No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, iii Zion the Witness to the Nations ZION (to the Nations) 'Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, 'And he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat; 'Yea, come, buy wine and milk, 'Without money and without price. 'Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? 'And your labour for that which satisfieth not? 'Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, 'And let your soul delight itself in fatness. 'Incline your ear, and come unto me; 'Hear, and your soul shall live: 'And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, 'Even the sure mercies of David.' Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. 'Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, 'Call ye upon him while he is near: 'Let the wicked forsake his way, 'And the unrighteous man his thoughts: 'And let him return unto the LORD, 'And he will have mercy upon him ; 'And to our God, 'For he will abundantly pardon.' For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. : 'For ye shall go out with joy, 'And be led forth with peace: 'The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, ‘And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 'Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, 'And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree : 'And it shall be to the LORD for a name, 'For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.' 180 VISION VI REDEMPTION AT WORK IN ZION Introduction Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgement, and do righteousness: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth fast by it; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. Neither let the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD will surely separate me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. For thus saith the LORD of the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast by my covenant: Unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. Also the strangers, that join themselves to the LORD, to minister unto him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sab bath from profaning it, and holdeth fast by my covenant; even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar: for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all peoples. The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside his own that are gathered. i Struggle with Sin and Error A CRY All ye beasts of the field, Come to devour, Yea, all ye beasts in the forest. THE PROPHETIC SPECTATOR His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter. 'Come ye, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure.' The righteous perisheth, and no man |