Jeremiah 30:23-24 See what a scorching wind has gone out from the Lord. A whirlwind that sweeps around the heads of the wicked. Y’hovah’s anger is not to be turned aside until He has fully accomplished His purpose.
Jeremiah 30:4-7 This is what Y’hovah says to Israel and Judah: We have heard a cry of terror, of fear without relief, every face turns pale. How awful is that Day, there has been none like it. It is a time of anguish for Jacob, yet he will come through it safely.
My comments: This describes the Day of the Lord’s vengeance and wrath, the next prophesied event, in the near future. It will clear the way for His people, righteous Israel to gather and settle in New Israel.
Jeremiah 30:1-3 Y’hovah, the God of Israel, tells Jeremiah to write His words: The time is coming, when I shall restore the fortunes of My people, both Judah and Israel, and bring them back to take possession of the Land which I gave to their ancestors.
Jeremiah 30:8-11 In that Day, says Y’hovah, I shall break the yoke of servitude off their necks, they will serve only Me and David, their King, raised up for them. Do not be afraid, Israel, My servants, for I shall bring you back safe from afar, all your posterity from the lands where they are now. You will be at rest once more, secure and untroubled, for I am with you, to save you. The nations will be punished and you too, will be disciplined as you deserve.
Jeremiah 30:12-17 Israel and Judah punished for their sins by exile among the nations. Yet all who despoiled you will themselves be despoiled, I will heal your wounds.
Jeremiah 30:18-20 Y’hovah says: I shall restore the fortunes of all Israel and show my love for his dwellings. Cities and houses will be rebuilt where they once were. From them, praise and merrymaking will be heard. My people will increase and be honoured, their oppressors will be punished.
Jeremiah 30:21-22 A ruler will appear, one of themselves, a governor will arise from among them. I will bring him near and let him approach Me.
So you will be My people and I shall be your God. Ref: REB. Verses abridged.
Jeremiah 30:24b In days to come, you will understand.
My comments: These wonderful promises to His servants, righteous Israel – their fortunes restored, brought back safely from afar, to take possession of their Land, secure and untroubled, cities and houses rebuilt, they will increase and be honoured.
It is not hard to imagine, the ‘praise and merrymaking’ of His people after such amazing promises are fulfilled.
The King mentioned in Jer 30:9 will be Jesus, after His Return. But, before the Return, ‘a leader will appear, one of themselves’, he will be able to approach Y’hovah in the same way as Moses did, so long ago.
People who are descendants of all the 12 tribes of Israel, will live in peace and prosperity in the Land of Greater Israel, after the clearance brought about by the day of the Lord. They will send out 144,000 missionaries to proclaim the gospel of the coming Kingdom of God. Isaiah 66:19. Bruce McKerras March 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
You know the story...
You know the story.....
Isaiah 24:1-6 Beware, the Lord is about to strip the earth, split it and turn it upside down and scatter its inhabitants. Everyone will be affected.
The earth dries up and withers, it is desecrated by those who live in it. They have broken My Laws and violated My covenant, that is why a curse consumes the earth and its peoples suffer, their numbers dwindle, only a few are left.
[The Lords Day of vengeance and wrath strikes the earth, punishing all its inhabitants. Isaiah 63:1-6, Revelation 6:12-17.]
Isaiah 24:7-13 Crops fail, the people are sad and anxious. Their cities are in chaos and their houses shuttered and locked. Nothing but desolation is left in the towns, the bridges and highways are destroyed. So it will be throughout the world, among the nations, as an olive tree is beaten and stripped.
[Cities and towns will become uninhabitable – no food, power or water and roads impassable. “Suddenly, in a single Day” is mentioned in Isaiah 10:7 & Isaiah 47:9 All the nations of the world face the sun over a 24hr period. A massive coronal mass ejection could strike all the earth in one rotation. Isaiah 30:26]
Isaiah 24:14-16a People from the West and the East, acclaim the Lord. In the coasts and islands of the sea, we hear them sing- from the ends of the earth, glorifying the God of Israel.
[As Isaiah 30:26 says: ‘On that Day, I will save My people’. They will praise Y’hovah for their salvation. Isaiah 66:8.]
Isaiah 24:16b-20 But, there will be trouble for the earth on the Day that the Lord opens the window of heaven and shakes the earth’s foundation. It will lurch and sway like a drunkard and whoever tries to escape will be caught, like in a trap.
