Isaiah 18:6
6 They shall be left [`azab] together [yachad] unto the
fowls [`ayit] of the mountains [har], and to the beasts [bahemah]
of the earth ['erets]: and the fowls [`ayit] shall summer [quwts] upon
them, and all the beasts [bahemah] of the earth
['erets] shall winter [charaph.] upon them. KJV-Interlinear
6 They will be left together for
mountain birds of prey, And for the beasts of the earth; And the birds of prey
will spend the summer feeding on them, And all the beasts of the earth will
spend harvest time on them. NASB
The symbolism of the imagery
of mans plans and Gods authority, is ended and the reality is now stated. In those final days of history, the plans of
man will be interrupted and Gods will, will seize hold of the final events of
history.
The powers that be,
their armies and their grand schemes, will all come to a sudden end.
The armies will be destroyed
in their tracks and they will lay prostrate scattered across the region,
unburied and now food for the beasts and birds, not just for a few weeks, but
for many months through all the seasons of the year.
And of course we know
that the remnant of people will not be enough to bury the dead, but they will have
the help of scavenger animals for removing the rot and stench from the face of
the earth. This great feast of the
scavengers will continue for a long time, through summer and winter.
Where there once was
the pride of certain victory for arrogant armies, now is food rotting in the
fields. Their plans were corrupt and now
their bodies fulfill that corruption.
Do not for a moment
begin to think that this principle does not also apply to you. For anyone who does not obey Gods mandate for
living in fellowship, for pursuing a daily study, for living the spiritual life
as God has designed it, not you, then your end will be no better than the arrogant
armies of the future.
We all like to read
about things that are future, but we all need to realize that these future
events will happen only because the vast majority of people today will put themselves
in that position because they have and will reject Gods mandates. That is something that you should not be a
part of either directly through your own rejection or pretense, or indirectly through
your indifference and apathy.
