Trumpets - Messianic Hebraic Perspective
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous bloodshed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, all these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that kill the prophets, and stone them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, blessed is he that comes in the name of the LORD. (Matthew 23:34-39)
And Yeshua went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. And Yeshua said unto them, See ye not all these things? Verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down. … And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying; tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Yeshua answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Mashiach; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in diver’s places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso reads, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Mashiach, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false messiahs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For where so ever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. …
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. … But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. (Matthew 24:1-41)
Then Yeshua sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, he that sows the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sows them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. (Matthew 13:36-43)
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, they parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. And sitting down they watched him there; and set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS YESHUA THE KING OF THE JEWS. … And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, And saying, Thou that would destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of G_D, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, he saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in G_D; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of G_D. (Matthew 27:34-43)
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before G_D on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped G_D, Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD G_D Almighty, which art, and was, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou should give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and should destroy them which destroy the earth. And the temple of G_D was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. (Revelation 11:16-19)
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: and she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto G_D, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of G_D, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our G_D, and the power of his Mashiach: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our G_D day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knows that he hath but a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of G_D, and have the testimony of Yeshua Mashiach. … And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. … And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against G_D, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity: he that kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. (Revelation 12:1-13:10)
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of G_D, and the faith of Yeshua. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the LORD from henceforth: Yea, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. (Revelation 14:12-13)
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of G_D. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. (Revelation 14:14-20)
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of G_D. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of G_D. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of G_D, and the song of the Lamb, saying, great and marvelous are thy works, LORD G_D Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. who shall not fear thee, O LORD, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. …
And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of G_D, who lives forever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of G_D, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. …
And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of G_D upon the earth. And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; … And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O LORD, which art, and was, and shall be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, LORD G_D Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. …
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before G_D, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. …
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sits upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. … And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Yeshua: …
The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he comes, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into perdition. And the ten horns which thou saw are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is LORD of LORDs, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he says unto me, the waters which thou saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. …
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and G_D hath remembered her iniquities. …
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for G_D hath avenged you on her. And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. …
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the LORD our G_D: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. …
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true and in righteousness he does judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of G_D. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty G_D. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. …
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great G_D; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. …
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. (Revelation 15:1-20:3)
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Yeshua died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Yeshua will G_D bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the LORD, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the LORD shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the LORD himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of G_D: and the dead in Mashiach shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the LORD in the air: and so shall we ever be with the LORD. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
As we can see within the awesome B’rit Chadasha inspired writings there are definitive prophecies related to Yeshua’s second coming … and the second coming is when Yeshua returns as Mashiach Ben David … the conquering King. Praise G_D!
It is hoped that the repetitive pattern of circumstances and events that transpired when the Israelites first entered the promised-land … are intuitively manifest within these B’rit Chadasha prophetic writings … hopefully we can readily see:
The whole Earth like Canaan is filled with iniquity;
The power behind the Earth’s Kingdom is hasatan … the destroyer;
The Chosen people, called out from the seed of Babylon, are wandering and viewed as a pariah by olam hazeh;
The Chosen people Israel and the remnant of her seed, those that have the faith of Yeshua and the Commandments of G_D, are besieged by persecution and tribulation;
The LORD pronounces Judgment upon the children of hasatan and the Kingdoms of the Earth;
The LORD sends forth his Holy Ark of the Covenant to commence the judgment;
The KING and LORD OFHOSTS reveals himself at Pesach;
The LORD himself wages battle on olam hazeh;
The LORD purges the land of the unrighteous;
The LORD removes the reproach of his people;
The LORD ushers in his Kingdom with signs and wonders;
The LORD pronounces himself to be KING OF KINGS over all the Earth
We should also recognize within these revelations the specific pointers and connections to the Festival of Yom Teru’ah.
Initially we should see where “the moon” will fail to give its light”. Traditionally we associate this time with the “New Moon” … Rosh Chodesh; additionally let us recall that Yom Teru’ah is the only High Festival that indeed falls on the New Moon! There quite frankly is no reason that we should immediately take the declaration that the Moon will not give its light to mean that some supernatural astronomical event is the cause … we must consider that this could simply be a pointer towards a New Moon/Yom Teru’ah association. Still further Yom Teru’ah is the Mo’ed associated with the King’s judgment … and also viewed as the “marker” for the start of the “regular year” in traditional Hebraic thought … as well as the marker for the setting of “Sabbatical and Jubilee years”.
