CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Wormwood Falls on the Rivers, The Churches are Polluted

by Kristie Johnson from
Mystery Babylon, the Great Defender of Israel
A Search for America in Bible Prophecy

There is a reference to wormwood in Revelation that is part of the
Third Trumpet sounding. It is called a great star that falls from
heaven. It pollutes the waters and causes death. Reading the verses
one could conclude that Wormwood is an asteroid or meteor. But is
there more meaning behind this symbol?
Revelation 8:10-11, 10 And the third angel sounded, and there
fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell
upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part
of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters,
because they were made bitter.
There are many theories about the meaning of the term worm-
wood. It is important to examine the scriptures elsewhere for more
insight into the meaning of these symbols of the Third Trumpet. In
this way one can hope to find the message of the trumpet. In the
book of Jeremiah, the term wormwood is used by the prophet
Jeremiah to describe the condemnation of the false prophets of Israel
and the children of Israel who choose to follow their lies.
Notice that God says He will feed them with wormwood and
give them water of gall to drink, in the following verses: Jeremiah
9:15-16, 15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of
Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood,
and give them water of gall to drink. 16 I will scatter them also
among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known:
and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
Jeremiah 23:14-32, 14 I have seen also in the prophets of
Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies:
they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return
from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the
inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 15 Therefore thus saith the LORD
of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with
wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the
prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. 16
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the
prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a
vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye
shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the
imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. 18 For
who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and
heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it? 19 Behold,
a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous
whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
20 The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed,
and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter
days ye shall consider it perfectly. 21 I have not sent these prophets,
yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. 22 But
if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear
my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way,
and from the evil of their doings. 23 Am I a God at hand, saith the
LORD, and not a God afar off? 24 Can any hide himself in secret
places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven
and earth? saith the LORD. 25 I have heard what the prophets said,
that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have
dreamed. 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that
prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their
dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers
have forgotten my name for Baal. 28 The prophet that hath a dream,
let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my
word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer
that breaketh the rock in pieces? 30 Therefore, behold, I am against
the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from
his neighbour. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD,
that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am against
them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them,
and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I
sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit
this people at all, saith the LORD.
The above passages tell of Gods condemnation of the lies of the
prophets. The above are two of the very few references to wormwood
in the Bible. Revelation has the other references to wormwood. The
connection to these verses is important.
(Update: I have done more research into wormwood and have
learned that wormwood, a type of herb, is known for the power to
produce hallucinations and a state of confusion. It has a very bitter
taste. It has been used as an ingredient in a liquor called Absinth
which is illegal for use in the USA due to its dangerous properties.
The significance becomes clear as we consider the warnings of the
Bible concerning wormwood as it relates to spiritual deception.
Please be sure to watch the video linked later in this Chapter
concerning the false spiritual manifestations now occurring in many
churches.)
The Bible often uses terminology suggesting that a prophet is to
eat the written word of God such as in a scroll or book before the
prophet tells the people Gods message. It is symbolic of the prophet
digesting the truth of Gods Word then preaching it.
For example Ezekiel 2:9-3:3, 9 And when I looked, behold, an
hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; 10 And
he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and
there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat
this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my
mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 3 And he said unto me,
Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll
that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey
for sweetness.
When God says He will feed the prophets, and therefore the
people, with wormwood, He means that He will allow the prophets to
preach lies and the people to believe lies. He does this because they
would not have ears to hear the truth of His Word. This symbolism
appears in Revelation when the great star falls from heaven onto the
third rivers and fountains of waters. If the meaning is similar, than it
appears that one third of these waters become polluted by falsehood.
The lies lead to bitterness and death. It seems that the lies are
coming from false prophets and target the rivers. Rivers and foun-
tains of waters are symbolic sources of life both physical and spiritual
in the Bible.
(Update: Several new movements in the Christian Church are
leading some unsuspecting Christians into error. Some self-
proclaimed prophets are attempting to direct both Churches and
individuals with their words which they claim come from God.
However, the standard for being a prophet of the Lord does not allow
for these kinds of mistakes and presumption we can see in a video of
Cindy Jacobs prophesying over the pastor of a large church in the
Philippines. She literally sent him into an unsuccessful campaign to
attempt to become the President of the Philippines. Many in the
church were discouraged and confused over these events inspired by
a so-called prophet of God.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAW_sl0MRDc )
Jeremiah 2:11-13, 11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which
are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that
which doth not profit. 12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be
horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. 13 For my
people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain
of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that
can hold no water.
Waters, rivers, have also been used to describe the ministry of the
Holy Spirit in the body of Christians who are baptized in the Holy
Spirit. John 7:37-38, 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto
me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath
said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this
spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive:
for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet
glorified.)
Since the Holy Spirit could never be the source of lies or pollution,
it would have to be referring to a counterfeit evil spirit that begins to
influence some who pose as Believers and followers of Jesus Christ,
or the God of Israel.
Revelation 8:10-11, 10 And the third angel sounded, and there
fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell
upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part
of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters,
because they were made bitter. Perhaps there will be some in the
churches who pose as prophets or ministers of the Lord, but they are
false prophets who preach false doctrines which lead to destruction of
those who follow them.

(Update: At the time I wrote this, I questioned myself as to how such
a thing could really happen? Like many things I wrote in my book, I
prayed I might be proven wrong on this issue. But then I discovered
some very disturbing things that had developed in the Charismatic
Movement of the Christian Church.
I urgently plead with you to please watch this revealing and well
documented video exposing the manifestation of a false spirit which
appears to be a new kind of counterfeit to the Holy Spirit. This has
spirit has invaded the Christian Church beginning in the 1990s. Many
leaders of the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements are being
deceived into promoting these false manifestations which are
replacing the true movement of the Holy Spirit and operation of the
Gifts of the Spirit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbVYalAE5-8 )
For more details on these new movements within some, in fact
many Christian Churches today, visit the Apostasy Videos page:
http://www.endtimesinamerica.org/apostasy-videos.html

Also see Annes excellent articles on Apostasy in ETA blogs:

End Times Apostasy 2: Flawed Foundations of the "7 Mountain
Mandate" :
http://www.endtimesinamerica.org/eta-blog/category/7%20mountain%20strategy

End Times Apostasy 9: Praying to the Unknown God:

http://www.endtimesinamerica.org/eta-blog/end-times-apostasy-9-praying-to-the-
unknown-god