But in the last days, in the great Messianic period, IT SHALL COME TO PASS THAT THE MOUNTAIN OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, of old typical of the Church of the true God, SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS, the ideal Zion being elevated above all else in the world, Cf Isaiah 2:17; 2 Corinthi... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GLORY OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD... [ Continue Reading ]
And many nations shall come, namely, in the representatives whom the Lord would choose and call, AND SAY, COME AND LET US GO UP TO THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD, the place where salvation is proclaimed, AND TO THE HOUSE OF THE GOD OF JACOB, the Church of the Messiah; AND HE WILL TEACH US OF HIS WAYS, the... [ Continue Reading ]
And He, the God of the covenant, SHALL JUDGE AMONG MANY PEOPLE, teaching them true justice in accordance with His will, AND REBUKE STRONG NATIONS AFAR OFF, to make them cease their enmity against Him; AND THEY SHALL BEAT THEIR SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES AND THEIR SPEARS INTO PRUNING-HOOKS, not in an ear... [ Continue Reading ]
But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, in the enjoyment of the rich blessings of the New Testament; AND NONE SHALL MAKE THEM AFRAID, all the enemies of mankind having been overcome by the power of the Messiah; FOR THE MOUTH OF THE LORD OF HOSTS HATH SPOKEN IT, His solemn... [ Continue Reading ]
For all people, all those concerned in this prophecy, WILL WALK EVERY ONE IN THE NAME OF HIS GOD, in the power of the one true God in whom he believes, whose essence is thus made known, AND WE WILL WALK IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, OUR GOD, FOREVER AND EVER, with a full trust in His supporting strength... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day, in the great Messianic period, SAITH THE LORD, WILL I ASSEMBLE HER THAT HALTETH, all those who are in distress, suffering with the misery of this world, AND I WILL GATHER HER THAT IS DRIVEN OUT, those who are dispersed among the nations, AND HER THAT I HAVE AFFLICTED, whom He has punish... [ Continue Reading ]
and I will make her that halted a remnant, the nucleus of His Church, AND HER THAT WAS CAST FAR OFF A STRONG NATION, those gathered from spiritual exile; AND THE LORD SHALL REIGN OVER THEM IN MOUNT ZION, in His Church, from henceforth even forever, throughout all eternity. Thus this sketch, composed... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou, O tower of the flock, the term being applied to a tower of refuge for flocks in time of danger, here as a fort from which the great King and Shepherd, the Messiah Himself, observes and guards His flock, THE STRONGHOLD OF THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, the impregnable palace of the Church of Christ,... [ Continue Reading ]
ZION ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE EARTH... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, why dost thou cry out aloud? at the approach of the Chaldean invasion. IS THERE NO KING IN THEE? no visible representative of the Messianic promises?. IS THY COUNSELOR PERISHED? this name also being applied to the reigning member of the house of David?. FOR PANGS HAVE TAKEN THEE AS A WOMAN IN T... [ Continue Reading ]
Be in pain and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail, the catastrophe of the destruction of Jerusalem and of the exile of the people being imminent; FOR NOW SHALT THOU GO FORTH OUT OF THE CITY, after it had been taken by the enemies, AND THOU SHALT DWELL IN THE FIELD, AND... [ Continue Reading ]
Now also, namely, at the time of Judah's deepest humiliation before and at the time of her exile, MANY NATIONS ARE GATHERED AGAINST THEE, in bold hostility, THAT SAY, LET HER BE DEFILED, AND LET OUR EYE LOOK UPON ZION, namely, in malicious joy over her downfall.... [ Continue Reading ]
But they know not the thoughts of the Lord, the object which He has in mind in thus dealing with His people, NEITHER UNDERSTAND THEY HIS COUNSEL, which intended to lead His people to repentance and to lay the foundation for a renewed Church in which the believing Jews were to be the nucleus; FOR HE... [ Continue Reading ]
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, according to the Oriental custom of having the sheaves threshed out on the open threshing-floor with the aid of oxen; FOR I WILL MAKE THINE HORN IRON AND I WILL MAKE THY HOOFS BRASS, giving to His people a new and unconquerable strength; AND THOU SHALL BEAT IN P... [ Continue Reading ]