Isaiah 2:17 “And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.”
The phrase “in that day”, has been used over 70 times in the Bible. The implication has been one of prophecy, revelation of things to come, or an indictment against a sinful world.
Within the spectrum of revelation is a look into the grand spectrum of events that will preclude a major spiritual event on earth and see where we are today. There are many signs that indicate the age we now live in, the urgency of the hour causes us to take notice and be prepared.
The wickedness prevalent today demands justice, the Lord has warned this world that He will reign over the earth and evil will see its end. There is so much in God’s Word regarding last days events but the focus today is on one aspect of end times revelation, particularly the indicator that says “pay attention”, a reminder how the Lord is in control and these events will happen in His time.
The reference in Isaiah is one that brings hope. While many want to exalt themselves, their party, or their position, we see that only Christ will be exalted when this day arrives…and it won’t be mankind.
For those who live faithfully, the expectant reward comes with the owner of this earth. For the wretched who have despised the Lord, the wrath of God awaits the final day.
Amos 9:13 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD,
“when the plowman shall overtake the reaper
and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed;
the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
and all the hills shall flow with it.”
The time of great harvest and blessing is being fulfilled now, Israel has been revived and has exceeded what many nations thought they couldn’t do, become a nation over night. The great harvest of souls is drawing to a close, the age of the church is about to conclude, and the period of tribulation is about to begin. When the reckoning of God falls, all world powers will be drawn away, all that is false will be cast down, and those who have relished in their pride will hide away like cowards.
Isaiah 2:20-21 “In that day mankind will cast away
their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
which they made for themselves to worship,
to the moles and to the bats,
to enter the caverns of the rocks
and the clefts of the cliffs,
from before the terror of the LORD,
and from the splendor of his majesty,
when he rises to terrify the earth.”
When the Lord returns, a new era will begin upon the earth.
A New Era
The message for ‘that day’ spoken many years ago has become the message fulfilled this day. The time of satan’s rule is about to conclude and all who have followed him will find they have misplaced their affection.
*The LORD alone will be exalted..
The multitude of false gods will be brought down, the pride of man will be humbled, and the Lord will crush all evil. If we don’t exalt Him now, we will not exalt Him later. When judgement comes, so comes disgrace upon those who have rejected Him. There is no exaltation from the camp of the defeated, there will only be shame.
*On that day the LORD will call..
Isaiah 5:26 “He will raise a signal for nations far away, and whistle for them from the ends of the earth; and behold, quickly, speedily they come!”
The Lord will beckon for His people to come out of the earth and nothing will hold them back. He knows His own and His own know Him.
*On that day the Lord will cleanse the land..
*On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
Jesus was He who came through the root of Jesse, David’s father. The promised Messiah has been revealed and He has accomplished His work. For those who place their trust in Him, that Kingdom will have no end.
Isaiah 7:20 “In the same day the Lord will shave with a hired razor, With those from beyond the River, with the king of Assyria, The head and the hair of the legs, And will also remove the beard.”
The razor cuts clean and it brings shame and disgrace upon those who prided themselves in man’s ambitions. When the head and beard is shaved, the pride in orthodoxy and tradition is removed.
*On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant.
The Lord will be thorough in His work, there will not be a single soul left to doubt, all who would follow Him will be lifted out and preserved.
Isaiah 11:11 “In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.”
*When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a Savior and defender to rescue them.
The open arms of God extend grace because of Jesus alone. Without Christ we would be lost.
*The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD.
For those who cannot be reached by mankind, God will reveal Himself in the fullness of His power.
Isaiah 24:21 “In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.”
The fallen angels await their judgement, Hell was formed because of them and they will not be spared when the day of reckoning comes.
Hosea 2:16 And it shall be, in that day,”
Says the Lord, “That you will call Me ‘My Husband,’
And no longer call Me ‘My Master,’
The bride of Christ will be revealed, the Church of God who awaits her wedding day.
Micah 4:6 “On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.”