Secondly we should note that Mashiach’s return is ushered in by the great Trumpet blast and the Shout of the Archangel … readying the Hosts for battle and sounding the alarm! These should be recognized as very distinct pointers to the events’ associations with the Festival of Yom Teru’ah … a Mo’ed of Trumpet blasting and Shouting. Additionally we should also see the similarity and relevance to the judgment of Jericho wherein the great Horn Blast and Shout commenced that initial judgment!
It would assuredly seem that, despite the fact we cannot definitively state that Mashiach will return on this specific day, we should be comfortable in recognizing that G_D’s great plan for Kingdom restoration and judgment of the kingdoms and peoples of the Earth appears to be encapsulated within the Festival of Yom Teru’ah.
We should also be comfortable that the B’rit Chadasha prophetic revelations point to the Earthly Kingdom wherein Mashiach Yeshua is indeed KING OF KINGS! Are we not yet shouting for joy? We should be!
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Although it certainly appears that the B’rit Chadasha record of G_D’s judgment upon the Earth readily aligns with the Hebraic perspective associated with the Israelites entrance into the promised-land, we would be remiss if we did not once again revisit the Tanakh … the Testament of Promise … to see if and how these events are depicted therein.
Initially let us once more detail the list of key Messianic prophecies associated with the coming of Mashiach Ben David … the conquering King:
Mashiach will wait to return as KING (Isa. 30:8-18)
Israel will return to G_D … seeking Mashiach (Hosea 3:3-5)
Israel in their time of distress will mourn their rejection of Mashiach and G_D will be gracious unto Israel (Zech. 12:8-10)
The nations shall rebel against G_D and HIS Anointed King (Psa. 2:1-3)
Mashiach will crush rebellion upon the Earth (Isa. 63:2-6)
Mashiach will set up HIS Kingdom (Hag. 2:5-9)
Mashiach rules with the eternal scepter of Judah (Gen. 49:10)
Mashiach stands as an ensign of the peoples and HIM the nations shall seek (Isa. 11:10)
Mashiach will be given HIS inheritance (Psa. 2:6-12)
Mashiach will rule all the nations … HIS rightful inheritance as the Eternal Anointed ONE (Psa. 110:1-7; Dan. 7:13-14)
Mashiach will reign with justice and righteousness … HE shall prosper … when Judah is saved and Israel dwells safely (Jer. 23:5-6)
Mashiach will restore the glory of Israel (Psa. 45:14-18)
Mashiach will build the temple, bear the glory and sit upon the throne as HE rules (Zech. 6:12-13; 2 Sam. 7:13-14)
Mashiach will reign for eternity (Dan. 7:14; 2 Sam. 7:13)
In looking at just these Messianic prophecies from the Tanakh it would appear that even a casual observer would have to admit that the events described within the B’rit Chadasha certainly appear to line up … though one would also have to agree that there seems to be scant information in the B’rit Chadasha regarding this Earthly Kingdom of Mashiach. As such it will be necessary to review specific passages from the Tanakh to see if we can find more information therein.
And the LORD said unto me: 'Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend an adulteress even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins. So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver and an omer of barley, and a half-omer of barley; and I said unto her: 'Thou shall sit solitary for me many days; thou shall not play the harlot, and thou shall not be any man's wife; nor will I be thine.' For the children of Israel shall sit solitary many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim; afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their G_D, and David their king; and shall come trembling unto the LORD and to his goodness in the end of days. (Hosea 3:1-5)
The burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. The saying of the LORD, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundation of the earth, and formed the spirit of man within him: … And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a stone of burden for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be sore wounded; and all the nations of the earth shall be gathered together against it. In that day, says the LORD, … the LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem be not magnified above Judah. In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that stumbles among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as a G_Dlike being, as the angel of the LORD before them. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me because they have thrust him through; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. (Zechariah 12:1-11)
As we can see from these passages within the Tanakh, G_D has declared that in the end of days, when all nations come against Israel, his chosen people will earnestly return to HIM and his Mashiach.
Israel will finally humble itself and recognize their transgression against the HOLY ONE … Yeshua. Israel shall mourn in bitterness the events of the past and unfaithfulness to G_D … to Mashiach … and they shall be given mercy and grace! Even more so Mashiach shall defend and save them from the onslaught of the nations that come against them. Barukh HaShem … his mercy endures forever!
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Hark, a tumult in the mountains, like as of a great people! Hark, the uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! The LORD of hosts musters the host of the battle. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole earth. Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty sh