministering to the Ethiopian eunuch:
“The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip… and he was found at Azotus.”
Translation. Relocation. Not symbolic—literal. God has the power to remove and reposition His servants in an instant.
Then we have Paul in Acts 9. After his encounter with Jesus, God warns the believers in Damascus through a vision to receive him. And later, Paul is let down in a basket over the city wall at night to avoid death. Again, not through miracles alone—but through divine instruction, human obedience, and timing.
The Ethiopian Book of 1 Enoch 70:2 gives a powerful glimpse of end-time movement:
“And he was carried off from among the children of men, and was brought to the ends of the heavens.”
This verse—though ancient—is consistent with the same principle: when the world becomes too dangerous for the righteous to complete their calling, God moves them.
Even in modern times, countless testimonies have surfaced—of missionaries awakened in the night, warned to leave a city moments before violence erupted. Families guided by visions. Cars that turned without touching the wheel. These are not fantasy. They are the fingerprints of the same God who parted seas and closed lion’s mouths.
So, what does this mean for the coming tribulation?
It means you do not need to know every detail of your escape plan. God is not asking you to design the deliverance. He is asking you to trust His timing. He will move you when it’s time—by dream, by vision, by angel, or by divine circumstance.
Just as the Israelites were told in Exodus 12 to have their sandals on and their loins girded, we too must live ready. But not anxious. Because last-minute doesn’t mean late.
And if you belong to Christ before the first death, then your deliverance is already on heaven’s calendar. You may not see the angels. But they see you. And they are waiting for the order to move.
In Part 9, we will speak on the wilderness as sanctuary, and how the coming season will mirror Elijah’s cave, Israel’s desert journey, and the woman’s flight in Revelation 12. Not as punishment, but as a place of divine nourishment and covering—prepared in advance for the sealed.
PART 9: THE WILDERNESS SANCTUARY — WHERE GOD FEEDS, HIDES, AND STRENGTHENS HIS OWN
When people hear the word “wilderness,” they think of isolation, suffering, or even punishment. But in Scripture, the wilderness is not a place of abandonment—it is a place of divine preparation, separation, and protection. It is where God feeds, hides, and strengthens those whom He loves. In the time of tribulation, the wilderness becomes a sanctuary, a secret place, away from the reach of both man and beast.
This is not theory. It is prophecy.
In Revelation 12:6, the woman—representing God’s covenant people—“fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.”
This isn’t poetic language. This is logistics. God prepares a location. He provides sustenance. He sustains. While the dragon rages and the beast rises, the faithful are hidden.
We’ve seen this before.
Elijah, the prophet of fire, was not raptured after confronting Ahab. He was sent to the wilderness. 1 Kings 17:3-4:
“Hide thyself by the brook Cherith… and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.”
Elijah wasn’t left to survive—he was provided for. Food, water, timing—all arranged by God. And later, when he fled again, he was sustained by angelic food that lasted him forty days (1 Kings 19:8). The wilderness wasn’t Elijah’s end—it was his reset.
Then there’s Israel, brought into the wilderness after leaving Egypt. Deuteronomy 8:2-4 reveals the purpose:
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee… Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell.”
They were kept. Covered. Fed by manna. Protected by a cloud by day and fire by night. And their enemies—Pharaoh’s armies—were destroyed behind them.
This is the pattern: deliverance, then wilderness, then promise.
Even John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, lived and preached in the wilderness. Why? Because the wilderness is where clarity comes, free from the corruption of cities and systems. The noise dies down. And the voice of God becomes thunder.
The Ethiopian Book of 2 Esdras 13:23 speaks to this coming reality:
“He that shall endure the peril in that time hath kept himself: they that be fallen into danger are such as have works, and faith toward the Almighty. Know this therefore, that they which be left behind are more blessed than they that be dead.”
Why? Because they are preserved in a hidden place, protected by faith, in the earth, not in heaven.
Psalm 91:1 tells us plainly:
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”
The “secret place” is not necessarily a mountaintop or bunker—it is wherever God places you, where His presence overshadows the threat.
And in the Book of Baruch (2 Baruch 70:2–3) from the Ethiopian canon, we are told:
“He will deliver those who are upon the earth, and confusion shall seize the nations… but His people shall be preserved.”
It is no accident that Jesus, after His baptism, was led by the Spirit into the wilderness for 40 days. Not because He was weak—but because the wilderness was the arena of spiritual confrontation and victory. And in that desolate place, angels ministered to Him.
So in the coming days, when the cities fall into chaos and believers are called out from the systems of Babylon, don’t fear the wilderness. That is where the remnant will be gathered. Where the Holy Spirit will speak. Where the counterfeit cannot follow. Where miracles will increase. And where the registry of God’s sealed ones will remain untouched by the wrath poured out elsewhere.
