“And the word of the
Lord came to me saying, Son of Man, set your face toward Gog of the land of
Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, And prophesy against him and say,
“ Behold…. I turn you about and put
hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all of your army, horses
and horsemen, all of them splendidly attired, a great company with buckler and
shield, all of them wielding shields”
(Ezek. 38:1-4).
Hey Gang: Have you
taken an hour or two and a hard look at what is happening in our nation and in
our world TODAY? Have you taken Jesus’
words to heart when He said, “When all
of these things – things - all of
the prophetic signs and wonders I have given you in the Word so that you will not
be confused when these things come into view - don’t get all panicky but “Look up for your redemption draws
near” (Luke 21:28).
Notice the words prior to this awesome promise: “They will see The Son of Man coming in a
cloud with power and great glory”.
And Luke goes on and gives us a profound statement for those who are
alive in this generation, “truly I say
to you, this generation will not pass away until all thigs take place” (vs.
32).
Do you hear what He is saying,? “Be on guard, don’t let your heart be bogged down with the worries of
life, “But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength
to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before
the Son of Man” (Vs. 34/36).
And just what signs and wonders are given to us as wake-up
calls by Jesus? The apostles and the prophets
of old all agreed that Israel would become a place of mild and honey for God’s Chosen
People. Israel rebirth is the most
profound thing that is happening and has happened in my life time; it was
foretold by Jesus in the prophecy of the “fig Tree” as recorded in Matthew
24:32-35.
Psalm 83:2-8 tells us of the coming conflict with the sons
of Ishmael and Esau- and one has to be in a deepest desert or jungle to not
know that the Middle East is a tender box awaiting some foot to light the fuse.
(This was written before yesterday’s attacks in France and those being reported
today!)
There has been the miraculous restoration of the Hebrew
language, as God predicted through Zephaniah (3:10) where He promised the
ancient language of the Hebrew as the
living and spoken language of Israel.
Another seemingly impossible prophecy that has been
fulfilled in my lifetime is the return of the Ethiopian Jews to the land of
Israel after 3000 years of isolation from the land of Israel. (Zeph. 3:10).
Isaiah 27:6 stated that not only will the Jews recover the
homeland, restore there lost language, but also Isaiah tells us they will
restore the land. It has been my
privilege in my more than ten trips Israel to get nmy hands dirty in the soil
and see the desert begin to "blossom like
a rose' (Isaiah 35:1).
One of the more volatile prophecies of the day is the
growing fervor of the Israeli people, religious and non-religious, to take back
the Temple Mount and rebuild the Temple.
(Is. 2:2).
Exodus 30:24-26 gives specifics about the oil of anointing that is required to
bless/sanctify the Temple. An impossible
task today because one of the elements of the oil is no long found on
earth. But, in the archeological dig near
the Qumran caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, about ten years
ago, they also found a large flask of anointing oil.
Ezekiel 44:16-17 tell us the sacred vessels and linen robes
will be prepared for us in the Temple in the Millennium. It has been our privilege to visit the Temple
Institute, recently moved from their long-time home to larger quarters because
of the rapid development of the items needed in Temple Worship, and see the
priest garments. Silver Trumpets and other things.
I fear this will turn into a very long dissertation, for the
Word of God is filled with prophecies that are coming into focus daily. But let me close for today and pick this up Tuesday. I learned in the early years of working with
young folks, and older ones as well, that the most effective tools for getting
the attention of those who have no knowledge of God’s Word is to sit them down
and read a prophecy written thousands of years ago and show them the headlines
of the paper where it was fulfilled.
When you read these many prophecies, pertaining to the restoration of
Israel after thousands of years, and show them the map of Israel today, it
tends to drive the point home that the Bible is the infallible Word of God.
Blessings,
Gramps
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