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| The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: TrevorL Date: December 22, 2023, 2:47 am | |
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| The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| The vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 depicts the aftermath of the Battle | |
| of Armageddon, when Jesus will have returned to establish the | |
| Kingdom of God upon the earth, with the Temple built and Jesus | |
| will be reigning as King / Priest on the Throne of David in | |
| Jerusalem. The significant remnant of the Jews will be converted | |
| and the surrounding nations subjected. These nations will come | |
| up to Jerusalem to worship and to learn God�s ways. | |
| Isaiah 2:1�5 (KJV): 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw | |
| concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 And it shall come to pass in | |
| the last days, that the mountain of the LORD�S house shall be | |
| established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted | |
| above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many | |
| people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the | |
| mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he | |
| will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for | |
| out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD | |
| from Jerusalem. 4 And he shall judge among the nations, and | |
| shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into | |
| plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not | |
| lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any | |
| more. 5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light | |
| of the LORD. | |
| Events over the years have been happening slowly, but the pace | |
| could now be quickening up and we need to be prepared for the | |
| return of Jesus. The Temple was destroyed in AD 70, and the Jews | |
| were taken into captivity and Jerusalem had been trodden down by | |
| the Gentiles for most of the last 2000 years Luke 21:24. But | |
| there has been a gradual progress towards the fulfillment of | |
| Isaiah 2. There have been many contributing factors, and many | |
| milestones. Mentioning a few, there was Theodor Herzl and his | |
| advocacy of a Jewish State in 1897, the Balfour Declaration in | |
| 1917, the gradual return of the Jews to the Holy Land as | |
| prophesied, the formation of the State of Israel 1947-1948, the | |
| recapture of Jerusalem in 1967 in fulfillment of the 2300 years | |
| of Daniel 8:13-14. We have yet to determine the outcome of the | |
| present troubles, and most probably things will settle down for | |
| a while, but it is possible that the present troubles and the | |
| realignment of nations against Israel will set up and | |
| precipitate the events surrounding the Battle of Armageddon. | |
| Blessed is he that watches and loves the appearing of our Lord | |
| Jesus Christ who will soon come to establish the Kingdom of God | |
| upon the earth as prophesied in Isaiah 2:1-5, Revelation 16:15, | |
| 2 Timothy 4:1,6-8. | |
| Kind regards | |
| Trevor | |
| #Post#: 34572-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: Kerry Date: December 22, 2023, 7:35 pm | |
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| When do you think building another Temple will happen? | |
| #Post#: 34573-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: TrevorL Date: December 22, 2023, 11:37 pm | |
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| Greetings Kerry,[quote author=Kerry | |
| link=topic=1580.msg34572#msg34572 date=1703295339]When do you | |
| think building another Temple will happen? [/quote] My belief | |
| is that there is a period of possibly 50 years between the | |
| return of Jesus and the full establishment of the Kingdom. So I | |
| believe that the Temple will be built during this 50 year | |
| period, possibly starting at say 10 years since the return of | |
| Jesus and then taking say 20 years to complete. | |
| I felt sorry for this sub-forum as it seemed to be neglected, as | |
| I have often looked and the latest post has been September 21st. | |
| Kind regards | |
| Trevor | |
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| Re: The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: HOLLAND Date: December 23, 2023, 11:39 am | |
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| What do you think, TrevorL, of the prophecies concerning Donald | |
| Trump? Many MAGA people believe that he is a Christ prophesied | |
| in Isaiah 45 and that it is a sin to disbelieve or disobey him. | |
| How does he relate to your idea of the future Kingdom? | |
| #Post#: 34576-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: TrevorL Date: December 23, 2023, 1:54 pm | |
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| Greetings HOLLAND,[quote author=HOLLAND | |
| link=topic=1580.msg34575#msg34575 date=1703353148] | |
| What do you think, TrevorL, of the prophecies concerning Donald | |
| Trump? Many MAGA people believe that he is a Christ prophesied | |
| in Isaiah 45 and that it is a sin to disbelieve or disobey him. | |
| How does he relate to your idea of the future Kingdom? | |
| [/quote]Religion and politics here in Australia is rather a | |
| placid affair by comparison to the strange circumstances in the | |
| USA. If the Presidential election is between Trump and Biden | |
