Hear what the Good Lord Says

[Twistie]

Moreover the Lord said unto me take thee a great roll and write in it with a mans pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah
And I went unto a prophetess and she conceived and bare a son and the Lord said unto me call his name Maher-shamal-hash-baz
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry My father My mother the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall b taken away to the King of Assyria
The Lord Spake Again to me saying as much as these people refuse the waters of Shiloah that go softly and rejoice in Rezin and are Remaliahs son
Know therefore the Lord bring up upon them the waters of the river strong and many even king of Assyria and all of his glory and He shall come up over All His banks
And He shall pass through Judah He shall Over Flow And Go Over
PRAISE HIM!!!
He shall Reach EVEN TO THE NECK!! And the Streching OUT OF HIS WINGS SHALL FILL THE BREADTH OF THY LAND
O IMMANUEL

ASSOCIATE YOUR SELVES O YE PEOPLE AND YE SHALL B BROKEN IN PIECES
And give Ear all Ye far countries gird yourselves and Ye Shall b broken in pieces gird yourself and ye shall B broken In Pieces

Take counsel together and it shall come to nought SPEAK THE WORD AND IT SHALL NOT STAND:

FOR GOD IS WITH US

For the Lord spake this to me with a stron Hand and He instructed Me that I shall Not Walk IN THE WAY OF THESE PEOPLE

Say ye not a confederacy to all them to whom this people shall say a confederacy neither fear ye their fear nor b afraid

SANTIFY THE LORD OF HOST AND LET HIM B YOUR FEAR AND LET HIM B YOUR DREAD

And He shall b for a sanctuary ;
But a Stone of stumbling and for a Rock of offense to Both the Houses of Israel for a gin and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem

And many among them shall stumble and fall and be broken and b snared and b taken

Bind up the testimony seal the Law Among My Disciples

And I will Wait upon the Lord that Hideth His Face from JacobAnd I will Look For Him

Behold I and the children He gaveth to Me Are For Signs And for Wonders in Israel which dwelleth in MT Zion

And when they say unto you seek unto them that Have familiar Spirits and unto wizards that peep and that mutter should not a people SEEK UNTO THEIR GOD?! For the Living to the Dead?
To the Law and too the testimony If they Speak Not According to The Is Word it is because there is No Light In Them!!!

And they shall pass through it hardly be stead and hungry and it shall come to pass that they shall b hungry they shall fret themselves and Curse Their King And their God and Look Upward

And they shall look unto the earth and behold trouble and darkness dimnis of anguish and they shall Be driven into Darkness!!

Twistie

 

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Hello @Twistie,

This chapter (Isaiah 8) has made an impression upon you, especially the words highlighted. You must feel that this Scripture is applicable in regard to what is happening in the world at this time. Yes? Though this word had an application for another time, yet I can identify with the words written here:-

' For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand,
and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
Say ye not, "A confederacy," to all them to whom this people shall say, "A confederacy";
neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
.. Sanctify the LORD of hosts Himself; (see 1 Peter 3:15)
.... and let Him be your fear,
...... and let Him be your dread.
........ And He shall be for a sanctuary; ... '
(Isa 8:11-14a)

* Into my mind comes another Scripture:-

'Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
.. for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?
.... and what communion hath light with darkness?
...... And what concord hath Christ with Belial?
........ or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
.......... And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?
............ for ye are the temple of the living God;
as God hath said, I will dwell in them,
.. and walk in them;
.... and I will be their God,
...... and they shall be My people. (see Leviticus 26:12)
........ Wherefore come out from among them,
.......... and be ye separate, saith the Lord, (Isaiah 52:11)
............ and touch not the unclean thing;
............... and I will receive you,
And will be a Father unto you, (2 Samuel 7:14)
and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty.'
(2 Cor. 6:14-18)

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

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Hi @Twistie,

As I thought about the words I typed out from 2 Corinthians, that I quoted in my previous post, and considered to whom they were spoken: and also of God's words, spoken by Isaiah, which you quoted in your OP; I considered to whom they were initially addressed (Isaiah 1:1 & 2:1). For as I read the words of 2 Corinthians they did not appear to be written to me, as a member of the Body of Christ. But, of course, the letters written by Paul to the Romans, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1&2 Corinthians, Galatians and Hebrews, were written during the period covered by the Acts of the Apostles, and so although instructive, are not directly addressed to the Body of Christ. For if you look at the words I quoted from 2 Corinthians, they are directly quoted from the Old Testament Scriptures, which also have nothing to tell us about the church which is Christ's Body, that knowledge having been hid in God (Ephesians 3:9 & 2:3) until divinely revealed to Paul, and proclaimed in the Epistles of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon from Paul as the Lord's Prisoner. At the time of the writing of 2 Corinthians, Israel was still 'first', Paul visited the synagogue first in any town on his missionary journeyings, for the Jew still had pre-eminence. It was only in Acts 28:28 that salvation was sent to the Gentiles, and ceased to be exclusively 'of the Jew', and the church which is the body of Christ was created (Ephesians 1:22-23).

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris