Eyes on the Nations (Poem, Part 1)

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…Every day brings us closer to Earth’s new chapter,

When all the world will know The Lord’s iron rod scepter.

(Album 9: One Day Closer!)

 

From just about every perspective we can imagine,

We’re living in a time that is un-precedented!

While in Earth’s long history, a global flood has been written,

By floods and droughts, it may have never been… globally smitten!

Search and see if such has ever been documented.

In times like these, folks are …spiritually awakened.

 

From just about every perspective I can imagine,

I have written about nations groups highlighted in our time,

Across the ages and pages of The Holy Bible.

By what I have written, no doubt, many minds are baffled!

Here, I’ll try to simplify and summarize it in this rhyme,

To sharpen your perspective of what’s on Earth’s horizon.

 

1st nations group focus...

The Lord, in a ruthless, ancient king of Babylon,

Activated, then in history, animated a dream.

It predicted the succession of hegemon empires,

Concluding with nations after Rome would have expired.

Many nations today are on …the ‘post-Roman Empire team!’

In the days of this ‘team’, He said His Kingdom would dawn.¹

 

2nd nations group focus...

The Lord has signaled His eye is on all nations,

From which He will have drawn His group of post-cross saints,

Dead and alive, who will have embraced Jesus Christ,

Who, by His death, paid our unpayable sin price,

We who live(d) life under His ‘righteousness restraints’,

Having learned to respond to His Spirit’s unctions. ²

 

3rd nations group focus...

He’s determined to pour on all nations angry indignation,

And to devour the Earth with the fire of His jealousy.

This will occur after from Earth, His saints are extracted.

During this time, Jews in three nations will be protected,

But not for long! Their protection will be temporary,

Thus serving as a major set-up for a massive invasion. ³

 

4th nations group focus...

The Lord’s focus will be sharply concentrated,

On the nation(s) ‘in the far north’, presumably of Israel.

Check any map (in your day) to learn which it (or they) will be.

His anger will be against Gog, the chief demon folks can’t see,

Who will trigger the invasion by an …alliance quintuple.

In the end, these armies will be …decimated! ⁴

 

5th nations group focus...

Before their decimation, these armies just might play a role,

In fulfilling The Lord’s promise to Jews He knows are righteous,

The promise He made so long ago in Zephaniah 3:11,

To remove from their midst, Jews who by pride are darkened!

He’ll leave only meek, humble, trusting Jews who are virtuous.

Thus this age will end, and His Millennial Reign will unfold. ⁵

 

If focusing on five nations groups might be too much,

See Part 2 for a recommended short-cut,

That might help to perceive The Lord’s Hand,

As He unfolds His strategic plan.

It will help you to avoid the scuttlebutt,

Falsehoods about how the world will or won’t end, and such.

 

Heads-up: It won’t!

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¹ See: Daniel 2, and also In the Days of These Kings (Series). Consider the nations that have adopted various aspects (legal, political, cultural, etc.) of the Roman Empire. Various nation remnants of Rome have existed ever since that empire fell nearly 1,500 years ago.

² See: Revelation 5:9, a future vision of this massive group drawn ‘out of every tribe, tongue, people and nation.’  This great remnant of humanity, unfortunately, will only represent a tiny percentage of all humans who will have ever lived. In His GRACE amazing, I believe this group will likely include every person whose life was aborted, and some children who died before they reached The Lord’s child-specific ‘age of accountability’, irrespective of their parents …religious affiliation or none. See: Children in the Rapture? (Poem).

³ This stanza notes the dual set of mystical protections The Lord promises to His ‘two peoples’ groups: saints protected in the rapture (comprising mostly post-cross Gentiles, and some Jews), and any remaining Jews who will hastily flee to Israel where they will be protected during the great tribulation. Many will spill over into Lebanon and Jordan-Gilead. See: The Coming Lame Blame (Poem) and The Goshen Effect (Poem, Part 2).

⁴ See: Ezekiel 38 and Zechariah 14:12 to see the list of nations involved in this invasion, and especially how not only their fate will end. See also: Revelation - Future Attacks in Israel, and A Forced Reconciliation (Poem).

