God's Fisherman - Satan's Hunters - Book Series Part 5 - "Chapter 4"

The day is coming and drawing so near. The prophet's words are being fulfilled; the times and seasons are at hand for the glorious arrival of the Son of Man. Lightning flashes from the East to the West, and the earth will endure the Lord's test. Be saved by his name while he can be found; seek his face before the trumpet sounds. The day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night — before that day, keep your lamp trimmed.

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We now enter Chapter Four: Satan's Original Hunters. We will see some dynamic things here that propel us toward the future chapters. First and foremost, God Almighty is in complete control — power and control over all of the universe: dominions, powers, principalities, rulers, and kingdoms, which include Satan and his hunters. God Almighty is in control, and he allows Satan to do certain things up to his decision. There is not any deed conceived by Satan, his angels, or his hunters that is not understood in advance by God. Each is either allowed or rejected according to his divine, sovereign will and eternal plan from the beginning.

Just as God pre-ordained his original fishermen, he also predetermined whom he would allow Satan's original hunters to be, in order to fulfill his everlasting Word — the Holy Bible. As discussed in Chapter Two, a great example of how God uses Satan's hunters would be his use of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Although he was a pagan king who did not believe in the Lord God of Israel, the Almighty still used his servant for his ultimate plan.

In this chapter we will discover who Satan's original hunters were, and how they directly attempted to forbid God's everlasting covenants from coming to fruition through his original fishermen: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, and the ultimate fisherman, Yeshua. By understanding who Satan's original hunters were, we will acquire great wisdom and knowledge concerning who Satan's end-of-the-age hunters are — including the final hunter, the Antichrist, whom we will discuss in a later chapter.

For now, let us recall how God declares his prophetic events at the End of the Age. Isaiah 46:9–10: *"Remember the former things of old, for I am God and there is no other; I am God and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things that are not yet done."* Since God declares end-times things that are not yet done, it would be wise to comprehend who Satan's hunters were in the beginning.

Let us begin by confirming that Lucifer — better known today as Satan — is without a doubt the father of all evil hunters. John 8:44: *"He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him."* Isaiah: *"How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations."* Ezekiel: *"You became filled with violence within, and you sinned."*

Since the beginning, Satan has connived and manipulated his evil plan upon his original hunters in order to directly attempt to forbid God from establishing his everlasting covenants with his original fishermen. Nevertheless, the Lord God of Israel laughs at Satan's evil rage of foolishness upon his holy, sovereign, and divine Plan of Salvation through his eternal promises, because it always culminates with the Almighty's deliverance of his people. As previously discussed, Satan understands that once God's everlasting covenants are completely fulfilled — which will occur at Messiah's Second Coming and Millennial Reign — he will be tormented alive in the lake of fire and brimstone forever and ever.

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Before we explore Satan's original hunters, we must examine Noah's prophetic curse on the land of Canaan. Noah's curse conveys great insight concerning Satan's original hunters, his end-of-the-age hunters, and ultimately his final hunter, the Antichrist. This connects directly to Genesis 9 and Genesis 15 — the Abrahamic Covenant — and both passages speak about the same people. Noah put a curse on Canaan, and that land of Canaan contains all the "-ites" listed in the Abrahamic Covenant of Genesis 15, where the Lord told Abraham to drive those peoples out of the land.

After God established the Noahic Covenant, Noah and his descendants — Shem, Ham, and Japheth — began populating the earth. As time passed, Noah became a farmer and planted a vineyard and produced wine. One day Noah drank of the wine, became drunk, and lay uncovered and naked in his tent. What occurred next has echoed prophetic blessings and curses throughout the generations until today, and will continue to perpetuate until the completion of Messiah's Second Coming.

Genesis 9: *"And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness. So Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his younger son had done to him, and he said: 'Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants he shall be to his brethren.' And he said: 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant. May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.'"*

Before the prophetic vineyard event transpired, the text introduces us to Noah and his sons — Shem, Ham, and Japheth — and it states that Ham was the father of Canaan. The text concludes by declaring that from these three sons the whole earth was populated. What is a mystery about Noah's sons is that when Ham commits his sin, instead of simply referring to Ham, the text states "Ham, the father of Canaan." Also, once Noah woke from his drunkenness and realized what his son had done to him, he cursed Canaan — not Ham.