| then I would imagine that this would be part of the decline of | |
| the USA. Also such religious extremes are very typical of the | |
| USA and speaks of these latter days where many have turned aside | |
| to empty and shallow teachings rather than the solid foundations | |
| of true Bible Prophecy and also the substantial standards of the | |
| true Christian way of life. | |
| Kind regards | |
| Trevor | |
| #Post#: 34577-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: HOLLAND Date: December 23, 2023, 3:00 pm | |
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| [quote author=TrevorL link=topic=1580.msg34576#msg34576 | |
| date=1703361275] | |
| Greetings HOLLAND,Religion and politics here in Australia is | |
| rather a placid affair by comparison to the strange | |
| circumstances in the USA. If the Presidential election is | |
| between Trump and Biden then I would imagine that this would be | |
| part of the decline of the USA.[/quote] | |
| I would say, TrevorL, that it is not so much a decline in the | |
| USA as the USA is being a part of a world-wide resurgence of | |
| fascism. There are the likes of Boris Johnson, Viktor Orban, | |
| etc., that are raising serious problems in many countries. | |
| Trump is only a prominent American symptom of the problem. | |
| [quote]Also such religious extremes are very typical of the USA | |
| and speaks of these latter days where many have turned aside to | |
| empty and shallow teachings rather than the solid foundations of | |
| true Bible Prophecy and also the substantial standards of the | |
| true Christian way of life. | |
| Kind regards | |
| Trevor | |
| [/quote] | |
| I would agree. It is fascinating to watch how MAGA has | |
| undermined the American Evangelical and Catholic churches. Many | |
| of these churches are on the border of schism. Many have | |
| already suffered a mass apostasy similar to what happened in | |
| Germany in the years before the Third Reich. It seems that many | |
| white American Christian fascists no longer accept Jesus' | |
| command to love one's neighbor as oneself, or to do unto others, | |
| etc. For these people, they prefer Donald Christ of Brooklyn to | |
| Jesus Christ of Nazareth. It is all very strange, this love for | |
| the Orange Jesus. | |
| The world-wide fascist movement does have a limited shelf life, | |
| though. Eventually, most people get tired of all the grift, the | |
| mendacity, and the chaos. | |
| Jesus offers much better than fascism. You would be surprised | |
| at the increased venom aimed at Christians. Hitler in his | |
| Table Talk spent most of his hidden conversations attacking | |
| Christians and speaking of a time of reckoning with them after | |
| the war and after his solving "the Jewish Problem". | |
| #Post#: 34580-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: Kerry Date: December 23, 2023, 3:40 pm | |
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| [quote author=TrevorL link=topic=1580.msg34573#msg34573 | |
| date=1703309830] | |
| Greetings Kerry, My belief is that there is a period of possibly | |
| 50 years between the return of Jesus and the full establishment | |
| of the Kingdom. So I believe that the Temple will be built | |
| during this 50 year period, possibly starting at say 10 years | |
| since the return of Jesus and then taking say 20 years to | |
| complete.[/quote]My take on it is different. Doesn't the man of | |
| perdition stand in the Temple first? | |
| [quote]I felt sorry for this sub-forum as it seemed to be | |
| neglected, as I have often looked and the latest post has been | |
| September 21st. | |
| Kind regards | |
| Trevor | |
| [/quote]I don't know if announcing topics would help or not. I | |
| wasn't sure so I checked. Full members couldn't announce | |
| topics, so I changed it so they could. When you start a | |
| thread, there is a box under the box that you can check so that | |
| members get emailed about the new thread. If you can't find | |
| that box, let me know if you ever want to start a thread and | |
| announce it. | |
| #Post#: 34581-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: TrevorL Date: December 23, 2023, 10:15 pm | |
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| Greetings again Kerry, [quote author=Kerry | |
| link=topic=1580.msg34580#msg34580 date=1703367659]My take on it | |
| is different. Doesn't the man of perdition stand in the Temple | |
| first? [/quote]Although this Antichrist understanding is | |
| popular, I consider that this is based upon a wrong idea | |
| introduced by the Jesuits to deflect attention from the Roman | |
| Catholic Church at the time of the Reformation when the RCC was | |
| accused of being the Antichrist system by the early Protestants. | |
| Looking at the relevant Scriptures: | |
| Daniel 7:19�20 (KJV): 19 Then I would know the truth of the | |
| fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding | |
| dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; | |
| which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with | |
| his feet; 20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of | |
| the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of | |
| that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great | |
| things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. | |
| This is a description of the Papacy who persecuted the faithful, | |
| and this was for a period of 1260 years from AD 520-533 to AD | |
