Isaiah 29:6
6 Thou shalt be visited [paqad] of the LORD [Y@hovah] of
hosts [tsaba'] with thunder [ra`am], and with earthquake [ra`ash], and great [gadowl] noise [qowl], with storm [cuwphah] and
tempest [ca`ar], and the flame [lahab] of devouring ['akal] fire ['esh]. KJV-Interlinear
6 you will be visited by the LORD of hosts with thunder
and with earthquake and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame
of a devouring fire. ESV
If you examine history, there
is no such incident having already occurred, such as has been described in this
passage. That therefore, assigns this
series of events to the future. The
Sennacherib siege has been the more prominent siege in the history of
Jerusalem, and even though in a single night, that army was decimated, it was
not so destroyed as described in this verse.
So, when the end times
arrive, and when Jerusalem is surrounded and being hammered until it seems like
the very end is near and all hope is lost, two things are going to occur.
First, and not mentioned here
but mentioned elsewhere, there is going to be a great repentance of attitude
toward Jesus Christ.
That attitude change may
occur during the siege or it may occur in the weeks and months prior, but it
will occur.
And second, the enemies of
God will be suddenly destroyed.
Not by mans might or ability
or resources, but by the power of Gods will.
For God does not depend on the resources of man, but by every word of
His own will.
And as mentioned in the prior
verse, and with great suddenness, a storm of extreme and violent magnitude is
going to sweep around the city of Jerusalem, and wipe out the army and armies
that are surrounding the city. Most storms
affect an entire area or region and are certainly not selective as to
geographical features that are within its range.
But, this storm and
earthquake, and volcanic eruption and whatever else the Lord has in mind, is
there for one purpose and one purpose only, which is to wipeout and neutralize
and enemies of Jerusalem.
It is often said that the
rain falls on the righteous as well as the unrighteous, which is a true
statement. Rain and troubles as it were, fall on everyone.
But in this case, the storm will
have but one target, the enemies of Jerusalem, and in that future day, I am
sure that, that will be a sight to see.
