A Monarch of Destiny Queen Elizabeth II

Genesis 49:10 tells us the “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawmaker from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”  (Gen. 49:10)

For those of us who can still remember the British Empire of the thirties and forties, it is unfathomable to grasp what has happened. Once it was said “The sun never set on the British Empire.” Today there are just thirteen territories that remain under British administration. Considering that the largest is the Falkland Islands, it is easily discernible to see how far the great empire has fallen. A Britisher might ponder on where all the great statesmen have gone. Where is a Walsingham, a Leicester or a Raleigh, men that surrounded Elizabeth I and helped a strong, determined and independent Queen bring their nation from under the shadow of the great European powers? Until recently, another Elizabeth was on the throne and dating from 1952. Yet, she possessed far different qualities than Elizabeth I and seemed satisfied to be guided by events orchestrated by her ministers, who, until the Brexit vote,  seemingly were bent only on moving to surrender Britain’s independence to European powers. A sad irony!

Perhaps the decline began at the time of the First World War. In the past, I suggested that 1914 was a banner year for the descendants of Esau, although I believe that their dominion was seeded when the Laodicean period commenced. In any event, if we look to prophecy, the decline of the greatness of True Israel is simply God’s Plan that the Israel nations are to be brought to their knees. British Ephraim went through two devastating world wars, wars that weakened every fabric of the once proud empire. While most of the damage has occurred in the days of Elizabeth II, the root of the disaster stems from the plans of those who would usher in their one world government, where the very existence of true Israel is threatened.

Queen Elizabeth II was not born to be Queen. She was the eldest daughter, born April 21st, 1926, of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and later George VI. It was only after the abdication of her uncle that her father came to the Throne. As an aside, George VI was a courageous and good king who spent much time with his subjects during the devastating days of World War II and never hesitated to call the nation to prayer. He also knew he was an Israelite. In a James Stuart article in the May/June, 1996 issue of “Wake Up”, Mr. Stuart referred to a facsimile of a letter that appeared in The Independent on April 6th, 1996, a letter written by George VI in 1922, when he was Albert, the Duke of York. In it, George VI wrote, “I am sure the British Israelite business is true. I have read a lot about it lately and everything, no matter how large or small points to our being “the chosen race.” 

Elizabeth II was quite a remarkable young lady. Once her father ascended to the Throne and she became the heir apparent, she eagerly took to studies on constitutional law, history, music and the arts. She was a natural athlete, both as a swimmer and a horsewoman. And she tackled amateur theatre. She participated in the war effort and after the war took on frequent public engagements. She married in 1947 and from all appearances, she and Prince Philip, also a great, great grandson of Queen Victoria, enjoyed a close and supportive relationship. She became Queen in 1952 upon the death of her father and at her Coronation on June 2nd, 1953, she swore the Coronation Oath, upholding her role as “Supreme Governor of the English Church”, that is, “Defender of the Faith.” She was a traveling Queen and to Canada alone, she has made more than twenty separate trips. Anyone who waited on a long street procession to greet her experienced the special feeling of being in the presence of a good and kindly monarch.

Presiding over the decline of a great empire must be the sorriest experience imaginable. Queen Elizabeth I could not have done it, nor could have any of the other monarchs in this series, whether King Edward I, Henry VIII, James I or George III. These monarchs of yesteryear possessed extremely forceful personalities and were far too autocratic to have permitted  the parliaments of the second half of the twentieth century or the early years of this century to do what they have done and until her death, were attempting to do. Our God is truly amazing. For this final unveiling of His Plan, He chose a gentle woman who relied on the advice of her ministers, most of whom do not appear to care not one whit for her Coronation pledge that she would govern the peoples of the United Kingdom according to their laws and customs. Yet, apart from the obvious trappings of power, who would really want to be in Elizabeth II’s place? Imagine the pain she must have suffered over the years since her reign began, as one by one, colonies went their own way, over forty in all. Indeed, watching the leaders of Australia wanting to move from the Commonwealth, or her own ministers ready to abandon Northern Ireland, must have been agonizing in itself. Then too, do you suppose she sometime abruptly woke from a deep sleep, burdened by the thought of humbling herself and her Kingdom before the Papacy, as she did,  from which her ancestors made such sacrifices to disentangle her nation? Or when she went along with legislation merging her people into a European Union where the independence fought for by her predecessors was now simply given away. Indeed, it must be the most galling of all. Fortunately, Brexit corrected that disaster.

In view of King George VI’s acceptance of the Israel truth, it is unlikely that Queen Elizabeth II was not been exposed to her identity. Given a deep sense of history, she must have been aware of the significance of her Throne. Indeed, that it was established over three thousand years ago through King David, in fulfillment of God’s Blessing to Judah, as described in the opening passage to this article. The Amplified Version of the Bible makes the passage slightly clearer, “The scepter or leadership shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet until Shiloh {the Messiah, the Peaceful One} comes to Whom it belongs, and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.” This we can be certain, the days of the temporary occupants of the Throne are soon to give way to the King of kings, Lord of lords. Sadly, the decline of the British Empire and the plans to merge with Europe has fueled talk in recent years of eliminating the monarchy altogether. Maybe we will hear more of it ow that Elizabeth II has died.

Dear friends, if there is one thing Satan wants to accomplish, it is to destroy one of God’s Promises. Yet, we know this will not happen, the Throne will be here awaiting the Return of Jesus Christ because God promised King David, “And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever” (2 Samuel 7: 16). 

It seems impossible to talk about this moment in the history of the Throne of David and the reign of Queen Elizabeth without mention of her heir, Prince Charles, now King Charles III. His utterances in past years have been most unwise considering he is now king. It seems like so much of prophecy surround him when he was a prince, certainly a controversial one. It was in 1994 that he claimed he would relinquish his role as Head of the Church of England and instead, be defender of all the world’s faiths. In the same year, he extolled the virtues of Islam in a speech at Oxford University. In considering the such blasphemy, the words of Zephaniah 1: 8 came to mind those many years ago “And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the kings children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.”

It will be very interesting  to view events in the days and months to come and whether the Coronation ceremony will remain the same as in the past and Charles past utterances will simply be idle talk.

In the meantime, the Queen is Dead, long live the King.