PROCLAMATION
“In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts. Open the gates that the righteous nation may
enter, the nation that keeps faith. You
will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust
in You.” Isaiah 26:1-3 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
The prophet Isaiah foretells of the burdens which will
put upon the nine nations which surround Judah in chapters thirteen through
twenty-three. In chapter thirteen of The
Bible Book of Isaiah is the prophecy for the destruction of the kingdom of Babylon. It shall be destroyed as by God, as were
Sodom and Gomorrah, and turned into a wasteland. (Isaiah 13:19-22) Chapter fourteen continues to describe the
burden which will befall the people of Babylon then goes into the prophecy
against the Philistines. Chapters fifteen
and sixteen contains the prophecy against Moab.
Chapter seventeen presents the prophecy against Damascus. Chapter eighteen reveals the prophecy against
Cush. In chapters nineteen and twenty
Isaiah presents the prophecy against Egypt and Assyria. Chapter twenty-one contains more prophecy against
Babylon, and then against Edom. Chapter
twenty-two reveals the prophecy against Israel, the northern kingdoms. And finally in chapter twenty-three Isaiah
tells the prophecy against Tyre. Chapter
twenty-four presents the final judgement against the earth which is The Great
Tribulation period. Then the return of
Christ after the Tribulation and the establishment of The Kingdom of Heaven on
Earth is revealed in chapters twenty-five and twenty-six. This is the kingdom which Jesus, The Christ,
preached about. (Matthew 3:2 and 4:17)
APPLICATION
Considering all of the hell that the people will go
through on earth during The Tribulation, it is good to know that we as
believers will not have to face it because we will not be here, as this will
all occur after the rapture of the church. (1 Thessalonians 4:17) We will come back with Christ to enjoy heaven
on earth during the Kingdom Age. We will
enjoy God’s perfect peace. (Isaiah 26:3)
So, do not worry about current suffering, or evil people, and don’t envy
those who cheat and get ahead for The Lord God will deal with them. (Psalm
37:1-2) Believe in Him, obey His Holy
Word, do that which is right, and trust in Him.
Trust in The Lord, for The Lord Himself is The Rock eternal. (Isaiah
26:4)
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