⁵ These Jews will be representative of a long list of nations from which they will have hastily immigrated. Recall, pride is the first, the mother and the taproot of all sin. It is what motivated Lucifer (who became satan) to attempt a coup d’etat in Heaven. In Ezekiel 28:13-15, The Lord refers to Lucifer, a top-ranked angel with musical abilities, in the midst of spiritually upbraiding a wicked King of Tyre. In Isaiah 14:12-17, in the midst of a predicted future, proverbial upbraiding the king of Babylon, the proverb addresses Lucifer, who became satan, and who apparently was the king’s motivating spirit. Some Bible scholars flatly deny this, while others question at which verse the proverb, inspired by The Lord, returns to addressing the king of Babylon. Read it and form your own opinion in context of the entire Bible, including what happened in Genesis 6:1-3, Jude 6 and 2 Peter 2:4, and their relationship to the global flood.

See: Which Bible Books to Read First? (Q&A)

World's on the Brink!

The Lord God, Jesus Christ, 

sees and declares links

we refuse to see.

(See: Ezekiel 14:12-23 and Zephaniah 3:8. 

Note how the former is more ‘nation or spot targeted’,

whereas the latter is much more ‘globally blanketed’.

Climate change is deeply and spiritually REAL.

Ponder This... (Heaven’s Human Citizen Groups)

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The Bible reveals Heaven’s human citizens currently comprise three distinct groups:

 

1. Pre-cross saints in their immortal spirit/soul/body form, who were reportedly resurrected from their graves, per Matthew 27:52-53 ¹ These are saints from the first two ages of history (pre-flood and post-flood/pre-cross).

 

2. Post-cross church age dead saints whose bodies remain in the dust of the Earth, but whose immortal spirits and souls are with Jesus in Heaven (per 2 Corinthians 5:8), which is likely the new Earth The Lord promised Isaiah He was creating about 700 years before His vi4gin birth.(Isaiah 66)

 

3. Post-cross alive saints who, in spirit/soul/body, are still on the Earth

 

So what does this infer regarding the rapture?

I surmise the following:

 

A. Saints who, in their immortal form, might remain in Heaven during the next rapture. Why? Bodily-speaking, they are already fully equipped with what The Bible promises all bona fide saints, namely a totally recreated human body comprising: ²

     1)    a re-born/re-created spirit

     2)    a renewed soul

     3)    a re-created/immortal body ³

 

B. The spirits and souls of physically dead saints will come in the clouds (Earth’s atmosphere) with Jesus. Why? They will need to be re-united with their physical bodies, resurrected and made immortal, thus completing what The Bible promises these saints. ⁴

 

C. Alive saints will instantly be transformed from mortal-to immortal, and be caught up to meet them in the clouds. Both groups will return. to Heaven (as the anti-Christ is then revealed) where I perceive we will, inter alia, receive our Millennial Reign assignments. 

 

Keep in mind… 

Mankind was created in The Lord’s tripartite, immortal image: spirit, soul and body. Our spirit and soul have always been immortal, whether sinner or saint. Only our body became mortal as a result of sin. In the salvation process, The Lord saves (re-creates) our spirit, and, through Paul, He instructs us post-cross saints to renew/re-create our soul (mind, will, emotions, intellect, imagination) according to the revealed Mind of Christ, i.e., the books of The Holy Bible, each of which He inspired and then preserved over many millennia, and through which His Spirit coaches us in Heaven’s citizenship ways. ⁵

 

With these insights, imagine this…

~ Our GRAND UNION at the end of our ride to Glory! What a great day that will be – all pre-Millennial Reign saints (pre- and post-cross) together in Heaven.

~ A few Earth-years later, all of us returning with Jesus and all His angels (per Daniel 7:27, Zechariah 14:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 2 Thessalonians 1:10, Matthew 16:27, 25:31 and Mark 18:33) to take control of all governments across the Earth for a full millennium:

   ...Post-tribulation -- Earth will be in need of a major overhaul (its third one). See: Earth 2.0?! (Poem). How might that be accomplished??

   ...Post-Armageddon -- the war that will end the fourth age of history, the tribulation age. (Revelation 19:11-21), and start Christ's Millennial Reign.

   ...Post-devils’ imprisonment -- satan and his entire crew will be locked away for a millennium. (Revelation 20), and the anti-Christ and his prophet will have been cast into the lake of eternal fire (the first residents!!) likely on the same new Earth (Heaven) noted in Isaiah 66! Imagine that! 

 

Since Adam’s sin, satan’s invisible/unseen crew has been influencing and coordinating their evil through sinful human via their demonic actions on Earth, and also ‘…in heavenly (celestial) places’.

