‘Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. When they are already budding,
you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near.
So you also, when you see these things happening,
know that the kingdom of God is near.’
(Luke 21:29-31)
Our pollution has made Earth’s air and waters acidic.
Droughts make soils acidic, and floods make them alkalic.
This has driven every living species on Earth… to the brink!
Because of our sin load, all of Earth’s systems are… out of sync.
She’s alive and sentient. To her, sin is toxic! 1
Seeing these, isn’t it time to focus on …things prophetic??
Part 1 summarizes the five broad nations groups,
On which, in these un-precedented times, The Lord’s ‘eye is peeled’.
Throughout Scripture, He gives a clear clue,
Of a short-cut we should keep in view.
It is a microcosm that in history is revealed,
To help segregate us who’re wise …from nincompoops!
Clearly, the nation of Israel is that microcosm.
In His strategic plan for humanity, it is the seed,
Planted in the rich faith of Father Abraham.
It bore the fruits of His …salvation diagram,
Foretold in the history of ancient Israel, indeed.
Behold, her harlotry is now …a global macrocosm! 2
On what in our day should we keep our ‘spiritual eyes’ peeled??
Narrowly, it includes His promise of a third temple,
To be built in Jerusalem where a mosque now stands.
To all, it appears this ‘Gordian knot’ blocks His plans,
As upon it, we gaze through eyes that are …merely carnal,
Blinded by our disbelief in Him and the power He wields.
Broadly it’s on this nation’s ...trifecta of ‘walls defensive’,
That I suspect we should peel both sets of our eyes, 3
‘Walls’ that The Lord states, one day, Israel will be without.
That’s now something impossible to imagine, no doubt! 4
Let’s review how high her defensive walls now rise.
As a foundation to understand The Lord’s word predictive.
Nations defensive trifecta, like a three-legged stool,
Are their government, military and alliances.
Upon these they lean, when by difficulties they are stressed.
With each, Israel is currently very richly blessed!!!
So there’s no need to reinforce her …God allegiances.
Aahaaa! This echoes lessons she failed in her …ancient school!
Whenever we fail lessons The Lord for us designed,
In Grace, He will orchestrate another chance to pass them.
But when Grace fails because in failing we are intentional,
His strategy changes, with judgments that are incremental,
Until voila, deeply ‘in a fix’ we’re… totally hemmed.
Behold… a promised day in the promised land, consigned!
Israel represents the fig tree, spiritual,
Into which The Lord’s Church worldwide has been grafted. 5
This is why with Israel, it has strong affinity.
From The Lord, they both have Grace and accountability.
Since like Israel, now the whole world has acted,
Get ready for The Lord’s tough times …pedagogical! 6
It’s your choice on which to keep your eyes peeled:
On the five nation groups, or on Israel.
Let’s work to keep fully alert and aware,
Of The Lord’s ‘pre-Millennial Reign’ affairs.
They will presage His glorious arrival,
When to Him, the world’s governments will yield.
Isaiah 24 represents a succinct one-chapter summary,
Of the key pre-Millennial things we can expect,
Results of Earth staggering under unbearable sin load,
And her life-sustaining systems on which we depend corrode.
As you read it, into our time you'll need to project.
It was written some 3,000 years ago, prophetically.
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1 Both physically and spiritually toxic
2 This refers to Israel’s spiritual harlotry (idol worship) of forsaking her God and Jesus, His declared Son, Who, in Genesis 3:15, was promised to come as ‘Seed of the woman’ (signifying His virgin birth), to bruise (not yet to destroy) satan’s kingdom on Earth. Now the whole world, including elements of The Church, have followed suit in committing spiritual harlotry against all of Heaven. This multi-millennial story is why The Lord has richly preserved the rich history of Israel more than any other people group or nation on Earth!
3 Physical and spiritual eyes!
4 See: A People Un-walled (Series)
5 See: Romans 11 to understand this analogy
6 During the last days of this age, The Lord promises tough pedagogical times for Israel, The Church, and the whole world, respectively noted in: Ezekiel 38 and 39, Revelation 3:14-23, and Zephaniah 3:8. These promises reverberate across the ages and pages of The Bible.
