The Seven Last Plagues of Offense
[This article was a collaborative work between several individuals at Strong City.]
For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. Isaiah 28:21.
In recent years there have been some who have taken extreme offense at Michael Travesser, and, as if emulating a biological organism, this offense has taken on a life of its own; replicating itself in individuals other than those who were originally offended. This, of course, is the very nature of offense and rumor. It re-breeds its life, taking the shape of whatever container in which it dwells, like a parasite, reinventing its expression to suit its host. And all of this is in God’s master plan, so that there might be a consummation of sin and rebellion.
It could naturally be assumed that Travesser would, from a human perspective, view such instances with regret or personal threat. In fact, however, he asserts that these outraged persons who rail against him are direct answers to fervent prayer. In those prayers he expressed no direct supplication or request for these “offenses,” but rather that the substance of the Seven Last Plagues set forth in the biblical book of Revelation, Chapter 16, find its fulfillment. He has not prayed that the people would be offended, but he has prayed for the final events of judgment to commence. It simply happens that the Seven Last Plagues find some of their expression in offense and rage. To pray for the plagues is to bring to pass events which will cause offense. So, to pray for judgment, is to pray for the offense to appear in those who are appointed to the fire.
