A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE WILDERNESS IN ISAIAH. Her wilderness will be like the garden of EDEN. The last Adam and His Eve live in the garden of the Most High. The circuit is completed, the spiritual, the eternal couple are the occupants of the Paradise of God on this earth. They have regained that which man lost when he sinned The beauty, the colors, the perfume of that place will supersede all that has been. The sounds of a happy people will be heard there. Thanksgiving, rejoicing, great joy and singing will prevail. It will be heaven on earth for those who have fled to His refuge. Isa.51:3 The fullness of the Spirit will be in evidence there. The vegetation of the garden will flourish in abundance and it will become a great fertile field. This is the habitation of justice and righteousness. Peace and quietness prevail. Those dwelling here rest in confidence that the troubles taking place around them cannot reach them in this hiding place prepared of the Lord. The woman, the Bride will dwell peaceable in a secure place, totally undisturbed by any difficulties. Isa. 32:15-18 This is the more miraculous as we know that there is no place to hide on the earth today, thanks to the eyes in the sky, the satellites.
EVEN SO, THERE IS A SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH. A man to be a hiding place from strong winds and a covering from the storms. With the judgments of God taking place in the world and the reign of the antichrist, this world will be in great turmoil. There will be a great abundance of water (a type of the Spirit) in the wilderness. The shadow of that GREAT ROCK, will be there. Isa. 32:2 Concerning protection, we are looking at a reoccurrence of the divine protection given to the children of Israel when they left Egypt. The same cloud and fire that protected them will once again be made manifest. Only this time it will be from the GLORY of the LORD dwelling in the midst of His BRIDE. Isa. 4:5 What a prospective lies before the Church of these last days.
THE SEVENTY WEEK PROPHECY OF DANIEL. The proper understanding and division of the time of this prophecy, is vital to a comprehension of the time element of the book of Revelation. The subject in Daniel nine twenty-six and twenty-seven is the MESSIAH. The Lord Jesus Christ. He was to be CUT OFF, not for His sins but for the sins of others. According to the prophecy of Isaiah the MESSIAH was to be CUT OFF from among the land of the living, for the sins of others. Isa. 53:8 The theme of the MESSIAH is continued in the twenty-seventh verse. For it is HE who is the COVENANT and the confirmation of the same. This is the covenant of salvation.
THE SEVENTIETH WEEK WAS TO COVER SEVEN YEARS. In the midst of the week the MESSIAH was to be CUT OFF. Jesus ministered three and one half years and was CUT OFF. Not only was He cut off after three and one-half years ministry but He was cut off in the MIDST OF THE WEEK. Jesus was crucified on Wednesday or the middle day of the week, the MIDST of the week. The MIDST is a word that is frequently found in relationship to the Lord Jesus. For instance, He was crucified in the MIDST of two thieves, this was not an accident, for He is the mediator between God and man. John 19:18 He is found standing in the MIDST of the seven candlesticks or the seven churches. Rev. 1:13 He is in the MIDST of the throne of God as a slain LAMB. Rev. 5:6