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I said, 'Eternal One, how long are the hours of the age?'
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He said, 'Twelve hours have I appointed for the present age of lawlessness to rule among the nations and within your Seed, until the end of the times. Reckon, understand, and look again.'
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I looked and saw an ish going out from the left side among the nations. Multitudes of ishim, ishahot, and children from the nations went out and bowed before him.
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Then I saw many from the right. Some insulted him and some struck him, while others bowed before him. Azazel approached him, kissed his face, and stood behind him.
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I asked, 'Who is the ish insulted and struck, yet honored by the nations and approached by Azazel?'
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He answered, 'The ish you saw is relief appointed in the final hour for those who proceed from you. In the twelfth hour I shall raise this ish from your generation, and those called by Me shall be joined to him.
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Many from the nations shall set their hope upon him. Among your Seed, some shall stumble over him, some shall strike against him, and some shall honor him.
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Before the age of righteousness begins to grow, My Judgment shall come upon lawless peoples through those of your Seed whom I set apart.
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Ten plagues shall come upon the creatures of the earth because of provocation and the corruption of Adam. Yet righteous ones from your Seed, whose number is kept with Me, shall survive and hasten the manifestation of the glory of My Name …