THE AWAKENING OF EPHRAIM
PART 11 — COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE
Leaving Babylon and Returning to Covenant
One of the most misunderstood commands in all of Scripture is found in the book of Revelation.
The command is simple.
The command is direct.
The command is urgent.
The command is prophetic.
The command is:
“Come out of her, My people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4)
Notice something immediately.
Yahuah says:
“My people.”
Not unbelievers.
Not pagans.
Not atheists.
Not those completely separated from Him.
My people.
That means His people are in Babylon.
His people are mixed into Babylon.
His people are participating in Babylon.
His people are being called out of Babylon.
This should immediately remind us of the story of Ephraim.
The Northern Kingdom was scattered among the nations.
The Northern Kingdom assimilated among the nations.
The Northern Kingdom became as the nations.
The Northern Kingdom adopted the practices of the nations.
The Northern Kingdom lost its identity.
The Northern Kingdom lost its covenant awareness.
Yet Yahuah never forgot them.
The call of Revelation is therefore not a new call.
It is an ancient call.
It is the same call heard throughout Scripture.
It is the call to separation.
It is the call to holiness.
It is the call to covenant faithfulness.
It is the call to return.
From Genesis to Revelation, Yahuah has always called His people out.
He called Abraham out of Ur.
He called Israel out of Egypt.
He called Judah out of Babylon.
He calls His people out of spiritual Babylon.
The pattern never changes.
Yahuah calls.
His people respond.
The world says stay.
Yahuah says come out.
The world says conform.
Yahuah says separate.
The world says compromise.
Yahuah says be holy.
This is one of the central themes of Scripture.
The awakening of Ephraim cannot be understood apart from this reality.
The awakening is not merely discovering who we are.
The awakening is discovering what we must leave behind.
Many people want restoration without separation.
Many want covenant without obedience.
Many want blessing without holiness.
Many want Kingdom promises while remaining comfortable in Babylon.
Scripture never presents that option.
The call is always:
Come out.
The question then becomes:
What is Babylon?
Many immediately think only of an ancient city.
Others think only of an end-time political system.
Still others think only of a future empire.
Yet Babylon represents something larger.
Babylon represents organized rebellion against Yahuah.
Babylon represents man’s attempt to create his own system apart from Elohim.
Babylon represents confusion.
Babylon represents mixture.
Babylon represents compromise.
Babylon represents counterfeit worship.
Babylon represents man’s kingdom in opposition to Yahuah’s Kingdom.
This pattern begins at Babel in Genesis 11.
Humanity gathers together.
Humanity rejects Yahuah’s instructions.
Humanity seeks unity apart from covenant.
Humanity builds its own kingdom.
Humanity establishes its own authority.
Humanity creates its own identity.
The result is confusion.
Babylon has always been about replacing Yahuah’s authority with man’s authority.
This is why the spirit of Babylon appears repeatedly throughout Scripture.
It appears in Egypt.
It appears in Assyria.
It appears in Babylon.
It appears in Rome.
It appears in every system that elevates the traditions of men above the commandments of Elohim.
It appears wherever human authority seeks to replace divine authority.
It appears wherever religious traditions replace Scripture.
It appears wherever compromise replaces covenant.
It appears wherever truth becomes mixed with error.
It appears wherever the commandments of Elohim are exchanged for the doctrines of men.
It appears wherever the fear of man replaces the fear of Yahuah.
It appears wherever culture is elevated above covenant.
It appears wherever popularity becomes more important than truth.
This is why the call to come out of Babylon is not merely geographical.
It is spiritual.
It is covenantal.
It is practical.
It requires examination.
It requires repentance.
It requires separation.
It requires courage.
One of the most difficult realities people face during the awakening is discovering how much Babylon has influenced their thinking.
Many inherited traditions without ever questioning them.
Many inherited doctrines without ever testing them.
Many inherited holidays without examining their origins.
Many inherited religious systems without comparing them to Scripture.
Many inherited assumptions about salvation.
Many inherited assumptions about grace.
Many inherited assumptions about the Sabbath.
Many inherited assumptions about the appointed times.
Many inherited assumptions about covenant.
Many inherited assumptions about the Kingdom.
Yet the awakening forces a question:
Is this from Yahuah?
Or is this from Babylon?
That question can be uncomfortable.
That question can be disruptive.
That question can challenge decades of assumptions.
Yet it is a necessary question.
Because truth must always take precedence over tradition.
Scripture must always take precedence over theology.
The commandments of Elohim must always take precedence over the traditions of men.
This is exactly what Yahusha confronted.
Again and again He challenged the traditions of men.
Again and again He exposed religious systems that had elevated human teachings above the commandments of Elohim.
Again and again He declared:
“You have made the command of Elohim of no effect by your tradition.” (Matthew 15:6)
Notice what He did not say.
He did not condemn Scripture.
He condemned traditions that replaced Scripture.
