Isaiah 2:21
21 To go [bow'] into the clefts [naqarah] of the rocks, [tsuwr] and
into the tops [ca`iyph] of the ragged rocks, [cela`] for [paniym] fear [pachad] of the LORD, [Yahovah] and
for the glory [hadar] of his majesty, [ga'own] when he ariseth [quwm] to
shake terribly [`arats] the earth. ['erets] KJV-Interlinear
21 In
order to go into the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliffs, Before
the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to make
the earth tremble. NASB
Rev 6:15-17
15 And the kings of the
earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and
every slave and free man, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of
the mountains;
16 and they said to the
mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of
Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
17 for the great day of
their wrath has come; and who is able to stand?" NASB
And so it goes in
life. People have the attitude that they
can eat, drink, and have fun, for that is all there is to live for. No one looks to tomorrow. That is just another day that can be planned
when it comes, but tonight is now and that is the extent of our life as far as people
are concerned.
No responsibility, no
accountability, no cares in the world.
Just text and tell, just post and pretend. The world is at our internet finger tips, who
cares who is on the other end.
But one day, the end of
our life always knocks at our door, and then what? And sooner or later the end of the world will
be knocking and that is when life will be crashing down on everyone across the
planet.
The image here is very moving
and disturbing. The entire earth shaking,
the consternation and alarm of the people, their renouncing confidence in all the
things to which they had trusted, their rapid flight to get away, their
appearing on high projecting cliffs in an effort to hide from God, are all abysmal
and terrible images. They signify the extreme severity of God's justice.
People hide from people
by using closets, attics, hide outs and such.
But to hide from God, how is that even possible?
God is omniscient. He knows everything even before you were
born. God is foreknowledge. He knows everything you will think before you
know it. God is omnipresent. He is everywhere simultaneously and can
follow you like the skin on your own body.
God is omnipotent. He created the
universe in an instant and can shake the planet in its entirety with a blink of
His eye.
And as the entire world
collapses around people, whether it be life in general seemingly falling all around
you, or at the end of history in the final days, Gods judgment is seen but no
repentance accompanies it. People run
and hide from what, to what end, to what destiny or future?
People refuse to
recognize God, they refuse to recognize Christ, they refuse to recognize their
own flaws and failures in reality. All they see is the here and now and they
remain stubborn to their own change.
And the final blow to
mans arrogance is going to be mentioned in the next and last verse in this
chapter, which we will study tomorrow.
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