Solomon’s Fall: A Prophetic Warning for the Last Generation

Dave Robbins: King Solomon rose in God-given glory, and yet fell
through quiet compromise.
Well, his story isn’t just history, it’s a warning to the
end-time generation.
What happened to Solomon can happen to a person, a nation,
our world, and even to a church.
Today, we’re going to uncover how the wisest man alive drifted
from humility to idolatry and the final message that he left
us, everyone guard your heart.
Don’t miss this urgent last days warning coming up on “The
Endtime Show.”
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Dave: Good afternoon, everyone.
I’m Dave Robbins with Endtime Ministries.
Thank you for joining me on this edition of “The Endtime Show.”
And I got a warning today, it’s an end-time warning.
We’re gonna go all the way back to the Old Testament, and we’re
gonna talk about King Solomon.
Many of you would recognize the story of King Solomon and
everything that happened in his life, but we’re going to do a
deep dive today.
So I’m glad you’re with me because we’re going to dig into
one of the most profound, most heartbreaking, and most
instructive stories, really, in the entire Bible.
The rise, the reign, and tragic fall of King Solomon.
Now, today, I want you to hear this story not as an ancient
history, but as a prophetic warning written directly to this
end-time generation.
The apostle Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians chapter 10, verse
11, “Now all these things happened unto them for examples:
and that they are written for our admonition, upon whom the
ends of the world are come.”
So what happened to Solomon, well, that can happen to anyone.
And what happened to Solomon can even happen to a nation.
And what happened to Solomon is happening to our world
right now.
So what I want to do is to walk you through Solomon’s story
slowly and carefully and very in-depth because maybe you went
through it back in Sunday school, or it’s been a long time
since you studied Solomon’s story.
Every time–I just got back from Israel.
And on this last trip, we weren’t able to go up there, but
when we go up to Tel Dan up in northern Israel, there’s a story
where Jeroboam built the–one of the calf–the golden calf altars
up there.
And because his kingdom was–he was over Israel.
There was Judah in the south, Israel in the north.
And he was afraid that people would start going down there and
worshiping in the temple in the south, down in Jerusalem, so he
built an altar with a calf up in–this calf statue where they
could worship up there.
And of course, it was total idolatry.
But the reason Israel was divided was because King
Solomon’s kingdom was taken away from him.
God could have made Solomon a great legacy.
And Solomon even built the First Temple, but Solomon also built
altars to false gods.
The man who built the First Temple,
I want you to understand this, he started out as a very godly
reign, ended up building altars to false gods, and this is a
warning to us here in these end times.
Now, I want to go back to Solomon’s very early years.
And I want you to understand that Solomon was–had a humble
heart that delighted God.
So the first thing that Scripture shows us about
Solomon, it’s not his wisdom, it’s not his wealth, he was
fabulously wealthy, or his accomplishments, but it was
Solomon’s humility.
Of course, David, King David was his dad.
And when King David died, Solomon took the throne.
And he was very young, as some scholars estimate that he was in
his late teens or early 20s when he took over for his–King
David, his dad.
Whatever his exact age, Scripture shows that–us what
was in his heart.
In 1 Kings chapter 3, verse 7, the Bible says Solomon stands
before God in prayer and confesses, “LORD, I’m a
little–I’m but a little child: I know not how to go out or even
to come in.”
And this is the heart that God can use, folks, a heart that
knows its own weaknesses, humble, and it’s a heart that we
need to have if we want to be used by God.
To recognize, God, it’s not me doing all this stuff, it’s you
doing it.
Well, that night at Gibeon, God appears to Solomon in a dream
and he says something that’s very breathtaking.
He says, “Solomon, ask what you–ask what you will, and I
shall give it to you.”
Now think about that.
Imagine if God did that to you.
Imagine if the God of the universe was offering you
anything, what would you ask for?
Would it be money?
I mean, Solomon didn’t ask for riches.
He didn’t ask to be the strongest man on the planet.
He didn’t ask for a super long life.
He doesn’t ask for the death of all of his enemies.
Instead, he prays, and in 1 Kings chapter 3, verse 9, he
says, “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart
to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad,”
and then comes one of the most beautiful verses in all of
Scripture, it’s 1 Kings chapter 3, verse 10.
It says, “And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked
him this thing.”
So the way Solomon began was very humble.
Like, God, this isn’t me, this is you doing all of this.
He was dependent upon the Lord.
He surrendered to the Lord, and that pleased the Lord.