 

During the Millennial Reign, we visible immortal saints will be coordinating with holy angels …in heavenly places’ to achieve and ensure (police) righteousness on Earth, under Jesus’ global, iron rod authority. (Ephesians 3:10 and 6:12. Will they 'be revealed'/visible, as hinted in 1 Thessalonians 1:7??) I envision this as a grand strategic replacement process — Jesus, with His immortal saints and His angels, replacing satan and his ranks of devils and demons (fallen angels). See: Earth’s Cloaked Satellites (Poem)

Finally...

When He appeared to Ezekiel, Jesus (pre-incarnate) showed up sitting alone, on a Throne, high above an expanse or firmament…His totally awesome ride!!! ⁶ So via what massive means of celestial transport do you imagine He will use for our round-trip rides …from Heaven-to Earth-back to Heaven-then back to Earth?! Clouds?? As noted, I perceive Heaven could possibly be the promised new Earth in an alternate universe. (See: Isiah 65:17 and 66:22) Read the last 3 verses in Isaiah 66, Revelation 21 and 22 and let me know what you perceive. See: Your Heavenly IQ (Series).

NB: In Isaiah 66:24, The Lord attempted to convey the rather (at that time) unusual concept that we now understand will be immortal beings eternally tormented in the lake of fire! I wonder what in the world Isaiah and his readers imagined, seeing/hearing the words, carcasses, and worms that never die? The concept that comes remotely close in modern day language is, the living dead. Though Jesus attempted to convey this notion in Mark 9, actually, and perhaps strategically, The Bible's concept of the second death is not clearly defined until Revelation 21:8!!! I say perhaps strategically, because Isaiah 13:10 &13 are very clear about how The Lord   (in Whom ALL the treasures of knowledge and wisdom are hidden) releases both spiritual and material-world insights to humans on a ...drip, drip, drip basis.

Ponder that...!!!

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¹ See: Bible Raptures (Q&A)

² These are not promised to fake, or lukewarm folks who are ‘Christian-in-name-only’. See: Christianesque (Poem) and also Revelation 3:14-22. That is UNLESS they miss the rapture of the church, writ large, are alive during the anti-Christ rule, reject his dreaded ‘mark of the beast’, and be killed for that decision. See: Audacious Christians (Series), especially Part 2.

³ See: Creation, Reversed? (Poem).

⁴ Integrate the strategic logic of 2 Corinthians 5:8 and 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17. Given The Lord's amazing Grace, I believe this group will also include all people who were aborted, and those who died before reaching His age of accountability. Do not confuse the rapture with references to the phrase, ‘all His/the saints’, in Zechariah 14:5 and 1 Thessalonians 3:13, or with Daniel 7:27 and 2 Thessalonians 1:10. I understand these verses refer to The Lord’s second coming on Earth, not to the rapture meeting in Earth’s atmosphere. These are separate events, separated by the great tribulation and the first two (of three) multi-national attacks in Israel. See: Revelation.  Future Attacks in Israel. 

⁵ See: Romans 12:2 and 2 Peter 1:21

⁶ See: Ezekiel 1

Ponder This... (Since the Flood)

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Have you ever pondered the role water plays in the most significant transitions in life? 

--Childbirth

--Baby dedications

--Adult baptisms

--Dead bodies washings

--Can you think of others?

 

What about the role of water in the start of so many other species of life on our planet whose ‘water breaks’ to signal birth? ¹

Consider water’s role in ending the pre-diluvian age, and beginning the post-diluvian age in which we live. The flood waters came from the breaking up of the fountains of the deep, and the windows/floodgates of the heavens. What waters, you wonder? Genesis reports how The Lord separated waters into those above and those below a firmament, then gathered the waters below the firmament into one place, and dry land appeared. ²

Literally all across the world, in every hemisphere, on every continent, all islands, every body of water, there is increasing evidence that Earth’s climate (weather patterns, temperatures and especially her water systems) is essentially out of sync. Unprecedented floods and extreme droughts are often occurring in the same places! We quite myopically label this as ‘climate change’, and conclude it is the result of too much carbon in the atmosphere. Focusing only on the scientific basis for climate change, with eyes wide shut, we are guaranteed to miss the higher, broader reasons for what we and the entire animal, insect and plant kingdoms are experiencing.