| 1789-1792 and AD 610 to AD 1870. | |
| Paul is alluding to this development of the Apostasy: | |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:3�12 (KJV): 3 Let no man deceive you by any | |
| means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling | |
| away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of | |
| perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is | |
| called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in | |
| the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye | |
| not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 | |
| And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in | |
| his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only | |
| he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 | |
| And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall | |
| consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the | |
| brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the | |
| working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 | |
| And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that | |
| perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that | |
| they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them | |
| strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they | |
| all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure | |
| in unrighteousness. | |
| I believe that many Evangelical Christians will join with the | |
| Papacy to oppose Christ when he returns and establishes Himself | |
| in Jerusalem. | |
| Kind regards | |
| Trevor | |
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| Re: The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: TrevorL Date: December 24, 2023, 4:16 am | |
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| I would like to add a few more perspectives on Isaiah 2:1-5. | |
| I had heard that there was a plaque or inscription of this | |
| passage somewhere near the United Nations building. I did a | |
| search and there is a very large inscription on a nearby wall, | |
| and one very clear picture has the following description: �A | |
| 1958 view of the famous biblical �swords into | |
| plowshares/ploughshares� quote engraved on steps on First Avenue | |
| opposite the new United Nations building in New York, USA in | |
| 1948. The quotation is from Isaiah 2:4.� | |
| There is also a bronze statue in the grounds of the UN donated | |
| by the USSR in 1959 and the picture that I viewed has the title | |
| attached which says �Let Us Beat Swords Into Plowshares�. The | |
| statue depicts a swarthy blacksmith beating a sword into a | |
| plough. | |
| Perhaps never before in recent history does this depict the | |
| failure of the UN to bring about peace and the final cessation | |
| of war. The war in Gaza rages on, and Russia is at war with | |
| Ukraine. | |
| Another perspective is the context of Isaiah 2:1-5. I suggest | |
| that the prophecy was given during the reign of Uzziah, a king | |
| noted for his military prowess and skilful instruments of war. | |
| The rest of Isaiah chapter 2 prophecies of an earthquake and we | |
| need to refer to Amos 1:1 and Zechariah 14:5 to find out that a | |
| major earthquake happened during Uzziah�s reign. | |
| Uzziah may have brought peace for a while, but it was not | |
| lasting, as Israel and Syria started to invade Judah in Ahaz�s | |
| reign and then the Assyrian power started to make inroads into | |
| Israel and Judah. It was not until Hezekiah�s time, and | |
| Hezekiah�s great trust in God and his intercessory prayer that | |
| Isaiah 2:1-5 became typically fulfilled. | |
| I suggest that Isaiah 2:1-5 speaks out clearly against Israel | |
| and their present trust in their armaments and warfare, and in | |
| this they are like Uzziah. In contrast it will only be when | |
| Jesus returns as the Prince of Peace that Isaiah 2:1-4 will be | |
| fulfilled. Jesus is the greater fulfilment of all that was | |
| typified by the sufferings and exaltation of Hezekiah. | |
| Kind regards | |
| Trevor | |
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| Re: The Vision of Isaiah 2:1-5 Soon to be Fulfilled | |
| By: Kerry Date: December 25, 2023, 3:43 pm | |
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| [quote author=TrevorL link=topic=1580.msg34581#msg34581 | |
| date=1703391302] | |
| Looking at the relevant Scriptures: | |
| Daniel 7:19�20 (KJV): 19 Then I would know the truth of the | |
| fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding | |
| dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; | |
| which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with | |
| his feet; 20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of | |
| the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of | |
| that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great | |
| things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. | |
| This is a description of the Papacy who persecuted the faithful, | |
| and this was for a period of 1260 years from AD 520-533 to AD | |
| 1789-1792 and AD 610 to AD 1870. | |
| [/quote]I would say it describes the secular Roman Empire. The | |
| Popes often helped prop up the government, thus entangling | |
| themselves in politics; and then the Protestants came along and | |
| helped prop up worldly leaders who rebelled against what was | |
| called the "Holy Roman Empire." | |
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