A COMING DAY OF JUDGMENT. The Lord to deal with the proud or arrogant. The lofty, the self exhalted. Isa. 2:12 So much in the world is built on the capability of man. The emphasis today, is on self, self help, build self, trust self. Create pride. Our confidence should be in the Lord and not
self or ego. The pride of life, of self accomplishment, is one of the elements of this world and not of the Father. It is diametrically opposite to the will and ways of the Lord. 1 Jn. 2:16 There is a price to be paid for pride. It is not a pleasant experience to be humbled or brought low. If it is an act of the Lord in correction, we can rejoice in it. It is a sign that He loves us. The Lord will manifest His punishment against pride for it is an abomination to Him. Prov. 16:5 The Lord Himself will be exalted. All the proud, in particular the man of pride who is to come, will be dealt with. Isa. 2:17
IDOLS? Isa.2:18 What exactly is an idol? It is a vain thing. That could be an object or even a routine that takes time but accomplishes nothing. It is the execution of the work of man, the attainment of his own hands or effort. Isa. 2:8 Idols are both, dumb; unable to speak and dumb; stupid to worship. Hab. 2:18 We proclaim men and women to be idols. We have entertainment idols. Business idols. Sports idols and the list continues on. Let one of them do, say or wear something and immediately that is the thing to do, world wide. Even the shepherds are exhalted as idols. Zech.11:17 Let one of the idols preach a doctrine and it becomes a catch word, or do something in a different way, suddenly that becomes the way it is. We are imitators and follow after idol shepherds. The idol shepherds shall be judged. The Lord have mercy. Idol worship is an act of preparation for the
days to come when both the antichrist and his image will be worshipped.
THEY SHALL SEEK REFUGE IN THE HOLES AND DENS. Isa. 2:19 How ironic. Enemy # 1 is hiding in the caves. Many times circumstances That happen in a natural sense are fore runners of the spiritual that is to come. Some modern days buildings have been built with the idea that a certain segment could be used as a bomb shelter. The holes of the rocks, natural caverns. Places of gross darkness. Men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. A fitting place to flee. The caves of the earth, excavations, man made of which, apparently there are a number around the world. As usual the thinking of man under dire circumstances becomes irrational. These places are not safe places to which one should flee. For the Lord will shake the whole earth. The word in Hebrew is the same, for shake and terrible. It is used twice for emphasis. The earthquake
at this moment of time will be devastating and ugly. This one will be earth shattering. The topography of the planet will be completely changed. The surface of the earth as it is now will not exist during the one thousand years of rest.