Isaiah 24
1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
I thought this passage needed a second look.
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14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
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23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
When comparing these verses my question is - Who is the remnant? And, what is the standard used to determine who is the remnant? I look at the world today and think that, at the end, the remnant may be a few righteous Jews and a few Bible-believing Christians.
Reading and re-reading this chapter, studying it, is such a wonderful experience. I'm not sure the answers to the questions are that important. Reading, studying your Bible, being filled with the Holy Spirit....That's important....
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
The Prophecy Of Calamities
Isaiah 24
1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
This passage, maybe more than any other, should be written on the hearts of men, all men. It contains a prophecy of calamities that should come upon the whole world, and the inhabitants of it, for their sins.
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15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
But here, we see hope - for the remnant. But our prayers are made in a sea of burning destruction.
And so, we live in fear. And wonder. Will God, in the end, have mercy on our poor souls....
1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
This passage, maybe more than any other, should be written on the hearts of men, all men. It contains a prophecy of calamities that should come upon the whole world, and the inhabitants of it, for their sins.
More From Isaiah 24
15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
But here, we see hope - for the remnant. But our prayers are made in a sea of burning destruction.
And so, we live in fear. And wonder. Will God, in the end, have mercy on our poor souls....
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