Isaiah 4:3
3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left [sha'ar] in Zion, [Tsiyown] and he
that remaineth [yathar] in Jerusalem, [Yaruwshalaim] shall be called ['amar]
holy, [qadowsh] even every one that is written [kathab] among the living [chay] in
Jerusalem: [Yaruwshalaim] KJV-Interlinear
3 And
it will come about that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be
called holy — everyone who is recorded for life in Jerusalem. NASB
Here is the promise of
deliverance and rescue, of those who remain faithful in Jerusalem, in the last
days of human history, just prior to the beginning of the Kingdom of God, when
it will be established immediately after the Tribulation and Second Coming of
Christ.
Now this verse does not
mention the second coming, but that principle has been implied repeatedly
throughout the Old Testament since when the Savior comes the first time it is
for a sacrifice, then He departs to be crowned and glorified, and then He will
return. That is the second coming
concept.
What this verse does say
emphatically, is that in that day, previously mentioned, there will be
survivors who will be believers, or members of the family of God, offspring of
the branch also previously mentioned, and more specifically they will be in Jerusalem.
This is one of Satan's many
objectives in defeating God, and that is to destroy both the city and the
believers, and the Jewish people, but God promises that the city will not only
survive until those last days, but there will be believers in the city, and
more specifically, they will be Jewish believers.
Throughout history, the
world, behind the evil policies of Satan, has tried to destroy both Jew and
city. To separate them from each other,
to prevent Jews from living in the city, to do anything that will make this promise
void.
Jerusalem is the city of
peace. That represents the content of
the spiritual life. Zion is
representative of the dwelling of God.
God is truth and doctrine is truth.
Those left in Zion, are not only Jewish, not only believers in Christ,
but they will be spiritually mature believers residing in the city. They reside in Zion, which is residence in
doctrine.
Those who remain written
among the living, is not a reference to the Book of Life as spelled out in
Revelation, but is a reference to those who have been designated to remain
alive during those final days of the Tribulation.
Now remember that when
the Rapture occurs, all believers will be taken from the earth. Only unbelievers will remain. During those seven years of the Tribulation,
many people will believe in Christ. Most
will die.
Even at the mid-point of
the Tribulation, when the anti-christ makes an abomination within the Temple (which
too will be rebuilt) in Jerusalem, and while everyone is warned to run to the mountains,
there will be some who will remain in the city.
There will be some people
who will believe in Christ, and will study and grow up to spiritual maturity,
within and during the most horrific period of human history. Do not forget the many laws that will be
passed in order to prevent economics by those who do not bow down to the
anti-christ. Do not forget the hordes of
criminals who will be roaming the streets committing high crimes. Do not forget the government that will be
hunting down and killing Jews and believers.
Do not forget the many natural disasters that will be occurring.
This will be the single
most difficult time in all of human history.
And yet, through it all, some will not only find their faith, but will
hold on to it, when most will fade from faith.
It is interesting that
even in our present day, the pressures of life will never come anywhere near
that which will be hurled at the world in the future, and yet today far too
many folks simply fade from faith. Far
too many simply do not have what it takes to stick with doctrine.
But God has promised,
that despite the humongous obstacles that will be placed on the world, there
will be Jewish believers resident in Jerusalem and He will deliver them, and there
is nothing that man nor angel, not even Satan, can do to prevent it.
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