“The Lord is About to Come…”
Blessings Folk!!
We continue our brief examination of Isaiah 26...but first…
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Pray that the Lord will be glorified!!
Now, Isaiah.
Different English translations of this passage provide varied nuances and interpretations. Here is the Authorized Version.
Isa 26:13-21
13 O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord , thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
16 Lord , in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord .
18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
21 For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
KJV
The bottom line truth from this passage is that the Lord is coming out of his place (heaven) to punish the inhabitants of the earth.
Though we live in a time of ever-increasing sin…
Though we live in a time when the lie is looked upon as the truth…
Though we live in a time when all hope is placed in man…
Fear not! The Lord is coming.
The Lord will soon come and will righteously judge the evil.
Iniquity will find its reward.
The earth will disclose her blood and shall no more cover her slain.
The dead in Christ will arise to life everlasting in His Presence.
The dead in the world will arise to death everlasting in the lake of fire...always consuming, never consumed.
Therefore, press on.
Though we have evil lords over us, the day is coming…
Though we have religious liars propagating a false gospel, the day is coming…
Though many in the professing church are sidetracked by activity, the day is coming…
Rejoice!
And make ready!
Blessings!!
Make certain to pray for those on the Prayer list… Pray for......several have had family members go from this life...some in tragic circumstances.
Today’s reading from the “So That’s Why” Bible consists of pp. 888-892.
Also, those of y’all local...we will be doing the “Summer Gather Around the Turner’s Pool on Sunday Nights” thing again this year...a little different this time…
Food? Of course!
Koinonia? Absolutely!
Come and see.
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