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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Isaiah 14:1
For the LORD will have
mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own
land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave
to the house of Jacob.
For further study - Isaiah 14:1-17
What a powerful passage of scripture this is that we will use as our extended reading for our devotions today. There are several directions we could go in this passage; thus let me take each pathway, for a moment, in each direction.
The Prophet Isaiah reveals the promise of the Lord for the Jewish people
and assures them of a special time ahead. When the Lord refers to
"Jacob" in verse 1,
He is actually speaking about not only Jacob, but His twelve sons that
became the twelve tribes of the Jewish people, the "twelve tribes of
Israel."
The Lord promised to have "mercy" on Jacob, the nation of "Israel". The Lord had chosen these people in the past, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, and will "yet choose Israel" and "set them in their own land".
It really doesn't matter what the rest of the world may say about the
land, God will set His chosen "Israel", the Jews of today, back in the
land of their forefathers, the land He has given them for the future, as
well. From the sidelines we today can see the Lord beginning that
process, the process that will move to completion after the Rapture and
culminate at His Second Coming.
Verses 4-6 reveal a prophecy that will focus on "Babylon", and the "King of Babylon". This prophecy, according to the context of the passage, is at a time yet to take place, in the future.
Notice that verse 7 speaks
of a time when "the whole earth is at rest and is quiet and they will
break forth with singing". This is describing the "Kingdom" that Jesus
will set up at His Second Coming.
"Babylon" will be a major focus in our world, as will the "King of
Babylon", who the Lord will deal with before He sets up His Kingdom. The
"King of Babylon" in this text is referring to the "Antichrist" who
rules the world the last three and one-half years of the "terrible
Tribulation" yet to come, from Babylon, Revelation 18, which is modern-day Iraq.
We are seemingly living in the days that are quickly approaching this
prophetic scenario. One final thought before we leave this passage, verses 12-14 reveal to the reader the five "I wills" of Lucifer, the most prominent of all angels created.
Lucifer became Satan when he exercised his "free will" and basically
rebelled against the Lord, as you can tell by reading these verses.
Please notice the last "I will" in verse 13, "I will sit also upon the Mount of the Congregation, in the sides of the North".
According to Psalm 48:2 this is describing the city of Jerusalem. Satan said he will be worshiped in Jerusalem, actually on the Temple Mount. II Thessalonians 2:4 is the prophecy of when the Antichrist, energized by Satan, claims to be God, from the Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
There is Biblical evidence that the Antichrist is alive and on earth
ready to appear. Remember, that all preparations have been made for the
Temple to be rebuilt. There is only one thing that must happen before
the Jews get all of the land God promised them, Babylon is dealt with
and Satan, in the person of Antichrist will be worshiped in Jerusalem.
That one thing is the Rapture of the Church when Jesus Christ calls us
all into the heavenlies to be with Him forevermore. That could happen at
any moment, keep looking up.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Lord, help me to live today as if today is when that Rapture will take place.