He did not condemn obedience.
He condemned man-made systems that nullified obedience.
He did not condemn Torah.
He condemned those who used traditions to avoid Torah.
The same battle continues today.
The conflict has never changed.
Will we follow the commandments of Elohim?
Or will we follow the traditions of men?
Will we follow covenant?
Or will we follow culture?
Will we follow the Kingdom?
Or will we follow Babylon?
Will we follow Scripture?
Or will we follow inherited religious systems?
This is why coming out of Babylon is not merely about what we leave.
It is about what we return to.
We leave confusion.
We return to truth.
We leave compromise.
We return to covenant.
We leave lawlessness.
We return to obedience.
We leave mixture.
We return to purity.
We leave man’s kingdom.
We return to the Kingdom of Elohim.
We leave religious traditions.
We return to Scripture.
We leave man-made authority.
We return to divine authority.
We leave spiritual captivity.
We return to covenant freedom.
The prophets repeatedly spoke of this return.
Jeremiah called people back to the ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16).
Ezekiel called people back to covenant (Ezekiel 36:24-28).
Hosea called people back to Yahuah (Hosea 6:1-3).
Isaiah called people back to righteousness (Isaiah 55:6-7).
The message never changes.
Return.
Come back.
Leave Babylon.
Return to covenant.
One of the greatest examples of this pattern is found in the Exodus.
Israel could not remain in Egypt and inherit the promises.
Israel had to come out.
Israel had to separate.
Israel had to leave bondage.
Israel had to leave Pharaoh’s system.
Israel had to enter covenant.
The Exodus becomes a prophetic pattern for all future redemption.
Egypt represents bondage.
Babylon represents confusion.
The Kingdom represents restoration.
The journey is always the same.
Come out.
Be separated.
Enter covenant.
Walk with Yahuah.
This is especially important for the awakening of Ephraim.
The Northern Kingdom was scattered among the nations.
They became as the nations.
They adopted the practices of the nations.
They inherited the customs of the nations.
They lost their covenant identity among the nations.
Therefore restoration requires separation from those things.
Restoration requires returning to the ways of Yahuah.
Restoration requires returning to His commandments.
Restoration requires returning to His appointed times.
Restoration requires returning to His Kingdom.
Restoration requires returning to His instructions.
Restoration requires returning to His covenant.
This is why the awakening is not merely informational.
It is transformational.
It requires change.
It requires action.
It requires repentance.
It requires obedience.
Many people want revelation without transformation.
Scripture never offers that option.
Every true revelation demands a response.
Every awakening demands a decision.
Every call requires an answer.
Every truth requires action.
This is why the call to come out is ultimately a call to repentance.
Not merely repentance from personal sin.
But repentance from participation in Babylon.
Repentance from compromise.
Repentance from mixture.
Repentance from traditions that contradict Scripture.
Repentance from inherited error.
Repentance from rebellion against covenant.
The call to come out is therefore not negative.
It is restorative.
It is redemptive.
It is hopeful.
Yahuah does not call people out merely to remove something.
He calls them out so He can bring them into something greater.
He called Abraham out of Ur and brought him into promise.
He called Israel out of Egypt and brought them into covenant.
He called Judah out of Babylon and brought them back to the land.
He calls His people out of spiritual Babylon and brings them into Kingdom.
This is the pattern.
This has always been the pattern.
The call to come out is ultimately a call to return.
Return to Yahuah.
Return to covenant.
Return to Scripture.
Return to the ancient paths.
Return to the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Return to the ways of the King.
Return to the authority of the King.
Return to the Kingdom of the King.
As the awakening continues around the world, more people are hearing that call.
More people are examining traditions.
More people are testing doctrines.
More people are rediscovering Scripture.
More people are returning to covenant.
More people are leaving Babylon.
Not because a movement tells them to.
Not because a denomination tells them to.
Not because a teacher tells them to.
But because Yahuah is calling them.
The same voice that called Abraham.
The same voice that called Moses.
The same voice that called Israel.
The same voice that called the prophets.
The same voice that called the disciples.
The same voice that called the scattered House of Israel.
That voice is still calling.
Come out of her, My people.
Leave confusion.
Leave compromise.
Leave mixture.
Leave lawlessness.
Leave rebellion.
Leave the traditions that nullify the commandments.
Leave the doctrines that contradict Scripture.
Leave the systems that replace covenant.
Return to truth.
Return to covenant.
Return to obedience.
Return to the Kingdom.
Return to the King.
The awakening of Ephraim is not complete until the people who awaken also answer the call to come out.
The call is sounding.
The door is open.
The invitation has been given.
The watchmen are warning.
The Spirit is calling.
The Scriptures are speaking.
The King is gathering.
The question is whether we will remain in Babylon or return to the covenant of Yahuah.
Greg Witter | Ephraim’s Cry Hebraic Mindset Study Series Study • Learn • Apply • Grow • Share • Repeat
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