Isaiah 11:6-9 (NIV) Isa 11:6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest. 9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Wow! That was nice huh? Wouldn't it be nice if that was the way it is now? It will be the way it will be, AFTER some other things happen first... Read on oh, reader-eternal...
Isaiah 12:1-6 (NIV) Isa 12:1 In that day you will say: "I will praise you, O LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me. 2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4 In that day you will say: "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. 5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. 6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."Yeeeeeikes! That doesn't feel nearly as good as the first passage... Some folks read that passage and they say, "That isn't anymore because it is the 'age of grace' and not the 'age of the law' and so I am not subject to that at all. Uhhhh, let me think about that.... NOT! Prosperity Preachers and Post-Modern Emergent Preachers are leading so many astray with this crap... Jesus did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it... "Fulfill the Law"doesn't mean to do away from it or negate it rather it means to bring it to the next level. We must give thanks. We must worship the LORD - which does not simply mean to go to church. We must call upon His Name - and not just when we need Him to get us out of a jam! We must give thanks and sing to the LORD. We must tell the nations... which is EVERYONE!
Who would have you believe that you can have the bear and the lamb hanging out together and the little kids playing with cobras without obedience and worship and service? Read below to see who/what would have you to believe you can skip over obedience to go straight to idyllic:
Isaiah 14:12-21 (NIV) Isa 14:12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! 13 You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." 15 But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit. 16 Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble, 17 the man who made the world a desert, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?" 18 All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb. 19 But you are cast out of your tomb like a rejected branch; you are covered with the slain, with those pierced by the sword, those who descend to the stones of the pit. Like a corpse trampled underfoot, 20 you will not join them in burial, for you have destroyed your land and killed your people. The offspring of the wicked will never be mentioned again. 21 Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the sins of their forefathers; they are not to rise to inherit the land and cover the earth with their cities.
Wow, read that again... I will wait for you... Go ahead, it is worth the time!
Ok, now, let's talk about this. That is some heavy stuff and it is prophesy and it is true.... and, it applies to all of us. Now, I know that this passage is under some debate: Is this about Satan? Is this about the king of Babylon who would pay the price for his sins and his sins against God's people. So, when you worry about someone wronging you, think about this passage. Even kings and Satan himself will get what is coming to them and you will get to live with lions and bears, Oh My!
If you want this: Isaiah 11:9 (NIV) Isa 11:9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,You have to have this: for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
How do you acquire the full knowledge of the LORD? You learn about Him and His Son Yeshua. How do you do that? Read His Word, Learn of Yeshua, Do what He did, Believe in Him as though He is standing right next to you... because He is. He is not holding a cobra. He is holding your life... and your life is dangerous! What will you do with your life?
Will you make your life a testimony to and of Christ? Will you make your life a sanctuary of Worship and Praise? Or, will you play with bears, lions and snakes?
The choice is yours, but if you were me and I was you, I would get reading... and don't skip Genesis-Malachi... It is all important. Now, let's all sing it together: "A One-a, a two-a, a three-a..." I think I am a little pitchy dawg, but God loves to hear us sing His Name and He is enthroned on our praises...
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