Prophecy

[ded2daworld]

Don't usually post in prophecy but read. And usually don't post for the same reason as EW and Jab.

[micah7:9]

Maybe you're right John.  But I had already typed this, so I'll go ahead and post it.  Because I'm not sure anyway, it's just a thought;

I'll only say this.   Maybe it's my own hard heart and lack of vision, but about ANY outright predictions I've personally heard or read, touted as "coming from the Lord", I don't know for sure that I've ever seen ONE of them come to pass.   :dunno2:  Maybe it's just me.  Or, again, as you both say;  maybe [predictive] prophecy has already been given us in Holy Writ, and prophecy today is more of the edifying nature, Jesus Christ revealing Himself in our midst.  I'm just not sure, but it's worth thinking and praying about.

:dsunny:

[micah7:9]

Maybe you're right John.  But I had already typed this, so I'll go ahead and post it.  Because I'm not sure anyway, it's just a thought;

I'll only say this.   Maybe it's my own hard heart and lack of vision, but about ANY outright predictions I've personally heard or read, touted as "coming from the Lord", I don't know for sure that I've ever seen ONE of them come to pass.   :dunno2:  Maybe it's just me.  Or, again, as you both say;  maybe [predictive] prophecy has already been given us in Holy Writ, and prophecy today is more of the edifying nature, Jesus Christ revealing Himself in our midst.  I'm just not sure, but it's worth thinking and praying about.

Well, actually James, I agree with you. I am saying it "could be technically" a part of the NT experience, but like you, I can't remember any of the predictive prophecies I have heard coming true- I see it as a subject that definitely should be handled with care because there are so many "prophets" running around that are really just soothsayers.

That is why I focus on the "heart and mind of God", "oracles" aspect of prophesy- it grounds us so that we can walk in the Spirit and the Word and not get carried away by "predictions" or "interpretations of predictions". In 33 years of following Christ I have seen so many run off the "reservation" because they were sure God had showed them when and where this or that or the other was going to happen.

I mean to me, it looks like we are getting close but, I exhort believers that knowing the times should mainly spur them into seeking His face and learning to walk in the Spirit and in His nature and in the Logos.

:dsunny:

[Paul L]

Maybe you're right John.  But I had already typed this, so I'll go ahead and post it.  Because I'm not sure anyway, it's just a thought;

I'll only say this.   Maybe it's my own hard heart and lack of vision, but about ANY outright predictions I've personally heard or read, touted as "coming from the Lord", I don't know for sure that I've ever seen ONE of them come to pass.   :dunno2:  Maybe it's just me.  Or, again, as you both say;  maybe [predictive] prophecy has already been given us in Holy Writ, and prophecy today is more of the edifying nature, Jesus Christ revealing Himself in our midst.  I'm just not sure, but it's worth thinking and praying about.

Well, actually James, I agree with you. I am saying it "could be technically" a part of the NT experience, but like you, I can't remember any of the predictive prophecies I have heard coming true- I see it as a subject that definitely should be handled with care because there are so many "prophets" running around that are really just soothsayers.

That is why I focus on the "heart and mind of God", "oracles" aspect of prophesy- it grounds us so that we can walk in the Spirit and the Word and not get carried away by "predictions" or "interpretations of predictions". In 33 years of following Christ I have seen so many run off the "reservation" because they were sure God had showed them when and where this or that or the other was going to happen.

I mean to me, it looks like we are getting close but, I exhort believers that knowing the times should mainly spur them into seeking His face and learning to walk in the Spirit and in His nature and in the Logos.

And this comes to mind:

"When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord , if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him".

It has always been interesting to me that organizations among Christendom proclaiming themselves to be the "one true religion" in light of a plethora of their failed prophetic declarations, all believe this does not apply to them. It is just stunningly amazing what people think they can get away with after they've declared themselves  the "one true church". It always follows that so much of clear Biblical text quickly becomes fulfilled prophecy, or that the light is now shining brighter, but no way were their failed predictions a scriptural problem.

[micah7:9]

This is just my opinion, but it would seem, Hal Lindsay kick started or re-kick started the prophecy phenomenon, with his book "late great planet earth." I am not against prophecy, the desire to hear a prophetic word is within all believers. In my opinion, prophecy is a gift with great weight and importance, it is not something gleaned by piecing together current events with the Bible. We see what's happening in the world and we read what happened in the Bible, but comparing the two, in my opinion, is not prophecy, but more closely to prediction,guessing, hoping.
Hos 1:1  The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea
Isa 1:1  The vision of Isaiah
Eze 1:3  The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest
Jon 1:1  Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah

My point is when the word of the LORD is given, the believer will know it and know it. :HeartThrob:

[micah7:9]

NRA press conference at 1100 am

www.nra.org


This post will self destruct.