And because of this, God blessed Solomon beyond any king before
or after him.
In–I think it’s in 1 Kings chapter 3, verse 12.
The Bible says, “There is none like thee before thee, neither
after thee, Solomon, shall any arise like unto thee.”
And then in 1 Kings chapter 3, verse 13, it says, “I have also
given thee that which thou hast not asked, because both–you’re
gonna get both riches, and you’re gonna get honor.”
So Solomon begins his life with extraordinary divine favor.
A heart that was right with God always attracts blessed–the
blessings of God, they just go hand in hand with each other.
Now, Solomon’s golden age here, let’s talk about that, the
wisdom and peace and prosperity.
Most people see Solomon as, you know, the wisest man that ever
lived, and he was fabulously wealthy, and he built the
First Temple.
And he had all these wives.
And some people would think that would be a good thing, I
don’t know.
I mean, I’m extremely happy with one, but he had hundreds and
hundreds and hundreds of concubines.
And when Solomon saw a pretty woman anywhere in the world, he
just said, “I want her, I want her, and I want her.”
And he just–imagine having to keep up with all of that,
you guys.
Well, Solomon’s rise is just stunning if you read the story.
His God-given wisdom and world renown, there was nobody
like him.
People traveled from distant nations to just hear his
judgments and his proverbs.
In 1 Kings chapter 4, verse 32 through 34, it tells us that
“Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a
thousand and five.”
So kings and queens sought King Solomon out, most famously the
Queen of Sheba.
And the Bible says she came with very hard questions, and she
tested Solomon and probed him and examined his core and, you
know, his palace and his servants, his food, and his
ascent to the temple.
And finally, she declared in 1 Kings, this would be 10, verse
7, she said, “The half was not told me.”
She had heard about Solomon.
She heard about his great–the splendor and the grandeur, and
the gold and the silver, and the riches and his kingdom, and how
smart he was and, you know, just–and she said, “Look, guys,
the half has not been told me.”
His kingdom flourished with peace on every side.
1 Kings chapter 4, verse 25 describes everyday life.
It says, “And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under
his vine and under his fig tree.”
And that phrase, “under his vine and fig tree,” that’s an ancient
expression meaning prosperity, safety, personal peace.
So under Solomon, Israel reached its historic peace.
It was during the reign of Solomon and King David when
Israel inhabited all of the Promised Land.
During the reign of King Solomon and David, it’s the only time
that Israel inhabited the entire Promised Land, from the river in
Egypt all the way up to the great river, the
River Euphrates.
So think about that, only during the reign of King David and
King Solomon.
Well, then, of course, it comes time when Solomon builds the
First Temple.
And it’s the greatest architectural accomplishment
Isra–up until that time, it had been the greatest accom–
architectural accomplishment Israel had ever
witnessed in the history of Israel.
1 Kings 6:7 mentions something extraordinary.
It says, “And the house, when it was in building, was built of
stone made ready before it was brought together,” now, “so that
there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in
the house.”
Now think about that, this is–this would be what?
About 3,000 years ago, 1,000 years before Jesus Christ.
And imagine this, every stone was cut, shaped, and finished
miles away from the Temple Mount and silently brought there and
set in place.
There were no axes and chisels and sledgehammers and things
like that in putting it together, everything was built
off-site and brought there.
That’s how Solomon built the First Temple.
The temple took, many people estimate, about seven years to
complete, while Solomon’s own palace took about 13 years.
That’s 1 Kings chapter 7, verse 1, and the temple’s completion
and dedication in 1 Kings 8 is one of the greatest worship
moments in the entire Bible.
The Bible says the glory of God filled the house so powerfully,
that the priests couldn’t even stand to minister in the temple.
And Solomon’s prayer of dedication is still one of the
richest prayers in all of Scripture.
The Bible says that when it was finished “fire fell from
heaven,” in 2 Chronicles chapter 7, verse 1, “and the glory of
the LORD filled the house.”
It consumed the sacrifice.
And that God was letting Solomon and all the priests and all the
people of Israel know this, “I’m putting my name here forever.”
“It’s an everlasting covenant.
I will put my name here.”
And he was blessing the house of the Lord that Solomon built, and
God was pleased with everything.
And at this point in Solomon’s life, everything was right.
His heart was right, his mission was right, his intentions were
right, his worship was right, and God’s favor rested heavily
upon him.
But there’s a problem, something had already–something was
already kind of beginning deep down inside, quietly, subtly,
and slowly.
