God's Judgment On The Nations

[WalterandDebbie]

Tuesday 12-8-20 Kislev 22, 5781 3rd. day of the weekly cycle,
78th. Fall Day

God's Judgment On The Nations

◄ Zephaniah Two ►
King James Bible Par ▾

A Call to Repentance

1Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

2Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.

3Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

Jeremiah 47:1-7)

4For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

5Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

6And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

7And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

Jeremiah 48:1-47)

8I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.

9Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts. 11The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

The Judgment on Ethiopia and Assyria

12Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

13And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

14And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

15This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

Love always, Walter and Debbie

 

[Ziggy]

A lot of times when I read the bible, I watch these verses play out in my mind like a movie.
But then I have to think about what would Jesus do?
And I see a whole different perspective.
The swords are not made of steal, they are God's word that cuts to the heart.
The famines of bread and truth that draws people to God for sustainance.
Even the horendous smashing against the rocks.. is chastising and raising your children in the right way with discipline.
It sounds so ugly and terrifying when you look at it from the flesh point of view.
And yes these do happen in the physical world. But we are the ones who perform it, because these things are in us to do it.
These are not in God. God is merciful, God is just. But he is not hungry for war and destruction.
These are of our own making.
The overthrow of Kingdoms and Nations are those that finally lose the war of hatred and greed and come to God,
where they are swallowed up and repaired and replaced with the intention that God intended from the beginning.

We will face devastating times. Not because God wills it. But because God allows us to act out on our own hearts desire.
How does God destroy?
By overcoming Evil with Good.

Thank You for this post
Hugs

 

[WalterandDebbie]

A lot of times when I read the bible, I watch these verses play out in my mind like a movie.
But then I have to think about what would Jesus do?
And I see a whole different perspective.
The swords are not made of steal, they are God's word that cuts to the heart.
The famines of bread and truth that draws people to God for sustainance.
Even the horendous smashing against the rocks.. is chastising and raising your children in the right way with discipline.
It sounds so ugly and terrifying when you look at it from the flesh point of view.
And yes these do happen in the physical world. But we are the ones who perform it, because these things are in us to do it.
These are not in God. God is merciful, God is just. But he is not hungry for war and destruction.
These are of our own making.
The overthrow of Kingdoms and Nations are those that finally lose the war of hatred and greed and come to God,
where they are swallowed up and repaired and replaced with the intention that God intended from the beginning.

We will face devastating times. Not because God wills it. But because God allows us to act out on our own hearts desire.
How does God destroy?
By overcoming Evil with Good.

Thank You for this post
Hugs

Amen, you are welcome, before I was saved I did things that I thought was wright, but now I have learned to do well-pleasing in His sight through the scriptures, And I plan to continue to do whatever He says.

I also was looking at this video about Judgement:

The Isaiah 9 10 Judgment pt1 - Bing video


Love, Walter

 

[farouk]

Amen, you are welcome, before I was saved I did things that I thought was wright, but now I have learned to do well-pleasing in His sight through the scriptures, And I plan to continue to do whatever He says.

Love, Walter

'Sanctify them through Thy truth; Thy word is truth' (John 17.17).