The LORD's Net was used to describe how
judgment would fall on Pharaoh King of
Egypt.
Ezekiel 32:3 NASB
Thus says the Lord GOD,
"Now I will spread My net
over you With a company of
many peoples, and they shall
lift you up in My net."
What happened in the Old Testament
to Pharaoh King of Egypt can be a
type of foreshadowing related for
us in these End-Times.
I have been meditating about the parable
of the End-Times processing of the fishes
of the Nations from the Net of the LORD.
Here are 4 verses from Matthew that look
at Jesus's examination of this process.
Matthew 13:47-50 KJV
[v47] "Again, the kingdom of heaven
is like unto a net, that was cast
into the sea, and gathered of
every kind
[v48] which, when it was full, they
drew to shore, and sat down, and
gathered the good into vessels, but
cast the bad away.
[V49] So shall it be at the end of
the world: the angels shall come
forth, and sever the wicked from
among the just,
[V50] And shall cast them into the
furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
What qualified as good fish? It is
defined by the Old Testament found
in Leviticus 11:9-12: Kosher fish
have fins and scales. Bad fish are
like catfish which do not have scales
but live as bottom feeders. Verse
13 stated: "Whatsoever has no fins
nor scales in the waters, that
[shall be] an abomination unto you."
The New Testament Greek for 'net' has
four (4) different words as defined
by Strong's.
I double-checked my word study by
listening to youTube of Perry Stone
Part-2: http://goo.gl/DPGwk
Part-3: http://goo.gl/HEpba
(1) G293 - Amphiblestron = net;
smaller, circular or pear-shaped
net that is thrown by a fisherman
(2) G1350 - Diktyon = net(s)
general name for all kinds of nets;
by implication, it is the overall
recognition of the business from
fishing with nets
(3) G4522 - Sagene = net [Mat 13:47-48]
{alternately spelled, seine-net or
sageence-net} This is the drag-net as
spanning large enough to encompass two
shore-ends of the lake with weighted
sinkers on bottom of net with floaters
on the top of the net; it is pulled
back to shore by about 16 fishermen
(8 per side) to draw in the huge net
with potential of 2-tons of fish
containing both good and bad as defined
as either kosher or non-kosher. A modern
version of this net is called a trammel
net that has 3 layers to it. It also
is pulled or gathered in by the
fishermen. The difference with a trammel
is that it can be gathered by those
either on the shore or mechanically
hauled in from the boat(s).
(4) G6006 - Amphibalio = to cast or
throw from one side to another so as
to caste (a net); listed only in Mark 1:16
that described Simon and Andrew as
fishermen. Just as one can be described
as a Programmer since they write programs,
so fishermen were defined as those who
lived by their castings.
In this way, our LORD is offering His
Casting Call for us to join Him in His
Kingdom of Heaven. It is awesome as we
become apart of His Heavenly Cast where
we will inherit His Righteousness!
John 6:44 NASB
"No one can come to Me
unless the Father who
sent Me draws him; and
I will raise him up on
the last day."
I believe our Rapture(s) of the
Last Days will be a fulfillment
of His promise to raise us up
into His Heavenly Net.
John 21:6 KJV
And he [Jesus] said unto them, 'Cast
the net on the right side of the ship,
and ye shall find.' They cast therefore,
and now they were not able to draw it
for the multitude of fishes.
Let's get on the right(ous) side of
our LORD and await for His Call.