Ya Ya  :laughing7: tooooo funny :dsunny:

[ded2daworld]

not to mention that Hal Lindseys book "Late great planet earth was just plain wrong on numerous predictions. The Bible tell us that if a prophet is wrong even one time, they are not a prophet of God.

[dajomaco]

not to mention that Hal Lindseys book "Late great planet earth was just plain wrong on numerous predictions. The Bible tell us that if a prophet is wrong even one time, they are not a prophet of God.

Maybe no God Prophet.
He certainly was every other PROFIT.

[Paul L]

not to mention that Hal Lindseys book "Late great planet earth was just plain wrong on numerous predictions. The Bible tell us that if a prophet is wrong even one time, they are not a prophet of God.

I didn't buy the book. I figured as long as I had the Bible correctly translated from the oldest codices, why would I need another book; therefore I've never read it either.

Out of curiosity, what were a few of his notable failed predictions? Something along the lines of resurrected Roman empires I presume?

[ded2daworld]

The most notable was 40 years=generation, nation of Israel established 1948, therefore, the generation that saw the birth of the nation of Israel would see the return of Christ before 1988. Pretty sure that didn't happen.When I read the book 40 years ago I almost dropped out of college to "get out and save the lost from eternal hellfire and/or tribulation." I didn't, by the grace of God. New Christian= easily influenced by religious authority figures. A little bit of Bible knowledge makes scripture twisters sound like they are being spoken to directly by God.

[sheila]

Proverbs 30;33 for as churning the milk produces butter...and TWISTING THE NOSE PRODUCES BLOOD

    so stirring up anger produces strife.

  the 'nose' is the discernment of spirits[odour of Christ/odour of death] the 'twisting" of discernment...

  will bring forth blood[loss of life] instead of life redeemed.

[Paul L]

The most notable was 40 years=generation, nation of Israel established 1948, therefore, the generation that saw the birth of the nation of Israel would see the return of Christ before 1988. Pretty sure that didn't happen.When I read the book 40 years ago I almost dropped out of college to "get out and save the lost from eternal hellfire and/or tribulation." I didn't, by the grace of God. New Christian= easily influenced by religious authority figures. A little bit of Bible knowledge makes scripture twisters sound like they are being spoken to directly by God.

I've seen that before as well, about the "generation" thingy, by others as well. There's much more in that scripture that clues the reader into when they should see other congruent events as well, then they can peg the "generation" with some reasonable degree of accuracy, but it is not possible to get it right when the remainder of the text is ignored.

[thinktank]

Maybe you're right John.  But I had already typed this, so I'll go ahead and post it.  Because I'm not sure anyway, it's just a thought;

I'll only say this.   Maybe it's my own hard heart and lack of vision, but about ANY outright predictions I've personally heard or read, touted as "coming from the Lord", I don't know for sure that I've ever seen ONE of them come to pass.   :dunno2:  Maybe it's just me.  Or, again, as you both say;  maybe [predictive] prophecy has already been given us in Holy Writ, and prophecy today is more of the edifying nature, Jesus Christ revealing Himself in our midst.  I'm just not sure, but it's worth thinking and praying about.

I think there are different types of prophecy.

Prophecy which is more like a fatefull event, which must come to pass as spoken. Many of the old testament prophets operate under this authority. One prophet said to a man smite me, but the man refused to smite him, so the prophet told him because you refused to smite me you must die and afterwards a bear and lion appeared and mauled him.

Today however grace often overcomes judgment, so the wicked do not perish as spoken, because intercessors stand in the gap and pray for the living and the dead.

Then there is prophecy which is confused and mingled with prayer e.g I declare thy sins be forgiven.

[Molly]

A lot of the modern day prophets are counters.

They count jubilees, or weeks, or whatever.

They have different counting schemes, like the billboard guy, for arriving at their conclusion for a date of Christ's return.

But, I don't think this can be done by counting--the reason being that there are too many variables and possible solutions to them.

However, if you can combine a counting scheme with actual foretold events transpiring, then you are on much more solid ground for a prediction that is accurate.

[Molly]

And they had a king over them who is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon[destruction], but in the Greek tongue he has the name Apollyon[destroyer].

-Revelation 9:11



Would we recognize this king?  Everyone naturally thinks we would.  But, the Bible implies he is not recognized.  It will be as in the days of Noah, Jesus says.  People are living their lives as though there is no tomorrow.  This king appears in the 5th trumpet, and yet people still have not repented in spite of what has already happened up to this point.  People are still worshipping demons and idols of gold and silver and wood, as things go from bad to worse. 