God is not calling you to wander. He’s calling you to a prepared place—one where you will be strengthened, not starved. Where you will be fed, not forsaken. Where you will be hidden, not hunted.
PART 10: BEFORE THE FIRST DEATH — THE ESCAPE OF THOSE WHO ARE HIS
We have come full circle. From Lot to Elijah, from Goshen to the wilderness, from angels to arks—we see a divine strategy woven through history and prophecy. But it all hinges on one sacred truth:
God delivers those who are His before the first death.
This is the dividing line. The point of sealing. The moment that determines whether you are exposed to wrath or hidden under wing. It is not about whether you were born in the right country, joined the right church, or memorized enough Scripture. It is about whether you have been marked by the blood of the Son before your breath leaves your body.
Hebrews 9:27 says, “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”
But for those in Christ, that judgment has already been passed. It fell on Him. Which means there is no more wrath left for you to face. The trial is over. The verdict is in. You are His.
And because you are His, He will not allow you to endure what is meant for the wicked.
Luke 21:36 again sounds the call:
“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things…”
This is Jesus’ own words. Not symbolic. Not wishful. Escape is a promise. But it is only for those who are sealed before the first death. There is no second chance after the breath leaves the body.
Isaiah 57:1-2 tells us something powerful—often overlooked:
“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart… he shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.”
Sometimes, God calls people home before the storm comes, not as punishment, but as mercy.
Others are moved, protected, relocated, or hidden—but the principle remains the same:
The blood seals you. The Spirit marks you. The registry records you. And nothing reaches you that hasn’t passed through His will.
Even in the Ethiopian canon, Wisdom of Solomon 3:1 speaks with clarity:
“But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.”
The torment to come—whether demonic, judicial, or cosmic—is not for the blood-bought. It is not for the sealed. It is not for those who have chosen the Son before the first death.
This is why Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians 5:9:
“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Not appointed. Not permitted. Not included.
So when you hear the whispers of fear—when they say Christians will be hunted, imprisoned, beheaded—remember the Word, not the rumor. The pattern, not the panic.
Lot was taken out before the fire.
Noah was sealed in before the flood.
Israel was passed over before the firstborn were taken.
Peter was released before his execution.
Jesus was hidden in Egypt before Herod’s wrath descended.
The woman was flown into the wilderness before the dragon devoured.
And you, if you are in Him, will be kept before the sword falls.
This is not escapism. It is covenant.
Let them mock. Let them scheme. Let them pass laws against righteousness. We do not serve a passive God. We serve the One who numbers every hair, who sends angels on command, who parts seas, and who still opens prison doors.
Your safety is not in your strength. It is in your position. In Christ. Before the first death. Sealed by faith. Protected by law. Hidden by mercy.
Because God never strikes the righteous with the wicked.
And if you are His—truly His—then the door will shut you in, and the fire will pass over.
Let them rage. Let them hunt. Let them legislate evil. The Bride will be kept. The registry is sealed. The Ark is closed.
The rest is written.
CONCLUSION: THE SAFE ONES
We have walked through the pattern. Not myth, not metaphor—pattern. A divine fingerprint woven through time, through the canon of both the West and the East, declaring one resounding truth: God knows how to preserve His own.
The righteous are not appointed to wrath. The sealed are not handed over to the dragon. The beloved are not forsaken. The covenant does not collapse under pressure. And the registry of those who chose the Son before the first death is not a symbolic list—it is a legal record in heaven that no demon, no beast, no tyrant, and no system can erase.
Yes, martyrdom exists. But so does escape. So does relocation. So does the hiding place. The wilderness. The angel. The dream. The sealed door.
For every Stephen, there is a Peter. For every prophet slain, another is preserved. For every tribulation, there is a path carved through it for the faithful to walk on dry ground.
Lot was taken by the hand. Elijah was fed by ravens. Israel was preserved in Goshen. The woman of Revelation was flown to her sanctuary. And you, if you are in Christ, are just as held, just as known, just as hidden.
There is no shame in trusting God to keep you alive. There is no lack of faith in praying for escape. Because Jesus told us to. Because the early church expected it. Because the Scriptures confirm it.
The tribulation is not a test of how much suffering you can endure. It is the final sifting of whose names are written in the Book of Life—and those who have trusted in His Son before the first death will not suffer the wrath reserved for Satan’s kingdom.
So rest. Be ready, yes—but rest.
No law passed against you can override the law passed for you.
No execution planned can override the plan written in the Lamb’s book.
