Can't resist futility, hey bud02?
That is an interesting part of Isaiah. Back at that time it had to do with the Assyrian king Sargon II. The future counter part takes place when we hit the state of Sodom and Egypt ion a spiritual sense as Revelation 11 talks about.
Revelation 11:8 "And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified."
As far as the fleshly nations go, it is only a remnant of each of them saved just as with Israel. I know a few good scriptures that show that but I am getting tired.
It has a lot to do with what Jesus prayed: John 17:15- 16 "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world."
You aren't musing about the pyramids are you? That section of Isaiah used to be used by many that claimed there was a spiritual connection between the pyramids and God's temple in Jerusalem. They even claimed that certain measurements in the pyramid hallways gave the exact number of years until the Great Tribulation. I see it as stepping outside of God's word to believe that stuff.
I am tired. Later !!!
Futility? Perhaps you have a point, but I don't necessarily consider observation and research where ever, or what ever it may be, in light of the illuminating light of Christ as an exercise in futility. As for looking into pyramids and or the great pyramid, yes I have and have looked into many other things the pulpit preachers dismiss as of the devil in a single sentence. IMO from the time of the tower of Babel to Abraham the bible is for the most part silent, but that does not necessarily mean God simply dismissed this entire section of history into the hands of the devil. The verses in Isaiah.call the Egyptians “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.” We know that Joseph married a pretests of Egypt and from this union came Ephrem and Manassa to whom Jacob / Israel blessed. In our earlier conversation the study of Matthew indicates that Jesus became or fulfilled the Prophets words, that starts with "out of Egypt I have called my Son" Well that's enough in its self for me to not entirely dismiss Egypt as simply being of the devil. Romans 9:16-18 don't you suppose grace may as well been as it is now extended to all men? Even before the time of Gods election of Abraham threw whome all the world now more clearly sees Gods divine plan and purpose?
The heavens declare the glory of God Psalm 19:1 The constellations and the stars are found in the very oldest writings every where on earth. But the pulpits today attribute all such inquires into the subject as of the devil. The fact of the matter is in hind sight knowing the message of Christ threw the writings of Moses ect. 66 Books written over a period of about 1500 years by over 40 authors it no its no stretch to see the message of salvation in them. The very fact that those people understood the procession of the earth and the could predict the conjunctions is something that was lost to modern men until recently. Galileo wrote; mathematics is the language by which God wrote the universe. Einstein from reading his personal notes in my opinion believed in God, just google search for his quotes. He gave us the theory of relativity, its not a theory any longer its the very core of our GPS satellite system, without applying the theory of relativity it would be uselessly inaccurate.
I could go on and on about science both bio and physics, ancient beliefs as well as modern beliefs the fact is I leave no stone unturned. I witness to people that have been to church, know the basic message of salvation but because of knowledge and the questions it brings have no use for simple explanations from the pulpit such as its of the devil.
One such message that emulates from the pulpits today is the earth is 6 thousand years old. Now thats believing in faith to which I have no problem but it also ignores the application of facts such as Einsteins concept of relativity, time and space is relative according to your point of observation. Read this if your up to it.
http://www.aish.com/...m/48951136.html
Here's another little piece of information. Did you know that the number 666 has a history and artifacts. http://www.christian...dpost__p__87491
Have you ever wondered the during the time of Constantine how was it that he could take all the pagan religions of Rome and combine them into the "christian" religion basically overnight? I propose that it was because they were all a reflection of the truth that we know as Jesus Christ, in whom all men receive the truth of salvation. By no other name shall you be saved. If you deny me before men I will deny you before the Father Matthew 10:33 A quick study of ancient beliefs leaves no doubt that you can easily change the names and see the same message that we have received threw the Hebrew writers known as the Bible. Like I said above, the most important thing I learned in the years of revelation the Lord has shown me is " don't make the mistakes of those that have gone before you ". In parting its clear threw Pauls letters and the 7 churches in Rev that all were falling short of the complete message. I look at the JW the SDA, the Pentecostals, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, ect ect ect to both what the teach and their history, My Grand father impressed upon me one day, we were talking about a mentally retarded boy that lived down the street. He said this, Bruce, you can learn something from anyone. I've found those words to be the truth.Matthew 13:44