In the Midrash — the genre of rabbinic writings containing interpretations and commentaries on the Torah — the renowned Rabbi Eleazar's commentary addresses this mystery: Noah found a vine with grapes upon it, planted a vineyard from it, and on that very day it bore fruit. He drank wine from it and revealed himself in his tent. Canaan came in, saw his father's nakedness, and went out to tell his brothers. Ham came in, saw his father's nakedness, and — neglecting the commandment to honor one's father — reported it to his brothers as though he were in the marketplace, laughing at his father. His brothers rebuked him; they took a covering and, walking backward, covered their father's nakedness. Noah arose from his stupor, discovered what his youngest son had done to him, and cursed him.

According to Rabbi Eleazar's commentary, Canaan was the first to see Noah's nakedness — although it is debatable among scholars whether Canaan was Noah's son or grandson (most likely his grandson). One thing is certain: Canaan was the first to see the nakedness of Noah, followed by Ham. Philo of Alexandria, a first-century Jewish philosopher, wrote that Ham and Canaan were equally guilty of the sins against Noah, for the two of them acted foolishly and wrongly and committed other sins.

After Canaan and Ham's exceedingly disrespectful sin, Noah prophesied a curse on the land of Canaan that would perpetuate throughout history — even to today, as we see in Gaza and Israel — and will continue until Messiah's Second Coming and Millennial Reign. Genesis 9: *"Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants he shall be to his brethren. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant. May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant."*

This is a prophecy that will echo until Messiah's Second Coming. Noah lived 950 years — almost one-sixth of the total span of this earth from Adam to Yeshua — and God will absolutely fulfill his servant's prophetic curse. We are seeing that right now, and we will most certainly see it at Messiah's Second Coming.

This is the connection that must be made: Genesis 9 and Genesis 15 belong together. Noah's prophetic curse in Genesis 9 cursed the land of Canaan. When you go to Genesis 15 and look at who is in the land of Canaan, you find all the "-ites" listed there. That is precisely why God told Abraham in Genesis 15 what he told him — because of the curse Noah had already pronounced. All the inhabitants of the land of Canaan are cursed because Canaan is cursed, which includes all peoples settled there.

Noah also prophesied that Canaan and his descendants will serve Shem and his descendants, who carry the pure royal lineage into Messiah. Shem is that pure royal lineage — not Japheth, not Ham. It was Shem whose line goes to Abraham. Amazingly, on account of Noah's curse, God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, and their descendants — the children of Israel — through the everlasting covenants. In other words, the land of Canaan became the Promised Land in order to fulfill Noah's prophetic curse upon Canaan and his descendants.

Noah also declared, *"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem."* This ancient prophecy reveals that Canaan and his descendants will serve the God of Shem — who is the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David, the God of Israel. It also proclaims and proves that the land of Canaan will be used for God's eternal promises and sovereign will.

Ham and his descendants were also cursed for his sin, specifically the regions where Ham's sons settled: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. Their modern equivalents are Sudan, Egypt, Libya, and the land of Canaan. We must understand the ancient names to understand the current names. Significantly, Daniel 11:40–43 states that Put, Mizraim, and Cush — Libya, Egypt, and Sudan — are the three countries the Antichrist conquers. The Antichrist will conquer the descendants of Ham.

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Now let us look at the specific hunters that were raised up. This is where it becomes very interesting, because every time a covenant was made — to Abraham, to Isaac, to Jacob, to David, and even to Yeshua — a specific hunter was raised up against that covenant. We will go through the specific hunter raised against Abraham, the specific hunter raised against Isaac, the specific hunter raised against Jacob, and the hunter raised against Yeshua.

The reason is clear: if Satan can forbid the everlasting covenants from being established, he wins. That is his entire objective. That is how important these covenants are. Satan knows that when Yeshua fulfills them, it means the lake of fire and brimstone for him — and that will happen regardless. But his strategy has been to attempt to forbid these covenants from ever being made, because he knows they will be fulfilled once they are established.

We must understand that from the very beginning, Satan has come against the covenant people. The original fishermen were surrounded by these hunters, and we are about to see these things clearly in the Scriptures. It is truly remarkable when you see it laid out.