[Worldwide earthquakes. The unrighteous will be punished- no one will escape]
Isaiah 24:21-23 On that Day, the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens above and the leaders on the earth below. They will be made prisoners, punished for a long time. The sun and moon will grow pale. God will reign in Jerusalem and will be revealed in His glory to the elders of His people. Reference: REB verses abridged.
[The leaders of the nations will be captured and punished. The sky will be darkened for a while because of smoke and ash clouds. Y’hovah’s people will move to and settle in New Israel. The Glory of God will return into the rebuilt Temple. The elders and leaders will know Him, as in ancient times, with Abraham, Moses and David, etc. Jeremiah 30:21]
That all this is before the Return of Jesus, is clear, He will come on the clouds with His angels, visible to all.He will destroy the armies of the Anti Christ then.
The Glory of God will reside in the Temple Holy of Holies, as in Solomon’s day. Ezekiel 43:1-9.
Note; that there is absolutely no hint of a ‘rapture’ of anyone at this time. The Lords people, righteous Israel, will gather and settle in New Israel, in all that area promised to Abraham. Jeremiah 23:3-4. Ezekiel 48.
The survivors of the worlds peoples will organise a one world government, as their leaders have gone. 10 regions will be established, each led by a President. It will not be long before one of them assumes full dictatorial powers. You know the rest of the story!
Bruce McKerras May 2011
Isaiah 24:1-6 Beware, the Lord is about to strip the earth, split it and turn it upside down and scatter its inhabitants. Everyone will be affected.
The earth dries up and withers, it is desecrated by those who live in it. They have broken My Laws and violated My covenant, that is why a curse consumes the earth and its peoples suffer, their numbers dwindle, only a few are left.
[The Lords Day of vengeance and wrath strikes the earth, punishing all its inhabitants. Isaiah 63:1-6, Revelation 6:12-17.]
Isaiah 24:7-13 Crops fail, the people are sad and anxious. Their cities are in chaos and their houses shuttered and locked. Nothing but desolation is left in the towns, the bridges and highways are destroyed. So it will be throughout the world, among the nations, as an olive tree is beaten and stripped.
[Cities and towns will become uninhabitable – no food, power or water and roads impassable. “Suddenly, in a single Day” is mentioned in Isaiah 10:7 & Isaiah 47:9 All the nations of the world face the sun over a 24hr period. A massive coronal mass ejection could strike all the earth in one rotation. Isaiah 30:26]
Isaiah 24:14-16a People from the West and the East, acclaim the Lord. In the coasts and islands of the sea, we hear them sing- from the ends of the earth, glorifying the God of Israel.
[As Isaiah 30:26 says: ‘On that Day, I will save My people’. They will praise Y’hovah for their salvation. Isaiah 66:8.]
Isaiah 24:16b-20 But, there will be trouble for the earth on the Day that the Lord opens the window of heaven and shakes the earth’s foundation. It will lurch and sway like a drunkard and whoever tries to escape will be caught, like in a trap.
[Worldwide earthquakes. The unrighteous will be punished- no one will escape]
Isaiah 24:21-23 On that Day, the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens above and the leaders on the earth below. They will be made prisoners, punished for a long time. The sun and moon will grow pale. God will reign in Jerusalem and will be revealed in His glory to the elders of His people. Reference: REB verses abridged.
[The leaders of the nations will be captured and punished. The sky will be darkened for a while because of smoke and ash clouds. Y’hovah’s people will move to and settle in New Israel. The Glory of God will return into the rebuilt Temple. The elders and leaders will know Him, as in ancient times, with Abraham, Moses and David, etc. Jeremiah 30:21]
That all this is before the Return of Jesus, is clear, He will come on the clouds with His angels, visible to all.He will destroy the armies of the Anti Christ then.
The Glory of God will reside in the Temple Holy of Holies, as in Solomon’s day. Ezekiel 43:1-9.
Note; that there is absolutely no hint of a ‘rapture’ of anyone at this time. The Lords people, righteous Israel, will gather and settle in New Israel, in all that area promised to Abraham. Jeremiah 23:3-4. Ezekiel 48.
The survivors of the worlds peoples will organise a one world government, as their leaders have gone. 10 regions will be established, each led by a President. It will not be long before one of them assumes full dictatorial powers. You know the rest of the story!
Bruce McKerras May 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Iisrael and Judah rejoined and restored
ISRAEL AND JUDAH REJOINED AND RESTORED Bruce McKerras May 2011
Most Christians have been taught for years that the church has replaced Israel as the chosen nation, taking over her mission in the world. The many prophetic passages that promise the full and complete restoration of ALL the twelve tribes back to the Land, have been allegorized and applied, either to the church or to salvation in heaven.
