In the beginning of Isaiah 11 there depicts a person that is to
be the forerunner of Jesus Christ and his second coming. There are many that
have misconstrued this set of scriptures to mean Jesus himself. But a
detailed study of it indicates a very peculiar person that is to come forth
out of the stem of Jesse, or cut off trunk denoting Jesus himself that one
that was cut off. But I am not going to get into this section of text, but
rather point to the last part of the first section that states.
Isaiah 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all
my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as
the waters cover the sea.
When ever you read in the old testament text this phrase: "For
the Earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the
sea." Immediately one must know that he is not talking about Jesus' time, as
the set of scriptures surrounding it, refers to this time era when most all
the world has heard of the testimony of Jesus Christ. It is in this modern
day that we see this transpired. Have all men been filled with the knowledge
of the Lord? No and probably never will be because they seek him not, but the
Earth and the readily access available to come to know him has. This is the
true meaning of such a statement as a side note here.
But to get started as to what I want to touch on, in the
following text of Isaiah 11 there is mention of an ensign to the nations that
God shall set up. This ensign, many teach it means a banner of standard
that the Lord will raise up, but in Hebrew we find the meaning of ensign
actually means a punisher. This punisher can be found in Daniel 11 when it
talks of the king of the north and that which comes against the king of the
south. The king of the south per my last teaching on Daniel 11 meaning the
nation of Islam that shall gather itself together in the end of days. In the
section of Daniel 11 we find just what is going to take place during WWIII.
We find that the nation of Islam with gather forces together after this brunt
of our attempts to stop terrorists activity. It shall end with a no win
situation. As we read in Daniel 11:6.
6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves
together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the
north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm;
neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that
brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these
times.
When the Nation of Islam gathers together and continues on in
what they call the Holy Fahjid, we will find that the king of the south,
Islam, shall come against the king of the north and carry away captives into
Egypt. Daniel 11:7,8,9.
7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand
up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the
fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall
prevail:
8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods,
with their princes, and with their precious
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vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king
of the north.
9 So the king of the south shall come into his
kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
There will be a commotion started even in the ranks of Islams
own people. And we find that the king of the north shall set a great
multitude against the king of the south, but the multitude shall fall into the
king of the south's hands. But the king of the North shall come back with a
greater multitude and prevail as depicted in Daniel 11:11-16
11 And the king of the south shall be moved with
choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the
north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be
given into his hand.
12 And when he hath taken away the
multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten
thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
13 For the
king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than
the former, and shall certainly come after
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certain years with a great army and with much riches.
14 And in
those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the
robbers
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thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall
fall.
15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a
mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not
withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to
withstand.
16 But he that cometh against him shall do according
to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the
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land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
His conquering will go to his head so to speak and continue on
to other nations, so the king of the north shall come to his end of reign, as
we see from Daniel 11:17-19 (this does not denote the
Antichrist for he is spoken of in the latter parts of Daniel 11, which we will
study at a later time)
17 He shall also set his face to enter with the
strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do:
and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not
stand on his side, neither be for him. 18 After this shall he
turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own
behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own
reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. 19 Then he shall
turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall,
and not be found
Islam it has been prophesied shall come against America, there
is also the forces of Russia and China that have been prophesied by modern
prophets even for a long time. There will be an invasion on American soil and
it will be from a device that will be developed that shall stop and strip
America from its defenses. For the only thing stopping America's defenses
from being shut down is some device that would disable communications with
satellites. For our whole defense system is derived from such communications,
so it is very feasible that this method would be implemented. This too I read
in a prophesy some years ago.
Now as we return to Isaiah 11, we find that God is going to
gather his remnant from the four corners of the earth. The outcasts of
Israel. Part of that gathering is going to be from the freeing of the
captives that are found in Egypt that has been carried away by the king of the
south in his initial thrusts in the war, before the king of the north
prevails. But during that time we find another key phrase used a few times in
the Old Testament, where the Egyptian sea is divided once again, liken to the
days of Moses. We find these set of scriptures in Isaiah 11:10-16
10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall
stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest
shall be glorious.
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11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set
his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which
shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush,
and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the
sea.
12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall
assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah
from the four corners
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the earth.
13 The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the
adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah
shall not vex Ephraim.
14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders
of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east
together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of
Ammon shall obey them.
15 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the
tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand
over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over
dryshod.
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16 And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people,
which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he
came up out of the land of Egypt.
Then the peaceable fruit of the freedom of those held
captive and the remnant rejoicing and what I believe is the glorious time of
the shining of the church, which some may debate me over, but I truly feel it
is after the brunt of war and during it, that the church shall raise up out of
the ambers. I reference this to Isaiah 12, where I will conclude this
teaching with.
1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise
thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou
comfortedst me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust,
and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also
is become my salvation. 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw
water out of the wells of salvation.
4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call
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upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his
name is exalted. 5 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done
excellent things: this is known in all the earth. 6 Cry out
and shout, thou inhabitant
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Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Jeff Rodrick
End Time Preparedness Ministry July 21 2008