And I wanna make sure that we pause here because I wanna–I
want to correlate with Solomon and perhaps an individual that’s
listening to me, perhaps a nation that might be listening
to me, perhaps a church that might be listening to
me, anybody.
The seeds of King Solomon’s downfall were permissible sins
that became spiritual poison.
You say, “Wow, Dave, you know, this is pretty deep today.”
Well, I understand it is deep.
But the Bible says that these–the things that happened
in the Old Testament, those were types and shadows of the things
to come, and they were in samples for us in the end time.
And so, I’ve watched individuals, I’ve watched
churches, I’ve even watched nations that started out good,
but they allowed things to come in and over time, they just took
a moral nosedive.
Or maybe an individual that started out good, but then ten
years from now, you think, what in the world happened?
They were just on fire for God and worshiping and everything
was great.
Or even a church that just started out wonderful, and I
could call out names.
I’m not going to, but I could tell you about churches that
just started out–they were just worship powerhouses and had
great moves of God and just put out missionaries and pastors all
over the world, and now they’re gone.
But what happened?
They started out good, but they ended up disintegrating.
Dave: One of the most frequently asked questions we receive at
Endtime Ministries is, why do you guys teach the Rapture
happens after the Great Tribulation?
Should we be passively waiting to be taken at any moment or
actively preparing for the greatest revival in history?
Paul states plainly it will not occur until after the man of
sin, the Antichrist, is revealed, and that will not
happen until God declares it is time.
Dave: I will walk you through a timeline of the final
seven years.
The Rapture, the marriage supper of the Lamb, and the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ is one continuous event.
It’s not an event separated by seven years.
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Dave: Well, let’s go back to King Solomon.
King Solomon’s fall did not begin in just a moment of
rebellion, “I just got–I’m upset about something and I’m
gonna rebel.”
It’s not how it worked.
King Solomon’s fall began in moments of compromise.
Now, remember, he was the smartest guy that ever lived.
And fabulously wealthy, he had everything it is–everything he
could possibly want, God gave him.
But again, his rebellion didn’t begin in just a moment.
He didn’t just fly off the handle for no reason.
It didn’t work like that.
It began in just very, very small things, small moments of
compromise where he thought, you know what?
This doesn’t really align up with the Word of God, but I can
handle this.
I am godly, and I have riches, and I have–you know,
I have status and I have–I’m famous, so I can handle this.
And seemingly harmless decisions, in Solomon’s eyes.
And choices that he likely justified as, well, this is just
a political strategy.
It doesn’t line up with the Word of God, but I’m doing this for
the Word of God.
But it was really for himself, or maybe some kind of a
cultural diplomacy.
But God had warned Israel’s kings ahead of time.
And this is very important.
I want you to really, really get this.
You can go read this for yourself.
Because Solomon moved off of the Word of God over time, and
that’s where he lost it.
His heart became lifted up to the point where he thought,
well, hey, I can handle marrying wives that are not Israelites.
And listen to this.
I’m gonna go down to Deuteronomy chapter 17, verses 16
through 17.
Go read this when I’m done.
God gave four explicit commands to future kings, okay?
And then think about King Solomon and his reign here.
Because here’s the deal, everybody, there’s a lot of
people–social media influencers, news media and
things like that–they’re teaching all kinds of false
narratives and just, I mean, you could see a moral decline even
here in America.
A lot of different things.
I love America, I’m very patriotic, but there’s a lot of
things with America I absolutely don’t agree with.
And how did those things happen here in America?
How did it come to where the–an LGBTQ, homosexual marriage would
be legalized here in America in all 50 states?
How do we get from where in 1960, it was illegal in all
50 states?
Think about that.
Sodomy, the act of sodomy was illegal in all 50 states
in 1960.
By the year 2015, under the Obama administration, it was
legalized in all 50 states.
Now think about that.
In what, 55 years, we went from illegal to totally legal in all
50 states.
How’d that happen?
Because somebody somewhere started to compromise on the
Word of God, “Well, this is all right, that’ll be all right.
We can allow that to happen, this, that.”
And over time, you get to the point where it goes from being
completely illegal to legal in America.
And then there’s been a plethora of things.
But go back to Solomon, I want to stick there, and then we’ll
get to some different nations.
In Deuteronomy 17:16-17, God gave four explicit commands for
future kings.
He said, number one, he shall not multiply his horses.
Number two, he shall not return the people to Egypt.
Number three, listen to this and think about Solomon, a future
king shall not multiply wives, okay?
Somebody started moving off.
