Leviticus 23:40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days. 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations:
Country living, as it has been encouraged Biblically, and in the writings of the servant of The Lord, and living off the grid are thus two completely different things, and must never be mixed up, taking the one for the other. Country living is to be encouraged, because of the spiritual and physical benefits that will accrue, but God would have us understand that living off the grid, as Elijah did, is a completely different animal.
In the case of country living, it would take planning and well thought out decisions by us, under God’s guidance to make it a wise and worthwhile move. But living off the grid during the days of Elijah must be devoid of any previous planning whatsoever by the human agent.
[Last day events pp 99] The Lord desires His people to move into the country, where they can settle on the land, and raise their own fruit and vegetables, and where their children can be brought in direct contact with the works of God in nature. Again, and again the Lord has instructed that our people are to take their families away from the cities, into the country, where they can raise their own provisions, for in the future the problem of buying and selling will be a very serious one.
Revelation 13:16 And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads. 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!