Water played pivotal roles in creation of Earth, and later in the flood that punished mankind’s gross sinfulness. He Who sent those waters has promised never again to flood the entire Earth. ³ However, He has promised to judge our persistent sinfulness in other ways, including with negative impacts on Earth’s water systems and the cascading/resulting impacts of famines, wars, pestilence and wild beast attacks. Water is the ‘pivotal plug’ in all of this. Pull that plug, and our entire ‘house of cards’ collapses.

The Lord God has clearly outlined for us how water will, once again, play a critical role in transitioning to our next historical age, yet most of us flat out ignore His promises, while stressing out about how to deal with climate change. Trying to get the entire world to reduce carbon emissions is like focusing on a gnat buzzing your sweaty face, while ignoring the most serious and impactful issues of our time, from Heaven’s perspective.

Just like many women reportedly experience temperature increases during pregnancy and just before labor, what if Earth has long been ‘pregnant’ with the next extended age The Lord has promised - His Millennial Reign, that will follow the short fourth age of human history - the tribulation?? What if her waters are about to break, giving birth to this new age? We are very experienced in failing to ‘connect-His-dots’, thus we fail to envision climate change is a mere symptom, not the cause of these most significant global environmental issues ….since the flood.

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¹ See: Giant panda’s water breaks

² See: Genesis 1: 6-10. Also, 'In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened. (Genesis 7:1, AMP) Now do you perceive what ever happened to the ‘waters above the firmament’?? ;o)

³ For as I have sworn That the waters of Noah would no longer (never again) cover the Earth… (Isaiah 54:9)

Collateral Damages or Blessings? (Poem)

Readers, by now, you might know of my ‘eye strategic.’

It’s from a career in international development,

That emphasized Goals, Purposes, Outputs, Inputs,

And anticipated End-of-Project/Program achievements.

Managing this kind of work accentuates tactics.

 

So when The Lord Jesus prompted me in retirement,

To apply my skills to re-reading His Holy Word,

I clearly understood His higher intention:

To unpack and parse therein what to me might be blurred,

And to perceive what, in our day, is most relevant.

 

As I progress in this rather unique assignment,

So many blurred points have become much clearer,

Aspects of His strategic and tactical approaches,

And repeating patterns that are much sharper!

In my understanding, I have grown more confident.

 

Yet there are some aspects of His strategic approaches,

About which I have deep longings to know so much more.

As I observe developments across our world today,

One in particular relates to His remnant corps,

Folks He allows to survive through His …judgment agendas!

 

From His heart of compassionate love for humanity,

Plus an undying desire for us to learn righteousness,

The Lord typically leaves a remnant in the wake of judgments, ¹

A mixed group of folks who’re righteous and ignominious. ²

Hey! Does that mean the righteous are damaged …collaterally?? ³

 

This point has long boggled my mind, and I would bet yours, too!

That righteous folks get wracked in The Lord’s judgment tragedies,

Right along with the worst sinners in the bunch,

On the surface, might seem to us like ...justice travesties!

So I thought; that’s until …deeper in His wisdom I grew.

 

Apostle Paul wrote: 

‘Oh, the deep riches of wisdom and knowledge of God,

Whose judgments are un-searchable; His ways past finding out.’ ⁴

Yet, he later affirmed, ‘But we (righteous) have The Mind of Christ.’

Hey Paul, is that a contradiction? What’s that all about?

‘No, J! Just like you, in wisdom I grew. It’s not flawed.’ ⁵

So why this curious strategic or tactical pattern??

I am sure there are reasons we can never fathom,

But here are two insights I will share with you:

1. The Lord is our help, even across judgments’ chasms!!

Tip: Build-up strong faith in this promise,

well before judgments happen!

 

2. The Lord has clear lessons in the un-righteous remnant to stir.

One might be exceptionally strong demonstration-effects,

That can only be learned by witnessing His blessings,

That accrue upon righteous folks who, through judgments,

are not vexed!!!

Their righteous salt preserves them, and testifies to on-lookers.

 

Imagine how those points played out in these mixed remnant groups:

--Of eight souls in the flood, only one was declared righteous – Noah.

--In the wilderness sojourn, only a few were righteous – Moses, Joshua, Caleb.

--In captivity, righteous Judaens were protected; Daniel/Esther rose to prominence. ⁶

--As David fled from Saul & Absalom, folks were chastened by his righteousness.