If this destroyer king is the Antichrist [which I think he must be] we are told that he comes to power by flatteries and a smooth tongue.  It says he manages to fool the whole world, and even the elect would be fooled, if that were possible.  Do people recognize him for what he is?

Generally, I would say no.

[eaglesway]

Only those who know their God. Those who lead the many to righteousness. The overcomers.

[Molly]

32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

--Daniel 11

[sheila]

 and I believe he rewards with ministries/authorities in the earth[all babylon religions/ministries]lands

I read where some of the religions make deals to stay in certain terrotories.

[thinktank]

and I believe he rewards with ministries/authorities in the earth[all babylon religions/ministries]lands

I read where some of the religions make deals to stay in certain terrotories.

Does that work under the word of Jesus who spoke

render tribute to who tribute is due

[sheila]

nope...the Holy spirit directs His ministry. Acts 16;9  during the night,Paul had a vision of a man in

  Macedonia,standing and begging him,'come over to Macedonia and help us. After Paul had seen the vision

   we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia,concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel

  to them.

[jabcat]

Quick side note - I saw earlier folks talking about Google vs. Bing, etc., re: Google and NWO..I couldn't remember where those posts were, so I'm putting this here.  It's likely relevant to the Prophecy thread anyway.   :eek:

I've been doing some research.  In the process, I've deleted Google, Yahoo, and IE.  What I've found, and am currently using - and VERY happy with - is the following;

Safari web browser, which is an Apple product, but has a Windows version.  After downloading that, there's an app for Safari that can be found online at Cnet.com, which is called "DoNotTrackMe".  Then I downloaded Ixquick, which is a secure/private search engine that does not collect/store personal information - not even recording your IP!  Since doing that less than 24 hours ago, I've checked the little DoNotTrackMe icon up by the address bar, and it shows that it's blocked 63 attempts to gather information - 10 from social networks (facebook) and 53 from tracking companies trying gather information.  Pretty cool, FYI.

Add:  5 minutes later I checked, and it's blocked 3 more tracking companies.  Wow.

[Molly]

Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

--Isaiah 41:9-10

[Molly]

Prophecy that the land will be occupied by the house of Judah in the latter days, in the Day of the Lord.  Instead of being called 'Israel,' it is called by its true name, 'Judah'  in these passages.  The house of Israel has not yet been reunited with the house of Judah.  The house of Judah = the "Jews."


Zephaniah prophecy:  The Lord will give Palestine to the Jews just before the Day of the Lord.  The Lord calls on the house of Judah to repent before his return.



Gather together—yes, gather together,
you shameless nation.
2 Gather before judgment begins,
before your time to repent is blown away like chaff.
Act now, before the fierce fury of the Lord falls
and the terrible day of the Lord's anger begins.

3 Seek the Lord, all who are humble,
and follow his commands.
Seek to do what is right
and to live humbly.
Perhaps even yet the Lord will protect you—
protect you from his anger on that day of destruction.

Gaza and Ashkelon will be abandoned,
Ashdod and Ekron torn down.
5 And what sorrow awaits you Philistines
who live along the coast and in the land of Canaan,
for this judgment is against you, too!
The Lord will destroy you
until not one of you is left.

6 The Philistine coast will become a wilderness pasture,
a place of shepherd camps
and enclosures for sheep and goats.
7 The remnant of the tribe of Judah will pasture there.
They will rest at night in the abandoned houses in Ashkelon.
For the Lord their God will visit his people in kindness
and restore their prosperity again.

--Zeph 2



Again, in Zechariah 14, it is right before the Day of the Lord, and Jerusalem is inhabited by Judah.  We see the tribe of Judah fighting an invasion of Jerusalem.  Judah and Jerusalem are invaded just before the Lord's return.




Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

3 Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.



12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.

--Zech 14



Another latter day prophecy in Zech 12 also confirms that the house of Judah is back in the land in the last days.  We also see the tribe of Judah named as mourning when they see Christ.  The house of David and Nathan are tribe of Judah, and the priestly house of Levi belongs with them.  These are the non-Christian inhabitants of the land at the time of Christ's return, the house of Judah.  The Lord returns to save the land of Judah [modern day Israel] and the house of Judah [modern day Jews].



2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

4 In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God.

6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

7 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 do not magnify themselves against Judah.

