He is allowing all this to happen? Our Father is in control of Satan also. That's the meaning of '...even the king of Assyria'. Lucifer is not out there somewhere doing whatever he wishes.

 

 (See the Book of Job). 1:21, 2:4, 4:8, 4:17, 5:19, 5:22, 8:3, 8:8, 8:20, 9:2-4, 9:21, 11:6-9, 13:15, 14:1-4, 13:7-10,  13:12-14, 19:25, 19:29, 20:4-5, 20:23-24, 21:7-14, 21:30, 23:10-12, 24:1, 24:13, 24:24, 27:8, 28: 12-13, 28:20, 28:23, 28:28, 31:7-13, 33:27-28, 34:23, 36:10-11, 38:4-14.38:23, 38:32, 38:36, 39:13-17, 40:15-18, 42:9-17. You'll find in...  II Thess.2 Why God is bringing this great test upon us.
     We are His children and He loves His own, those who come to Him and believe and follow Him, instead of man. We have no need of worry, for if you are seeking The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, His blessings are with you and you are under His 'covering'. If you are in His Grace, then claim His promises that He gives His people and you will also have the 'victory'.

Isa 7:18   And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

Isa 7:19   And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

     The ‘fly’ in verse 18 is one of a ‘stinging’ nature and thus associated with the ‘bee’ also in that verse. Again, even though this is referring to Assyria and is historical, it is also a type of an event yet future to us, the ‘bees’ are the ‘locust’ army of Satan written in... Revelation 9:  Read All.

 

This locust army will rest in their little hidden abodes, such as under rocks and in crevices for secrecy. This analogy means they operate behind the scenes so to speak. As they are here represented as ‘thorns’, we know these to be the Kenites, i.e., the sons of Cain, the evil seed, the representatives of Satan on earth. The word ‘bushes’ means ‘pastures’, which symbolizes all lands or nations, i.e., the whole world..
     God is giving us a clue to the inner workings of the last 'world government' on earth set up by man, the 'New World Order.'  This term is not a new idea, (remember to check the fruit), for it has been slowly developing under many other names throughout history. Woodrow Wilson used the term 'New World Order' in his inauguration speech when he took office as President of The United States. The idea of a 'Utopian' society set up over the whole earth, one people, one government, etc. can be traced back to Greece (or even Nimrod in Genesis). Even the 'Communist Manifesto' of Karl Marx (I doubt it was really his idea, but from those pulling his strings), had the goal of a 'utopia' government on earth. Since this idea of world government was the reason for the conquering by the world's past Empires, such as Rome, Greece under Alexander the Great, Babylon, etc., then by these examples of history, and the fact that God reveals the establishing of a 'final' semi-successful world government by man upon this earth in His Word.

 

 Rev.13-19: 13:1 A beast rises up out of the sea.

 

 We should be aware of this 'utopian' ideal today in order to know the signs Jesus gave us for His return. I don't want to bore you with this, but it is very important at this day in time, for this last 'world government' is now in the final stages. God revealed this to us specifically in the Books of Daniel and Revelation, so it's not a subject to take lightly. If you have understood the idea of a 'false Messiah' coming before Jesus returns, then you probably have already grasped much of what I'm saying. I'll try a common sense approach.
     Have you ever wondered why no matter how well man builds or creates a work, such as manufactured goods, that they never last that long compared to many simple things in God's nature? Man is always attempting to build the 'perfect' machine, and have even wrestled with the idea of achieving perpetual motion energy. Nevertheless, that product always deteriorates and fails. I don't know of any invention that man has developed that didn't require regular maintenance either. Some