June 26, 2003 (19)A MAN TO BE A HIDING PLACE. A secure refuge provided for the protection of the Bride. Who else but the Lord Jesus could be the defense which will be so vital to those in the wilderness. Security from the angry blasts of the powers of darkness ruling the earth during that period of time. Isa. 32:2 Her deliverance from the tempest or flood of water which is sent to destroy her. Rev. 12:15-16 The amalgamated nations, the one world government will deploy their forces like the rushing of many waters seeking to destroy her but the Lord will entervene. Her deliverance from all attempts to destroy her is certain. Isa. 17:13 Her man, the Lord Jesus will be to her as rivers of water and as the shadow of a great rock in a land of weariness. That rock is like a stronghold, a fortress to her. He will be to her a strong rock and an house of defence and a fortress. For His own name sake He will lead and guide her during all this time. Ps. 31:2-3.
A HIGHWAY PREPARED OF THE LORD. It will bear the title of the Highway of Holiness. No impurities of any sort will be able to find their way along this road. It is a Way reserved for those who clasify to be in the Bride. Isa. 35:8 Holiness is a divine requirement for those who would seek to be in the presence of the Lord. Heb. 12:14 No vicious animals to be found there. It is a way created for the redeemed of the Lord. Isa. 35:9
THE TRUE ZION OF THE LORD. Our interst should be centered on the Spiritual city. The Sion of the Lord. The heavenly Jerusalem. The city which will be occupied by the living Lord. The future blessings and mercies of the Lord are to be found in that which is Spiritual. Heb. 12:22 This is that church or Bride which is to be sheltered in the wilderness while unrighteousness runs rampant in this world. The rock, Christ Jesus is to be found as a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to the nonsppiritual Zion. However if they believe on Him they will be blest and not be ashanmed . Rom. 9:33 To the true Sion, Jesus is the chief corner stone. Those who come to faith in Him will not be confounded or be put to shame. 1 Pet. 2:6 The same stone who is to one Sion, an offense. While to the other, He is the only foundation, the stone upon which the whole of the building depends. The capstone of the whole city.
THE WINGS AS A DOVE. Again a type of the Holy Spirit. Picture the Bride seeking a place of rest and tranquility. Desiring to escape to a place of peace. Wanting to fly into a wilderness area. In this manner escaping the winds and storms of great turmoil. Determined to flee from the wickedness and viloence that even in our day is increasing, how much more intense it will be in the days to come. The woman of Revelation twelve will not have to face all the mischief and sorrow which mark the end of the age. The tribulation period. Ps. 55:6-10 The process of peace will be in full force in the midst of the church in the wilderness. While the storms rage all over the world there will be nothing but peace and assurance for the Bride who has entered into the place, the wilderness. Isa. 32:17-18 Though it is termed a wilderness it will be anything but a wilderness