Copyright Ó 2015 J. Neely
Isaiah
30:26
26 Moreover the light ['owr] of the moon [labanah] shall be as the
light ['owr] of the sun [chammah], and the light ['owr] of the sun [chammah] shall be sevenfold [shib`athayim], as the light ['owr] of seven [sheba`] days [yowm], in the day [yowm] that the LORD [Yahovah] bindeth up [chabash] the breach [sheber] of his people [`am], and healeth [rapha'] the stroke [machats] of their wound [makkah]. KJV-Interlinear
26 Moreover, the light of the moon will be
as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the
light of seven days, in the day when the LORD binds up the brokenness of his
people, and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow. ESV
So many people
have a phenomenal opportunity now, to learn and grow and be blessed by God in
this contemporary world, and yet they ignore it, preferring social politeness, and
we have nothing and we are nowhere near, the trials and troubles that are going
to occur in the future tribulation.
Isaiah goes on to
describe the tremendous intensity of the Lord’s blessings, which will follow the
intense sufferings that believers in Christ will be made to endure through
those final days of human history.
This description
of the intensity of light, is a description of blessing. Light is generally always
used to describe truth and prosperity and blessing and clarity of sight, while
darkness is typically the opposite.
This
intensification of light, is not described as intensification of heat, which
would bring pressure and suffering, but this describes around-the-clock
blessing. While the moon rules the night, it is as bright as day. And the sun
rules the day, and it is brighter still throughout the entire week.
In our current day
we refer to this continuous and ongoing activity as being 24 – 7, to describe
an ongoing and continuous around the clock, all day, every day, activity that
never ends throughout the day, throughout the week, throughout the year.
And after the
second advent, and as the millennial reign of Christ begins, this
intensification of blessing will begin and it will continue throughout the
reign of Christ. And, it will never end.
There will be a
phenomenal contrast between the destruction and brutality of the tribulation,
as compared to the blessing and prosperity and happiness of the millennium.
Everyone
throughout history has had an opportunity to enjoy this type of blessing.
But even in our
current generation, with all of the blessings of the Internet and smart phones
and computers and such, which enhance our chances for a phenomenal life, but
unfortunately the general trend of people is to not take the spiritual life
seriously, and not pursue it with a deep desire as they should.
The Christian life
therefore, becomes just another activity in life, with certain rules and
expectations, which society has defined, but which are a departure from the
real expectations that are taught in the Bible.
And the real
tragedy and the real failure of life will be that missed opportunity that can
be so easily obtained now, but which people just don’t want bad enough.
In the final part
of this verse where Isaiah mentions the binding up and the healing of wounds,
is a description of phenomenal suffering that has occurred. The suffering that
is beyond description and even beyond imagination.
And yet despite
the tremendous odds against them, people will turn to Christ and they will turn
to doctrine, and their faith will grow in the face of certain disaster and
death during those tribulation years, and they will be delivered.
The reward, will
be mind-boggling prosperity and blessing.
When Jesus first
came into this world, He was here for thirty-three years and change.
The actual Son of
God was here, and the opportunity to see Him and speak with Him, and learn
phenomenal things, was available to everyone. And yet the only thing that
people wanted was to have their physical ailments healed, and to see their
enemies, the Romans, defeated. No one was interested in a destiny in heaven, or
in the truth of the universe.
Today, we have the
completed Scriptures. And today, we have the completed plan and method for
advancing to phenomenal heights within our life. And yet the general trend is
nothing more than that of lip service, and social politeness.
Each person has to
decide for themselves, whether they will be on the social bandwagon, or whether
they will find within themselves, the desire to learn and grow up in their
spiritual life.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