8 In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.

9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

--Zech 12

[Molly]

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Although he wrote during the period of 740 to 700 BC, Isaiah is the prophet most often quoted in the New Testament. He was a prophet to the Southern Kingdom at the same time as Hosea, Amos and Micah. Isaiah was of the tribe of Judah, and according to Rabbinic tradition was closely related to several Kings. He was part of the aristocratic class and may have been raised in the King's palace in Jerusalem. Often called the greatest of Israel's writing prophets, Isaiah's book is exceeded in length only by the Psalms and (just barely) Jeremiah. As the Bible has 66 books Isaiah has 66 chapters, The first 39 of them, equal to the books of the Old Testament, speak of judgment. The last 27, the number of New Testament books, focus on reconciliation and redemption. It's true that chapter breaks didn't come along until much later but it's interesting that even in its form, the Book of Isaiah is a model of God's word in total.





This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

Many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD. (Isaiah 2:1-5)

The word mountain is used symbolically here referring to governments, as in Daniel 2:35. As the Kingdom Age begins, Israel will be the single super power on Earth. All other national governments will be subordinate, creating a one world government, headquartered in Israel, with King Jesus at its head. All the world will be subject to God's laws and the Messiah King will be the final authority on their administration. Psalm 2:9 says that He'll rule with an iron scepter, and will tolerate no dissent.

In a reversal of Joel's call to war (Joel 3:9-11) in his prophecy of the Great Tribulation, Isaiah issued a call to peace during the Millennium, saying the Messiah will settle disputes between nations making war unnecessary. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. This verse is carved over the entrance to the UN building in New York. When the Messiah comes the UN will disappear, but God's promise will remain and will finally come true.

The temple Isaiah mentioned here is the one so carefully described in Ezekiel 40-46. From Ezekiel we learn that the Temple itself will be situated a few miles north of Jerusalem, and from Zechariah 14:4 we see that the current Temple Mount will disappear in an Earthquake that divides the Mt. Of Olives in half. The gorge created by the earthquake will extend from the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea. Fresh water will emerge from under the Temple to fill the gorge, bringing life to a region that's been an arid wasteland since the judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah. (Ezekiel 47)

But before those days can come, the world must first endure the worst time of tribulation ever witnessed on Earth. (Matt. 24:21) Isaiah's first description begins in chapter 2 verse 6 and extends through the end of chapter 3. We'll begin there next time and before we're through, you'll agree that we can almost hear the footsteps of the Messiah 01-03-09.

http://gracethrufaith.com/ikvot-hamashiach/the-end-times-according-to-isaiah-part-1/

[Molly]

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

We're beginning this installment in Isaiah 2:6 and will continue through chapter 4. Having given us a brief overview of Israel's Kingdom Age, Isaiah will now back up to provide more detail concerning the time just preceding the 2nd Coming.

The Day of the Lord
You have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans. Their land is full of silver and gold; there is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses; there is no end to their chariots. Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made. (Isaiah 2:6-8)

Here's another hint that in the End Times Israel will accumulate great wealth. Ezekiel also made reference to Israel's wealth in the time leading up to the battle of Ezekiel 38-39. To explain Gog's motive in forming a coalition to attack Israel, God had Ezekiel reveal his thoughts. "I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land." (Ezekiel 38:11-12)

A group of nations standing on the sidelines will confirm this, asking, "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?" (Ezekiel 38:13)

Today no such plunder exists. Therefore there's no motive for Russia (Magog) to lead the attack. All the talk about destroying Israel is based on religious issues, something that doesn't interest Russia. So there really isn't any incentive of the kind Ezekiel mentioned to goad Russia into action. However, if Israel was to discover massive oil reserves, as some believe will happen soon, that would be a different story. Russia has a strategic interest in the world's oil. A large discovery in Israel could serve as a tempting pay-off for Russia, sufficient to justify leading the Moslem coalition in its religious quest to destroy the Jewish nation.

A number of insiders say it's only a matter of time before this happens, putting Israel awash in petro-dollars with the promise of billions more to come. They say Moses prophesied this in Deut. 33:19 & 24. Knowledgeable men are drilling in Israel today on the strength of these prophecies and early results are promising.

So man will be brought low and mankind humbled—do not forgive them. Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from dread of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty! The eyes of the arrogant man will be humbled and the pride of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. (Isaiah 2:7-11)

Notice that the Lord isn't just talking about Israel here, but all of mankind. By the time He's finished there will be no doubt as to Who is exalted and who is not. Zechariah spoke of the day of the Lord's return this way. The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name. (Zechariah 14:9)

Later Paul would write: Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil 2:9-11) By the way, acknowledging Him as Lord is a good thing to do, but it won't solve the unbelieving world's problem. After He comes back it'll be too late for them to accept Him as their Savior and escape the judgment. They'll be led off agreeing that He really is Lord and admitting that they refused His offer of pardon.

