Isaiah 21:5
5 Prepare [`arak] the table [shulchan], watch [tsaphah] in the
watchtower [tsaphiyth], eat ['akal], drink [shathah]: arise [quwm], ye princes [sar], and
anoint [mashach] the shield [magen]. KJV-Interlinear
5 They set the table, they spread out
the cloth, they eat, they drink; "Rise up, captains, oil the
shields," NASB
Jesus Christ
controls history. People disregard
history. Jesus Christ is truth. People disregard truth. Jesus Christ wants you to be prepared. People resist preparation. Jesus Christ gives commands. People ignore them. What then would you expect from a society
that is indifferent to life, except for that which entices?
The preparation
of the table, is the preparation of a feast, a celebration, a party. This is done behind fortified walls. Walls that provide a false sense of security.
Outside the
walls, are the threats of the world.
Threats that are obvious, but are ignored.
The command is
to set the watch in the watchtower.
While the many are partying, the few, very few, are on watch.
Eat and drink, describes
the activity of the party, and the attitude of the masses, even in the midst of
the storm.
And so Isaiah
leaves his description of the destruction of the city of Babylon, which is
symbolic for the entire world, and now describes the attitude of the residents
of the city, the world.
The entire
world, in the last days, which you recall is the Tribulation, which is that
seven year period of unimaginable suffering, will be in a state of
indifference.
The world in the
first three-and-a-half years will see destruction and chaos, crime and tyranny
that will take literally, the lives of half of the worlds population. That is a lot of death, a lot of disasters, a
lot of services that no longer exist.
And what is
everyone doing? They are not taking it
seriously. They are not on watch,
meaning they are not paying attention to God, to Christ, to doctrine, to
anything except their own selfish interests.
They party as though there is no danger, no emergency, nothing to be
concerned about.
And then what
happens?
Then a sudden
call to arms. Arise, prepare your
shields, make ready for a fight or for danger. But what is the danger? How can you defend against Gods
judgment? How can you correct your own
lack of preparation? How can you do in
an instant, that which takes years to prepare?
And you can
imagine the outcome.
This prophecy
was made a very long time ago. Do people
listen? Do people pay attention? Do people actually read their daily
studies? Do people even know what they
need to be doing? Do they care?
In this world
there are very few who will take life seriously and actually prepare themselves
spiritually. That preparation is so simple.
Just a daily study is all that it takes to get your soul into shape.
This is not a
hoarding of water or amo or food or gold.
This is a preparation of the soul.
But, most people
in this world, the vast majority, do not see the seriousness of their
situation. They live in the false sense
of security of their own false beliefs, their own works, their own
do-it-yourself preparation, if even that.
They do not set
up a watch. Alertness of living in
fellowship.
They do to hoard
for the hard times. Spiritual provision
from God as a result of doctrine in the soul.
They do not
consider the warnings or signs of the times.
The discernment of doctrine in the soul.
Why does the
bible constantly call for preparation?
Why does the bible constantly warn against the lack of preparation? Why does God give humanity so much time? And
yet…
So, which are
you?