Such a dramatic change to God’s plan, is not indicated in the New Testament or by the early church leaders. The idea of the church replacing Israel, is one that has evolved only in recent times.
The Bible tells how the House of Israel [the Northern 10 tribes] and subsequently, the House of Judah [the Jews] were taken into exile because of their sins. Y’hovah hid His face from them. Deut 31:17-18, Deut 32:20, Micah 3:4.
However this ‘hiding of His face’ is neither rejection or replacement. Actually, the very purpose of the exile is to prepare for the full restoration of ALL Israel. Exile is always understood as a discipline, for a set period of time. When Moses mentions the exile, he then gives the promise of the restoration. Deuteronomy 30:1-14.
These promises were given to all the people of Israel. The 10 lost tribes, having lost their identity as God planned it, will rejoin with their brother, Judah.
The prophets consistently and carefully distinguish between the two ‘Houses’. This separation and eventual restoration is the major theme of all the prophecy.
Israel [that is the 10 tribes] is scattered among the nations, as many ‘as the sands of the sea’ and they think of themselves as Gentiles, but God says ‘not a pebble will be lost’. Amos 9:9. They will surely return, to Judah and to the Land. Micah 4:6-7
God’s promises to all Israel are absolute and unconditional. There are over forty separate passages in Bible prophecy which deal specifically, in great detail with this great story of the regathering and settling of His people, righteous Israel into all the area given to Abraham, so long ago. Genesis 13:14-17.
These Bible texts cannot be ignored or spiritualized if one wishes to seriously interpret scripture. They have never been fulfilled in the past, not in 515BC, when a few thousand Jews came back to a small portion of the Land, nor yet in our day. The establishment of the Jewish state of Israel in 1948 is a ‘firstfruit’ sign of what is to come. The Prophets tell how Judah will return first, and their return is a concrete proof of how God has not and will not cast off His people – including the 10 lost tribes.
The prophet Jeremiah says: Israel is holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of His harvest. This image of the firstfruits relates to the symbolic meaning of Israel’s holy days and the harvest seasons, as set out in Leviticus 23. The Plan of God will be realised through the ‘great nation’ as promised to the Patriarchs’, then the full harvest will follow. There is nothing racist about this Plan, it is a matter for God to use those who He has determined and prepared for His purposes, thus fulfilling His promises. As God Himself declares: This restoration of all Israel will be a vindication of His holy Name. Ezekiel 39:27.
Ref; United Israel.
Most Christians have been taught for years that the church has replaced Israel as the chosen nation, taking over her mission in the world. The many prophetic passages that promise the full and complete restoration of ALL the twelve tribes back to the Land, have been allegorized and applied, either to the church or to salvation in heaven.
Such a dramatic change to God’s plan, is not indicated in the New Testament or by the early church leaders. The idea of the church replacing Israel, is one that has evolved only in recent times.
The Bible tells how the House of Israel [the Northern 10 tribes] and subsequently, the House of Judah [the Jews] were taken into exile because of their sins. Y’hovah hid His face from them. Deut 31:17-18, Deut 32:20, Micah 3:4.
However this ‘hiding of His face’ is neither rejection or replacement. Actually, the very purpose of the exile is to prepare for the full restoration of ALL Israel. Exile is always understood as a discipline, for a set period of time. When Moses mentions the exile, he then gives the promise of the restoration. Deuteronomy 30:1-14.
These promises were given to all the people of Israel. The 10 lost tribes, having lost their identity as God planned it, will rejoin with their brother, Judah.
The prophets consistently and carefully distinguish between the two ‘Houses’. This separation and eventual restoration is the major theme of all the prophecy.
Israel [that is the 10 tribes] is scattered among the nations, as many ‘as the sands of the sea’ and they think of themselves as Gentiles, but God says ‘not a pebble will be lost’. Amos 9:9. They will surely return, to Judah and to the Land. Micah 4:6-7
God’s promises to all Israel are absolute and unconditional. There are over forty separate passages in Bible prophecy which deal specifically, in great detail with this great story of the regathering and settling of His people, righteous Israel into all the area given to Abraham, so long ago. Genesis 13:14-17.
These Bible texts cannot be ignored or spiritualized if one wishes to seriously interpret scripture. They have never been fulfilled in the past, not in 515BC, when a few thousand Jews came back to a small portion of the Land, nor yet in our day. The establishment of the Jewish state of Israel in 1948 is a ‘firstfruit’ sign of what is to come. The Prophets tell how Judah will return first, and their return is a concrete proof of how God has not and will not cast off His people – including the 10 lost tribes.