Number four, he shall not greatly multiply silver
and gold.”
Now, these were not random restrictions.
I mean, God knew the human heart.
He knew the seduction of military power, and let’s face
it, sensual pleasures, and wealth, and foreign alliances.
Now remember, Solomon was the wisest man who ever
lived, supposedly.
But wisdom unguarded becomes pride.
Did you hear what I just said?
I’m gonna say that again, wisdom unguarded,
if God gives you wisdom in a certain area, you better
remember where that wisdom came from.
It’s not because you’re some kind of super intellectual human
being, no, it’s God Almighty that has given you wisdom.
Without God, you have nothing.
It’s when you move off of that point right there, then you
start to get off in the weeds and off the straight and narrow.
Without God, human beings have nothing.
Everybody thinks AI is so smart.
AI is not even a blip on God’s screen, you understand?
So Solomon has wisdom, but it became unguarded wisdom and it
became pride.
So as a result of these four commandments here, these
commands in Deuteronomy 17, what does Solomon do?
He multiplied his horses.
1 Kings chapter 10, verse 6, the Bible says, “And Solomon had
forty thousand stalls of horses.”
And where did he get many of them?
Egypt, exactly what God said not to do.
Number two, Solomon multiplied in silver and gold.
Now, having riches is not a bad thing, but the Bible says the
love of money is the root of all evil.
So if you have some wealth, if God’s blessed you and you have
some wealth built up and if you’re just–put your thumbs in
your lapels and says, “Well, look at me, I’ve got tons
of money.
And I’m gonna build bigger barns, and I’m gonna get more
wealth, and I’m gonna heap all this onto myself, and I’ll be
better than so-and-so who doesn’t have as much,” and
things like that, and it just went–you–God–I’m telling you,
God can take it all away from you tomorrow.
These are warnings, these are end-time warnings,
because, folks, we’re getting ready to stare Jesus Christ
right in the face.
And we want to make sure that we’re keeping our heart
right, right?
Because we’re right here in the end time, we don’t have much
time left.
So, of course, Solomon, he multiplies silver–in silver
and gold.
In 1 Kings chapter 10, verse 14, the Bible says, “Now the weight
of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and
threescore and six talents of gold.”
Now think about that, 666 talents.
The only other place, obviously, 666 is famously used is
in Revelation.
Is that accidental? I don’t know.
The number itself represents the insatiable appetite of the human
heart, right?
And number three here, Solomon makes alliances with Egypt.
In 1 Kings chapter 3, verse 1, the Bible says, “Solomon made
affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took
Pharaoh’s daughter.”
Now, Pharaoh’s daughter was not an Israelite.
And so also–and then four–and then the fatal compromise, the
multiple wives that Solomon took.
1 Kings chapter 11, verse 1 through 4 tells us that “Solomon
loved many strange women, and Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites,
Zidonians, and Hittites.
Women of nations concerning which the LORD said, Ye shall
not go in to them,” why?
The Bible says, “For surely they will turn away your hearts after
their gods,” and that’s exactly what happened to Solomon.
And this is a key line here.
The Bible says in 1 Kings 11, verse 2, “But Solomon clave unto
these in love.”
Now, ladies and gentlemen, Solomon’s issue wasn’t
political, it was emotional, it was relational.
It was the pull of affection.
Now, the heart can be turned through love just as easy as
through sin.
It all ended up in sin, obviously.
Like I said before, Solomon, who built the First Temple, that God
caused fire to come down from heaven and consume the
sacrifice, and there was such an anointing there and the power of
God there and the presence of God, the priests couldn’t
even–they just–they couldn’t even administer the things of
the rituals of the temple.
They couldn’t even–they could just sit there in the presence
of God.
And yet that same man ended up building altars to the gods of
the wives that he brought in from all over the world.
Now, how did he get to the point where he could build the First
Temple and then starting building altars to other
god, okay?
He had a wonderful move of God in his life at one point, and
then it got to the point where he built high places to
other gods.
How in the world does that happen?
Well, it can happen to anyone today.
It can happen to even a church, or an individual, or even
a nation.
A nation that was founded on godly Judeo-Christian principles
can get to the point where it would legalize something that is
diametrically opposed to the Word of God.
How do you get to there?
It’s compromises all along the way.
And so this is a warning to us today that I wanted to give.
I wanted to make sure, everybody, keep your
heart right.
Make sure you’re aligning your life up with the Word of God
because the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is coming just
ahead of us now, and we’ve got to be ready for that time, amen?
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