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"SO MY PEOPLE SHALL LEARN ON THAT DAY
WHO I AM, THAT IT IS I WHO MADE THE PROMISE".
(Isaiah 52:1-6 Moffatt).

REMOVING OUR "SHACKLES". (52:2 Moffatt).
When, in the fulfilment of His Word, Jehovah tells the "captive daughter of Zion" to "Bestir yourself" and "robe yourself with strength!" it means He is giving Spirit strength to His people that they may loosen the "shackles" of restraint and shake themselves free from "the dust" of "tomb"-like spiritual inactivity. (52:1 3 Moffatt). With reference to "tomb" like inactivity read Revelation 11:7-12, as this is the "mate" of Isaiah 52:1-3. (Isaiah 34:16).

Wonderful details of His promise to revive His "temple" class of faithful anointed members of Mount Zion that were previously "trampled" upon by the "disgusting thing" "standing in a holy place" is now revealed to His remaining ones. (Matt 24:15. Rev 11:1-3). But anointed members of Zion cannot "Awake" until they receive news of their deliverance by God, when the herald calls to Zion: "Your God is King." (52:7-9 NEB) (Rev 11:15).

The anointed "temple" class of God, filled with the Spirit of the denunciation of the "seven bowls of the anger of God" described in the bitter "Little Scroll" are having the "bowl of My wrath" taken from them. (Rev 16:1 21. 10:8 11). It will now be given into the hand of their "tormentors and oppressors", who by their evil activities did effectively say: "Lie down and we will walk over you". (51:22,23 NEB). This "bowl of My wrath" will be given to enemies of Zion such as political authorities and forces of "Gog", members of the sectarian "harlot", the "disgusting thing" and "man of lawlessness", Godless neighbours and relatives, and to all their demon occupants. (Ezek 38:14-16. Rev 17:5,6. 2 Thess 2:3-12).

The whole world shall see the deliverance of our God and how He gains the victory for people of Zion. (52:10 NEB & Moffatt). They will be repurchased without cost to them, in reversal of their ostracized state, and will return to their spiritual "land". This revival and reinstatement of sanctified people of God does not include spiritually "unclean" ones, for it is written: "And there shall be a causeway there which shall be called the Way of Holiness, and the unclean shall not pass along it... By it those He has ransomed shall return and the Lord's redeemed come home". (35:8,9 NEB). The Lord's decree is to "put on your loveliest garments, Holy City of Jerusalem". These righteous "garments" are the fruitage of their obedience to the Spirit Law of God for their salvation. (52:1 NEB).

This "good news, the news of deliverance" of God's beloved people will be heralded by His "watchmen" who will spiritually "see" the Lord returning in pity to Zion and will know "Your God is King!" (52:7-9 NEB). Anointed members of Zion have received His Spirit assurance that their "wilderness" condition shall be turned into "an Eden" after they are released from their death-like spirit inactivity in "Sodom and Egypt" and "Come on up here." (51:3 NEB. Rev 11:7-12).

The Lord God says: "Now is the time: I will beckon to the nations and hoist a signal to the peoples, and they shall bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders". (49:22 NEB). Those persecuted for the sake of The Christ are the "sons" and "daughters" of spiritual Mount Zion. (Matt 5:10 12).

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