The prophet Jeremiah says: Israel is holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of His harvest. This image of the firstfruits relates to the symbolic meaning of Israel’s holy days and the harvest seasons, as set out in Leviticus 23. The Plan of God will be realised through the ‘great nation’ as promised to the Patriarchs’, then the full harvest will follow. There is nothing racist about this Plan, it is a matter for God to use those who He has determined and prepared for His purposes, thus fulfilling His promises. As God Himself declares: This restoration of all Israel will be a vindication of His holy Name. Ezekiel 39:27.
Ref; United Israel.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The wisdom of Elihu the Buzite
Job 31:2-4 What is the lot [for mankind] prescribed by God above? Is it not disaster for the wrongdoer? God Himself sees my ways and takes account of every step.
Job 31:5-6 I swear- I have had no dealings with falsehood. I have taken an oath, never to let my eyes linger on a girl. Let God weigh me in the scales of justice and He will know that I am blameless.
Job 34:10-11 But listen to me, you people of good sense. Far be it from God to do evil. For He requites everyone according to their actions and sees that each gets the reward their conduct deserves.
Job 34:31-32 Suppose you were to say to God; I have overstepped the mark, but I will do no more wrong. I am contemptible, grant me guidance. Will He, at those words forgive your rejection of Him?
Job 35:9-12 People cry out under the weight of oppression and call for help against the power of their oppressors. But none of them asks; Where is God, my maker? who gives protection and grants knowledge. So, when they cry out, He does not answer because they are proud and wicked, All to no purpose, the Almighty takes no notice.
Job 36:13-14 The proud rage against Him and refuse to ask Him for help when caught in troubles, so they die in their prime – short lived as male prostitutes.
Job 36:15 Those who suffer He rescues through suffering and teaches them by the discipline of affliction.
Job 37:19-20 Teach us, then what to say to God, for all is dark and we cannot marshal our thoughts. Should He be told what it is I want to speak? Surely I would be swallowed up.
Job 37:21 Now, no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
Job 37:22 Out of the North, He comes in golden splendour and awesome majesty.
Job 37:23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power, yet in His great righteousness, He does not pervert justice.
Job 37:24 Therefore, mortals pay Him reverence and all who are wise fear Him.
Reference: REB,NIV,KJV some verses abridged
My comments ; The Book of Job teaches us a lot about how God interacts with His creation. In chapter 31, Job protests his innocence, then the discourse of Elihu says that God requites everyone according to their deeds.
Job 37:21-22 may allude to the Lords Day of vengeance. Isaiah 30:26
Job 31:5-6 I swear- I have had no dealings with falsehood. I have taken an oath, never to let my eyes linger on a girl. Let God weigh me in the scales of justice and He will know that I am blameless.
Job 34:10-11 But listen to me, you people of good sense. Far be it from God to do evil. For He requites everyone according to their actions and sees that each gets the reward their conduct deserves.
Job 34:31-32 Suppose you were to say to God; I have overstepped the mark, but I will do no more wrong. I am contemptible, grant me guidance. Will He, at those words forgive your rejection of Him?
Job 35:9-12 People cry out under the weight of oppression and call for help against the power of their oppressors. But none of them asks; Where is God, my maker? who gives protection and grants knowledge. So, when they cry out, He does not answer because they are proud and wicked, All to no purpose, the Almighty takes no notice.
Job 36:13-14 The proud rage against Him and refuse to ask Him for help when caught in troubles, so they die in their prime – short lived as male prostitutes.
Job 36:15 Those who suffer He rescues through suffering and teaches them by the discipline of affliction.
Job 37:19-20 Teach us, then what to say to God, for all is dark and we cannot marshal our thoughts. Should He be told what it is I want to speak? Surely I would be swallowed up.
Job 37:21 Now, no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
Job 37:22 Out of the North, He comes in golden splendour and awesome majesty.
Job 37:23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power, yet in His great righteousness, He does not pervert justice.
Job 37:24 Therefore, mortals pay Him reverence and all who are wise fear Him.
Reference: REB,NIV,KJV some verses abridged
My comments ; The Book of Job teaches us a lot about how God interacts with His creation. In chapter 31, Job protests his innocence, then the discourse of Elihu says that God requites everyone according to their deeds.
Job 37:21-22 may allude to the Lords Day of vengeance. Isaiah 30:26
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