Jonathan and the Sons of Zadok

This is a very encouraging word for all who have either been led out of the church system, into the "wilderness," so to speak, or are feeling that something is wrong in the church they now attend, but are not sure what to do, where to go next, or even why. My wife and I were led out of the corrupt, leavened "churchianity" model of man years ago. The system that operates under its own authority, and now dominates the west (and has exported its harlotry all over the world), is currently being exposed for what it really is. The foundation it was built upon has some major flaws that, if not revealed by the Lord, would have caused all under its roof (i.e. "covering") to die along with it when it comes crashing down. I have written much in the past about the reason why we are being called out from it. They can be found here, on our website, in the Bible Studies & Articles section. Run quickly from the harlot. It will be too late soon. May the story of Jonathan and his devotion to his family, rather than God, stir you to act and move out as the Holy Spirit leads.

(This article is from a “Revival List” email, by Andrew Strom, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The extracts are from Bill Britton.)

Herein lies one the of the strangest, and saddest, stories of the Bible. The story of a fine young man who saw the coming of a new order, actually prophesied of the coming Kingdom, who knew and loved the coming King dearly, yet missed being in that glorious Kingdom simply because he never got around to coming out of the old order!

And with this story comes a solemn warning to those who are seeing the coming of a new order to the Church, who know what it is to feel the anointing of that new Move of the Spirit, who have every reason to be included in that glorious new Kingdom, yet who are in great danger of missing the ascent to the Throne simply because, like Jonathan, they will not separate themselves from the old order and “come out of her, My people” [Revelation 18:4-5]. They continue to hang around the edges of what God is doing in these last days,

content to keep in touch with the anointed people in the wilderness, but not willing to bear the reproach of being one of that “motley crew” in Adullam.

“David in the Wilderness”

“Suddenly a great reproach falls upon David. It comes from nothing evil that he has done. No sin can be laid to his charge. But Saul is suddenly jealous over the anointing that is on David, and he tries to destroy that anointing. So David flees for his life into a wilderness place [see Revelation 12:13-14]. Jonathan does not go along. He stays in Saul's house. He still loves David, he knows David has the anointing and the true message from God, but he is not quite ready to leave father's house and break all the family ties and bear the reproach

that David is bearing.

How many there are that are pictured here! They love the anointing and the true message of the Kingdom. They are willing to make any sacrifice, pray, fast, go, and give - just to have that anointing. Except leave the old order. When it comes to that, they cannot see the need for it. Now it is not courage that is lacking. They

have courage, and a great love for God. Like Jonathan, they are full of many fine qualities. But they cannot hear the trumpet saying “Come out of her, My people.” They can hardly understand why the “David's” have to waste their time in the “wilderness”, with that little motley band of discontents, when they could be doing so much more, preaching to bigger crowds, winning more souls, sitting at Saul's table...

Jonathan. He had the revelation. He loved the anointing. But all during the wilderness processing, he was missing!! Why? He couldn't get around to coming out of the old order.

And when the new Kingdom came in and David sat on the throne, Jonathan was not standing there by him as he had prophesied. Why? Because the day that Saul fell in the battle, Jonathan was still with him, and fell also under the sword of the Philistines...

There is a little Army in the wilderness today, small, insignificant, reproached, lied-about, but anointed of God. They don't seem to be doing much, but they are not idle. They are in training. Mighty men of war are being raised up, men who will soon go forth and in the power of the new Kingdom order do that which Saul and

all his armies have not been able to do. Saul started his reign with a battle against the Philistines, and for a while it looked like he would do alright and was making good gains against the enemy. But after 40 years on the throne, the Philistines were still around, and in fact, they overcame Saul in the end and hung his body in

the halls of their false god. Jonathan's body hung there also, a reproach to the man who saw the glory from afar, but never received the inheritance.”