For those who have been troubled by this world for Jesus, the sacrifice for the Kingdom of Heaven will not go unnoticed. The judgement of God upon those living has led them to turn and follow…making it all worth while.
Zechariah 2:11-13 “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become His people. He will dwell among them, and they will know the LORD of Hosts has been sent. And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem. Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
The millennial reign of Christ will transform the land, there are those who are in the camp of the Lord and those who are not. It will not end well for those opposed to God.
A Day of Blessing
Joel 3:18 “And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the LORD And water the Valley of Acacias.”
The new wine is found only in the presence of the Lord. The blessings of God will be found in every element of His creation.
Luke 6:22-23 “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way”
The reward of the righteous will bring great rejoicing. The common bond among the brethren since the inception of the church.
John 16:23 “In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you”
Perfect knowledge will be made readily available in the new Kingdom. Knowing and understanding the Lord will be a great reward.
A Day that is Cursed
Jeremiah 49:22. “In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.” vs. 26 Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.
~This reminder that God will have His vengeance is a solemn reminder that our actions, the things we say, and the bitterness of our hearts are not without consequence. To those who live outside the grace of God, the trouble that lies ahead is more than they can imagine.~
Jeremiah 50:31-32 “Behold, I am against you,
O most haughty one!” says the Lord God of hosts;
“For your day has come,
The time that I will punish you.
The most proud shall stumble and fall,
And no one will raise him up;
I will kindle a fire in his cities,
And it will devour all around him.”
~Those who exalt themselves are lead by a cruel master, Satan has perfected his position of pride and his followers follow suite. Fists of defiance raised in the air, rebellion, rage, we see all of this today. Those who need to justify themselves by destroying all they can has had the opposite effect than what was hoped for~
Those who follow Christ take a different path…
Isaiah 51:6 “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.”
Who are those that are in the camp of the righteous, who is it that delights in His salvation?
**The camp of the righteous embodies the attributes of our Savior. They show forth repentance and reliance on God’s strength, they seek after His Truth, they practice love, holiness, gentleness, and a steadfast spirit. God’s people live for Christ. The Spirit of God manifests His glory through those who submit to His Spirit.
We live in a day of great peril. The darkness is overtaking every facet of society. Many in the church have been hamstrung by fear, separation and in some cases cultural compromise. We see evil refusing to hide since the veil of false righteousness has been lifted.
Thoughts of judgement can be a dark shadow for those who have no hope. For those who hope in the Lord, it is a time of anxious anticipation.
Matthew 24:7-24 “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines,pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. all these are the beginning of sorrows. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”
‘That day’ is about to Arrive
We are witnessing the persecution of believers all over the world. The world has progressively become more Anti-christian, the radicalizing of the muslim faith is rising against all who oppose it, anti-semitism is spreading across the globe, and the radical left is attempting to demonize anyone who doesn’t agree with their wicked agenda.
Israel’s 3rd temple has been pre-fabricated, the blueprints drawn up, the temple artifacts assembled and the Sanhedrin has been reinstituted. Orthodox Jews have been moving forward in the rebuilding of the temple are waiting for a “sign from God”. The sign I believe that will usher in this new age will be the rediscovery of the Ark of the covenant.
The imminent return of Christ’s waits for no one. The Ezekiel 38 war is on the horizon. The armies that will clash in this Great War are forming and this historic event will be the precursor to ushering in the anti-Christ.
We must be ready for Christ’s return my friends. If we are to be prepared, if we take the high calling of God with the seriousness that His glory demands we must lay aside all that hinders and put on all the righteousness He has clothed us with. As John the Baptist once decried, “prepare the way of the Lord”, we must likewise tell it to the world.
2 Peter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.”
That day will be a day in which all who have ever hoped in Christ will be rewarded for their faithfulness. The Lord is not slow as some count slowness to be but He is patient with you, not desiring that any should perish.
Be patient and live like you live for eternity, the reward will be worth the wait.
U.T. 