A People, Un-walled (Poem, Part 2)

 

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Walls, walls…

With great walls, history is certainly replete.

Problems without or within, they’re built to defeat.

In days past, walls were cities’ main defense.

Today, for nations, walls make little sense.

By governments, militaries and alliances,

On guard against any external imbalances,

Nations today lean on this defense trifecta.

But for these, The Lord has …another agenda!

God told Ezekiel, in chapter 38,

One day, ‘an un-walled  people’ will be Israel’s fate.

Difficult to imagine? For most it certainly is.

But to understand, there’s no need to be a Bible wiz.

Defense trifecta on which nations now rely,

Are like a three-legged stool in God’s mind and eye.

Though appearing to be well-balanced and quite sturdy,

If one leg is short, the load becomes topsy-turvy!

When might some defense trifecta legs become short,

Or perhaps kicked out from under the load they support?

Let’s take a peek contextual into coming dark days,

To see ‘Israel un-walled’ as Ezekiel portrays.

To demonstrate that He indeed is God Almighty,

He sometimes removes ‘sticks’ we lean on so heavily. ¹

Ummm, what would a defenseless Israel look like?

What might such prove to it and onlookers alike?

After Christ raptures up to Heaven His saints, faithful,

All remaining life on Earth will quickly unravel.

Institutions on which life depends will utterly fail,

And chaos across the globe will increasingly prevail. ²

Into this void, a strong man shall emerge,

And by intrigue, governments he shall urge.

To him powers will be delegated,

And over time, folk will be placated. ³

             

But when God rains down tribulation judgments,

On mankind, His most harsh ever sin payments,

Again, across the world, all hell will break loose,

And delegated powers may be abused. ⁴

First…

Alliances between nations might quickly vanish,

And folk everywhere become incredibly selfish!

‘Each one for self!’ Into hopelessness they all slide,

Because from God’s punishing blows, no one can hide!

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¹ See: Out of My Way, USA! and Isaiah 36.

² See: Revelation 6, 8, 9, 13 and 16. See also: The Goshen Effect (Series)

³ See: Daniel 11 and Revelation 13:16-17 

⁴ Reserved for the latter half of the7-year tribulation period, referred to as The Great Tribulation. Even with increasing punishing blows, The Bible affirms sinful mankind will still refuse to repent or to honor God as God. See: Revelation 9:20, Revelation 9:21 and Revelation 16:11. See also: The Coming Lame Blame (Poem)