The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan, for all the towering mountains and all the high hills, for every lofty tower and every fortified wall, for every trading ship and every stately vessel.

The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day, and the idols will totally disappear. Men will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from dread of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.

In that day men will throw away to the rodents and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship. They will flee to caverns in the rocks and to the overhanging crags from dread of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth. Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he? (Isaiah 2:12-22)

Three things mentioned repeatedly here give us a vivid scene of the End Times. Arrogant men, having engaged in idolatry in defiance of the Lord, hiding in rocks from the wrath of the Almighty. Please remember, idols aren't necessarily little statues. Idols are anything that man holds to be of greater importance in his life than the Lord. Zechariah 13:2 says, "On that day, I will banish the names of the idols from the land, and they will be remembered no more," declares the LORD Almighty.

And in Rev. 6:15-17 John wrote: Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?"

With the opening of the seven seals, the Wrath of God will have come and mankind will begin experiencing the consequences of their disobedience. Like their first father Adam, they were only given one rule, to believe in the one He has sent (John 6:29), but they refused.

Isaiah 3 ... Judgment On Jerusalem And Judah
Now Isaiah's focus will narrow to deal specifically with the Jewish people

See now, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: all supplies of food and all supplies of water, the hero and warrior, the judge and prophet, the soothsayer and elder, the captain of fifty and man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.

I will make boys their officials; mere children will govern them. People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the base against the honorable. A man will seize one of his brothers at his father's home, and say, "You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!"

But in that day he will cry out, "I have no remedy. I have no food or clothing in my house; do not make me the leader of the people."

Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence. The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves. (Isaiah 3:1-10)

Israel will experience a vacuum of leadership. There will be no common purpose among the people. Their only thought will be for survival. They will search in vain for someone to help them solve their problems, but no one will be found. Having enjoyed great wealth, they will now have so little that a man with a coat will be thought to have leadership potential.

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done. Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. O my people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.

The LORD takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people. The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: "It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses. What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?" declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty. (Isaiah 3:10-15)

As Peter wrote, The Lord knows how to rescue Godly men from trials, while holding the unrighteous for judgment. (2 Peter 2:9) One way the Lord judges rebellious people is to give them unworthy leaders who take them farther from God's truth into the deception of mankind.

If you're reading this carefully, you can see the parallels to our current situation in the US. We've enjoyed such wealth, and now that it's being taken away, we don't know what to do. We look around for someone, anyone, who says he can fix the problem regardless of his experience, or lack thereof. We have an irrational hope that all our problems will be solved within the next several months and when it doesn't happen we'll all be upset. We don't realize that as rebellious people we have no right to expect that God will give us leaders who can solve our problems. More likely we'll be taken further off the path.

The LORD says, "The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, tripping along with mincing steps, with ornaments jingling on their ankles.

Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion; the LORD will make their scalps bald." In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces, the earrings and bracelets and veils, the headdresses and ankle chains and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, the signet rings and nose rings, the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.

Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding. Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle. The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. (Isaiah 3:16-26)

In ancient times captured women were branded, their heads were shaved and rings were put through their noses, by which they were led off in rags to servitude. Pictures from the holocaust reflect a more modern adaptation. In the End times the people of Earth will see this yet again.

Isaiah 4 ... The Branch Of The Lord
In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, "We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!" (Isaiah 4:1)

Beginning in Isaiah 3:16 the Lord had Isaiah speak against the vanity of Israel's women. Their wealth and their pride will be taken away to the point where multiple women will be willing to join together and agree to pay their own expenses to come under the legal protection of one man through marriage.

In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain. (Isaiah 4:2-6)

When the Messiah comes He'll bring a Spirit of judgment and a Spirit of fire to cleanse the world. Living believers will be welcomed into the Kingdom (Matt. 25:34) while unbelievers will be taken away to eternal [aionios] punishment (Matt. 25:46).

Concerning the women of Zion, there's a beautiful picture here of the Messiah washing away all their impurities. In verse 5 the word translated defense (KJV) or canopy (NIV) is chuppah, the Jewish wedding canopy, symbolizing that the Messiah will fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah 4:1 and "marry" all of them by bringing them under His protection, to be called by His name. And in verse 6 the word translated tabernacle (KJV) or shelter (NIV) is sukkah. It's the name of the shelter that Jews build on the Feast of Tabernacles, to symbolize the Lord dwelling with them. The pillar of fire by night and cloud by day complete the memorial of His time with them in the wilderness, (Exodus 13:21) and announce that once again God will dwell with His people in a time of complete protection and provision. Get ready, Planet Earth, you can almost hear the Footsteps of the Messiah. 01-10-09

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