--In The Millennial Reign, the worst-ever sinners will be ruled by resurrected saints slain by the anti-Christ government in the tribulation age. ⁷

 

When you see the righteous apparently caught in judgments’ nets,

STOP …and ponder the message in this poem.

Train your 'inner eyes' to look well beyond what they may see.

If they see some righteous folks as victims,

Look l-o-n-g and closely to perceive their …distinguishing effects.

 

Yes, Friends, The Lord knows how to protect and preserve His saints,

In and through any broad judgments aimed at those who are not.

What may appear to be saints, as collateral damages,

May well be Him loosening them from their binding knots,

To demonstrate righteous trust to folks who, stressed-out,

…will faint.

 

What an AWESOME God and Lord we serve!!!

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¹ See: Isaiah 14:22-23 and 30 for two examples in which The Lord promises to wipe out even the remnants of two ancient, wicked nations.

² Ignominious – contemptible; marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame

³ Collateral damages – damages incidental to a targeted activity; unintended damages

⁴ See: Romans 11:33 (paraphrased). 

⁵ So I imagine… ;o)

⁶ See: Jeremiah 24 to know The Lord’s heart toward most Judeans He sent into Babylonian and Persian captivity.

⁷ See: and Worst of the Worst (Poem) and Fresh Troops, Incoming (Poem)

The Me You See (Poem)

 

The body you see when you look at me, 

Isn’t the one I’ll live in eternally.

Rather, it is just a draft, a mere prototype,

Of one that’s permanent, maybe a look alike.

 

I consider it as God’s down payment.

You might say it’s a seed type element,

That in Earth’s rich soils will one day be planted,

To be raised in a form that is ...AUGMENTED!!!

 

My body to which my spirit is assigned,

And my soul, which to my spirit is aligned,

Are declared to be the forever parts of me.

They are the eternal parts of …my TRINITY. ¹

 

You see, The Lord God loves His ‘seed, time and harvest’ principle,

The foundation on which He established our world, physical,

Where nothing happens without 'seed types' that, in time, ‘germinate’. ²

That’s a key point on which we all should take time to meditate.

 

Consider all the types of seeds that developed your life,

The seeds planted and cultivated until ‘fruits’ were ripe,

Seeds that were both physical as well as conceptual.

They bore ‘fruits’, some temporary, others perpetual. ³

 

Now ponder: Why would The Lord put two things …eternal,

Into one piece of ‘fruit’ that is only …temporal??

He gave us no scientific proof whatsoever, 

Just His Word, and a keen desire to live forever. ⁴

 

He affirms in His own image we are made,

But from His righteous nature, we all have strayed.

In our straying, we stopped believing what He’s saying,

Thus, upon us all, devilish forces are preying.

 

His image comprises Spirit-Soul-Body, all immortal.

So why did He give us a body that is ephemeral? ⁵

Herein lies the mystery few may realize:

Adam and Eve were created …never to die! 

 

Into the whole world, their sin ushered death,

Ensuring, one day, the loss of life’s breath.

But since on breath our spirit and soul are not dependent,

Then with the loss of breath, they may sleep, yet remain …extant! ⁶

 

Moreover, The Lord foreknew all mankind would sin,

And to redeem us, He would come in ‘human skin’,

To pay our redemption price that was unpayable,

And thus, one day He’d become just like us, a mortal.

 

Two parts eternal, in one part temporal, integrally.

That’s The Lord’s design of my ‘triune God-complex-ity’.

You only see me as the part that is corporeal,

Not knowing my inward parts are the me that’s …more real!

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¹ Though many believe our spirit and soul are the same thing, The Bible reveals otherwise, and that they can be separated. Imagine that! See: Hebrews 4:12

² Germinates in the sense that something grows and develops, not necessarily in the sense that agricultural seeds germinate.

³ Do you know even your thoughts are a type of seeds? You get to choose which ones you cultivate and allow to bear fruits. See: Album 3: Bend and Bow (Lyrics)

⁴ Your eternal spirit and soul are temporarily assigned within a temporal, mortal body.

⁵ Ephemeral – short-lived, transitory. Relative to eternity, our bodies are critically ephemeral.

⁶ Extant - in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost. See: Ecclesiastes 12:7, Daniel 12:2, Acts 24:15 and Hebrews 9:27. See also: For You, Which Resurrection? (Poem)

Ponder This... (Wild Beast Attacks)

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‘If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they empty it,

and make it so desolate that no man may pass through

because of the beasts, even though these three men were in it,

as I live,’ says The Lord God,

‘‘they would deliver neither sons nor daughters;

only they would be delivered, and the land would be desolate.’

