Jeremiah Chapter 50 verse 44 part two

Many of today's saints trust in "their house", in the "place that is called by his name". They are putting all their trust in their denomination or church, yet if their house of worship is bowing to Baal, if they are dwelling in Babylon, no matter how Holy they appear outwardly, they will find themselves forsaken by the Lord. He only forsakes those who forsake him first, by the way. He has promised us he will never leave us or forsake us, but we can leave or forsake him. 1 Samuel chapter 12 describes this scenario. In verse ten the people acknowledged they had forsaken the Lord and so must all who claim to be christian but are not followers of Christ claim today. We must also renounce our desire for a king. Verse twelve reveals "ye said unto me, nay; but a king shall rule over us: WHEN THE LORD YOUR GOD WAS YOUR KING". We should never say to the Lord "Nay". This is our first mistake. "The fool hath said in his heart, NO GOD" (Psalm:14:1). The words in italics were added by the translators. This is how the verse should read. Saying no to God is extremely foolish, especially because he always has our best interests at heart. Wanting a king, in other words, wanting a MAN to rule over them has led to all kinds of problems for God's people. What this earth desperately needs is a people personally led by the God of this universe, personally directed by him, manifesting his reality on a daily basis. The whole system of pastor or priest as head of each local assembly comes from this desire to have a king, a man, rule over them. It certainly is not scriptural. The pastor is to be part of a plurality of elders led by the Holy Spirit, but not the head.
We should all cry out to God or beseech the prophets to cry out to God on our behalf "Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king" (1 Sam:12:19). In this day and in this time, God is raising up powerfully anointed apostles and prophets and pastors who are speaking his will and his voice to a blind and deaf generation. But none of these will rule over God's people but rather will serve them. If some of this word you are reading even now appears to be harsh to you, please keep in mind, I have the same anointing God put on Jeremiah. He also said to me "Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. See, I have this day set thee over nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build and to plant" (Jer:1:9&10). The point I wish to make is that in order to build and to plant God's kingdom in human hearts, Babylon must first be uprooted, pulled down, destroyed and thrown down. There are twice as many negative actions here as there are positive. Also, they fit a pattern set by the Lord. He wants us to uproot all that is of Babylon in our hearts. This is painful but far less so than the next three. If you do not allow him to uproot the spirit of religion out of you, if you do not humble yourself, he will pull it down. This pulling down speaks of lowering, of being humbled, of humility. If at this time you do not forsake Babylon, he will destroy it and you along with it and then throw down every last vestige of her left in the earth. Only then can he build you up as the New Jerusalem and plant you in his vineyard forever, only after Babylon has been "utterly destroyed" in you! Let him break all that is of pride in you, for it is in the soil of a broken heart that the things of his Spirit may grow.
Those who have "ears to hear" will respond with joy and come out of Babylon completely. In fact, throughout the law and the prophets, if you substitute the word "church" for "Israel", you have a clear picture of the spiritual history of the church. Much of the church believes they've replaced Israel. They haven't replaced them; they've followed in their footsteps!