The prophet Isaiah was inspired by God to write, “The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea” (See Isaiah 11:9). “And IN THAT DAY (yes, at that time in the yet future) there shall be a root of Jesse (the father of King David), which shall stand for an ensign (standard) of the people, to it shall the Gentiles (the nations) seek, and His rest shall be glorious” (verse 10). There will be a glorious rest from the deceptions and false religions that have gripped the minds and hearts of men for ages.
Approximately 200 years after Isaiah, God inspired another lesser known prophet, the prophet Habakkuk to write again, “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” (See Habakkuk 2:14). Just as the seabeds of earth are covered with thousands and thousands of feet of water, just so someday this earth will also be inundated with the truth of God. God has a plan, folks, and a wondrous plan it is. God wants us to know that His time for enlightening the world to the truth IS FUTURE! God’s not even trying to save the world in this present era, nor has He tried to do so in any previous era. If preachers would forget what they have been spoon-fed in their Bible colleges and seminaries, they would see the truth of God more readily and more clearly.
“Behold, the days come, says the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch (Jesus Christ), and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In His days (as reigning King) Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely….” (See Jeremiah 23:5-6). God isn’t even trying to save His chosen people, the Jews yet. Save for only a small remnant, they have been cut off in this present “church” age. (See Romans 9:1-3). Upon Christ’s return He will minister His Word and truth first to the Jews THEN to the Gentile nations. “The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah FIRST!” (See Zechariah 12:7). “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications, and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn…….In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness” (See Zechariah 12: and 13:1).
And what follows after that? “And He will destroy in this mountain (the Kingdom of God) the face of the covering cast over ALL people, and the veil that is spread over ALL nations. He will swallow up death in victory, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off ALL faces, and the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. And it shall be said in that day, ‘Lo, THIS is our God (not Allah, not Vishnu, not Ra, etc.). We have waited for Him (Romans 8:22-23), and He will save us (not cast billions of deceived humans into the fires of hell and torture them for trillions of ages). This is the Lord. We have waited for Him. We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.'” (Isaiah25:7-9). “And the Lord shall be king over all the earth. In that day shall there be one Lord and His name one” (Zechariah 11:9). God help you to understand is my fervent prayer.
Christ’s Faithful Servant (Galatians 1:10-12),
Donald Wiley