(Ezekiel 14:15-16)

 

 

To the prophet Jeremiah, The Lord God (Jesus Christ) revealed His on-going three-point strategy in dealing with humans: Loving-kindness/Grace, Judgment (Justice), leading to Righteousness. ¹

 

To the prophets Moses and Ezekiel, He revealed four tactics to implement the Judgment aspect of His strategy. I refer to these as His four henchmen, applied to any land that (people who) practiced persistent (gross?) unfaithfulness (sinfulness): warfare, pestilence, famine and wild beasts. ²

 

In modern times, societies have largely succeeded in managing the segregation of human populations from wild animals. Ergo, it seemed The Lord’s fourth judgment tactic might have possibly been attenuated. That is until…

major, sustained climate change!!!

 

Under the dramatically increased weight of mankind’s sinfulness, many of Earth’s normal systems appear to be significantly …out of whack! To an increasing extent, this is threatening the erstwhile successful segregation of our societies from wild animals. ³

 

I have learned to not discount any of The Lord’s prophecies that, to our eyes, appear irrelevant in these modern times.

Have you?

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¹ See: What’s Really Going On (…Inside)

² See: Leviticus 26:22, Deuteronomy 32, Ezekiel 5:17, and Psalm 50:11. See also: Four Henchmen, Explained

³ Check this out: Japan's wildlife turns on the human population. For more, search the web for ‘climate change related animal attacks’.

Ponder This... (Water As We Age)

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‘Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the Earth beneath.
For the heavens will vanish away like smoke,

the Earth will grow old like a garment,
and those who dwell in it will die in like manner;
but My salvation will be forever;

and My righteousness will not be abolished.’

(Isaiah 51:6) 

Reflect for a moment… 

What happens in our bodies as we age,

with specific regard to water?

 

Water is often regarded as the essence of life. I believe a person’s spirit and soul are the essence of life, simply because they are eternal. A person’s physical body is temporal. ¹

 

Typically, as we age, the normal balance between our water intake and outtake is significantly disturbed. Our thirst sensation weakens, triggering dehydration. The muscles of the urinary system weaken, triggering uncontrolled flows (outtake). Dehydration dries the skin, which may sag due to significant loss of water weight. ²

 

Now consider the extent to which our bodies, created from dust/dirt, are akin to …a microcosm of Earth! ³

 

In the 8^th century BC/BCE, The Lord God (Jesus Christ) revealed to Isaiah, a Jewish prophet, ‘…Earth will grow old like a garment…’ ⁴ Look around and you will clearly see a MAJOR aspect of this prophecy becoming history. Earth is manifesting a serious imbalance in its water system.

 

Though scientists have long believed the amount of water on Earth is finite, many now believe this is incorrect, and that, as the planet heats up, more water is being evaporated into space. The imbalance is manifesting itself in unprecedented, extreme droughts in some areas, and extreme floods in other areas, as if the planet's whole water system is out of sync.

 

The close correlations between Earth growing old and a human body growing old are undeniable. Yet so many people on the Earth flat out deny any correlations between The Lord’s prophecies and our history.

Do you??

Our history is ‘His-story’!

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¹ Essence - the most significant element, quality, or aspect of a person or thing. The most significant elements, qualities or aspects of a human being in this life is one’s spirit and soul because they are eternal. Though a person’s physical body is temporal, The Lord God (Jesus Christ) promises every human will receive an eternal, physical body in one of two planned remaining resurrections. See: For You, Which Resurrection? (Poem) I say ‘remaining’ because Matthew 27:51-53 indicate all first and second ages saints were resurrected and raptured into Heaven, which is likely the new Earth The Lord promised Isaiah (about 7 centuries before His virgin birth) He was creating. Search this blog for more on these key word topics. 

² Search the web for or more on this imbalance and the major issues it can trigger.

³ See: How is the Human Body Like Planet Earth?

⁴ During the 1^st century AD, The Lord confirmed this prophecy in Hebrews 1:10-12. This is consistent with His core principle to let every important matter be established (confirmed) by or in the mouth of two or three witnesses. (Deuteronomy 17:6, 19:15, Matthew 18:16, 2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Timothy 5:19, Hebrews 10:28)