Exposing Satan's Playbook The Perry Stone

Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two burdens; he saw that rest was good, and that the land was pleasant; he bowed his shoulder to bear a burden, and became a band of slaves. —G ENESIS 49:14–15 Looking at these three predictions, consider the possibility as to why the third row of stones were never placed upon the breastplate covering of “the anointed cherub.” It seems to me that God was placing certain limitations upon him from the beginning. First with Asher, the adversary would never produce a royal seed, as the Messiah would be both a priest and a king—from the seed of David! With Gad, the enemy would from time to time overcome God’s people, but God’s people (Gad) would overcome the adversary in the end! The theme of Issachar is more complicated, but simply Issachar could bow his shoulders and bear (carry) a burden, but the adversary is a burden maker and not a burden bearer. Christ can carry our load for us and with us! P ERCEPTION D ECEPTION 2: S ATAN D OESN’T W ANT Y OU TO K NOW H E I S R UNNING O UT OF T IME This is a powerful truth! As we get older, we often say that we need to accomplish what we can quickly because we are running out of time. In reality, we will never run out of time; we will simply step out of time and into eternity—the land of no time. The only people running out of time are those