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The preaching of the Lord Jesus was accompanied by parable, which is an allegory, a type or a symbol. Mt. 13:34 The scriptures are filled with this manner of communication where in the prophetic vein it is used to illustrate the coming actions of the Lord. The Lord has veiled His plans while at the same time He has revealed them. It is even as the man of wisdom said; ìIt is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings to search out a matter.î Pr. 25:2 He has wonderfully laid out His plan of delivery for His Bride in the end of the age and we see portions of His works in the book of Ezekiel. When the Bride is transported into the wilderness (Rev. 12:6, 14) She is delivered from the enemy of her soul and from the beasts which are evidenced in the book of Revelation. The Spirit of prophecy spoke through him concerning the deliverance from the wicked who would have destroyed her, to a place of complete safety and peace. Eze. 34:28
It is very fitting that we consider here just exactly the composition of the new testament Israel. Paul, an Israelite of the highest degree, stated that they are not all Israel who are of Israel. Because they are of the seed of Abraham they still are not children of the Most High. The seed of the Lord is to be found in Isaac, for Isaac was the type of the offered son. Therefore the atonement which makes one to be a son of God is the offering of the Lord Jesus on Calvary. Then, deliberately Paul stated that, those born of the flesh are not the children of God but the children who have embraced the promises of the Lord are the children of the Lord. Rom. 9:6-8 It must be declared here that there is no race excluded from salvation though the Lord Jesus Christ. No one nation of people have a corner on what the Lord has planned for those who love Him.
The Lord has promised that He would prepare a garden of renown, a garden (NKJV) of beauty and character. Eze. 34:29-30 The Bible history of mankind started in a garden with a husband and a wife who was created by the Lord from a bone taken from Adams side. We are now bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh. The blood of the first Adam was shed that he might have a wife. The blood of the last Adam (Christ) was shed that He might have a wife. Acts 20:28 The description given by Isaiah is most appealing and beautiful. The Lord spoke to him and promised that the Lord would be a source of comfort to Zion. The garden to which He would take His Bride would be like the garden of Eden. This garden of great beauty will also be a place of joy, gladness and thanksgiving. The song of the Lord will be sung there with much rejoicing. Isa. 51:3.