No fire, no sword, no famine, no beast can penetrate the blood that covers your door.
You will be safe before the fire, hidden in the storm, fed in the wilderness, held by angels, and lifted by grace.
Because you chose Him first.
And He always chooses His children before the destruction comes.
Selah.
BIBLIOGRAPHY & ENDNOTES
For “Safe Before the Fire: God’s Promise to the Redeemed”
Primary Biblical Sources (KJV):
- The Holy Bible, King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1987.
- Genesis 7:1, 19:15–22
- Exodus 8:22, 9:26, 12:13
- Deuteronomy 8:2–4
- Psalms 27:5, 34:7, 91:1–12
- Isaiah 26:20, 32:2, 57:1–2
- Daniel 6:22
- Matthew 2:13–15
- Luke 10:19, 21:16–18, 21:36
- John 10:9, 10:28–29, 17:15
- Acts 8:39–40, 9:23–25, 12:6–11
- Romans 8:1
- Colossians 3:3
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 5:9
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7–8
- 2 Peter 2:9
- Revelation 3:10, 6:9–11, 7:3–4, 9:4, 12:6, 12:13–17
Ethiopian Canon & Apocryphal Texts:
2. Wisdom of Solomon
- 3:1, 4:10–11
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
- 2:10
- Book of Enoch (1 Enoch)
- 1:1–2, 70:2
- Book of Jubilees
- 10:11, 16:20, 23:24
- 2 Esdras (also known as 4 Ezra)
- 2:26–27, 13:23, 15:17–27
- Book of Baruch (2 Baruch)
- 70:2–3
- Book of Tobit
- 5:4, 12:6
- Shepherd of Hermas
- Vision 3, Similitude 9 (as preserved in the Ethiopian Orthodox canon and early Church tradition)
Supplementary Texts & References:
10. The Ethiopian Bible: Complete Apocrypha with Enoch, Jubilees, Jasher, and More. Sacred Word Publishing, 2019.
11. VanderKam, James C. Enoch: A Man for All Generations. University of South Carolina Press, 1995.
12. Charles, R.H. The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament in English. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913.
13. Nickelsburg, George W.E. 1 Enoch: A New Translation. Fortress Press, 2004.
14. Dillmann, August. The Book of Enoch Translated from the Ethiopic. Andover: Warren F. Draper, 1893.
15. Isaac, Ephraim. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Canon. Private translation archives, Ethiopian Manuscript Collection.
Endnotes:
- The distinction between God’s wrath and Satan’s persecution is essential; many believers wrongly conflate the two, leading to confusion about their role during tribulation (cf. Rev. 12:12 vs. 1 Thess. 5:9).
- The sealing of believers is a legal process in heaven, not an emotional hope—see Rev. 7:3 and Ezek. 9:4.
- The wilderness is consistently shown in Scripture as a place of refuge, not punishment—see 1 Kings 17, Revelation 12:6, and Exodus 16.
- Early Church writers and the Ethiopian canon preserve the idea of physical escape and spiritual refuge as normative, not exceptional (cf. Shepherd of Hermas, Book of Tobit).
- The “first death” refers to the natural death of the body; those who choose Christ before this point are spiritually sealed (cf. Heb. 9:27).
- Angelic intervention is not rare in Scripture—deliverance through angelic presence is promised and patterned from Genesis through Acts (e.g., Lot, Peter, Tobit).
- Jesus being “the Ark” is not merely typological but doctrinal—our preservation in Him is not abstract, but legally binding through covenant blood (cf. John 10, Col. 3:3).
- The Ethiopian canon, though often excluded from Western Protestant Bibles, preserves a continuity of divine patterns not seen elsewhere—particularly in its emphasis on the preservation of the righteous during tribulation.
Safe Before the Fire: God’s Promise to the Redeemed is a powerful and deeply scriptural broadcast designed to bring peace to the trembling heart. In a time when many Christians fear martyrdom, persecution, and being left to face Satan’s wrath, this series walks through the unshakable pattern of divine protection. From the days of Noah to Lot, from Goshen to the wilderness flight in Revelation, the Word is clear—God removes, hides, or relocates His people before judgment falls.
Drawing from both the King James Bible and the Ethiopian canon, this ten-part message reveals that not all are called to die for the faith—many are called to live through divine preservation. Martyrdom is holy, but so is escape. The key is whether one has chosen the Son before the first death.
With biblical proof, apocryphal insight, and a spirit of deep encouragement, this message reaffirms the promises made to those sealed in Christ: you will not be struck with the wicked, not suffer the wrath prepared for the dragon’s kingdom, and you will be safe before the fire.
This isn’t false hope. It’s the covenant pattern written in blood.
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