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THE MEANING OF THE TWO
SYMBOLIC WILDERNESSES.
The wilderness prophesied to occur
in "Edom" will be as a result of its desolation by God, symbolized
by the kinds of animals that frequent deserted places. (34:11-15). Isaiah
Ch.34 reveals:
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The
desolation of "Edomite" enemies of the "new covenant" of Zion by His Christ. (34:8). |
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That
when anointed sons of Zion receive a vision by the Spirit of God they must search for its "mate" in the
book of Jehovah to fully understand its meaning. (34:16). |
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As
"Edomite" dispositions are destroyed by the Spirit of the Lord's Judgement
(34:5-10), their 'land' will become a
wilderness, symbolized by "thorns", "nettles", and "haunters of waterless regions" settling there. (34:13,14). Then Jehovah will fulfil the next chapter: |
As Jehovah pours out His Spirit
upon His beloved people, righteousness, justice and peace will blossom as sons
of Zion emerge from their "wilderness" condition with
the new Spirit
knowledge that was "fed" to anointed sons of God while in the
"wilderness". (32:15-18. 35:1-10). It was after the prophesied
persecution and ostracism of anointed sons of God at the hands of those with
"Edomite" dispositions that these sons began to be spiritually "fed"
by God's heavenly "woman". (See Rev 12:6 & 13,14).
After which, they are told to: "Come on up here". (Rev 11:12).
When the last anointed sons of God
and future kings of God's heavenly Kingdom were sent into a spiritual
"wilderness", during this period Spirit knowledge of God was not sought
from them by mankind. (Rev 5:9,10) (Rev 11:7 10). They certainly were not viewed in any exalted sense, nor were their
sons, the future "princes" of the "new earth". (32:1,2). In
fact, their lives and spiritual revelations were ignored. But the torrent of
spiritual "waters" they received from God in the form of
denunciations against "Edomites" in God's spiritual "land" will
become as "burning pitch" to those whose rebellion has the
disposition of Esau. (34:9,10).
Jehovah says: "Search
for yourselves in the book of Jehovah and read out loud: not one has been
missing of them; they actually do not fail to have each one her
mate, for
it is the mouth of Jehovah that has given the command, and it is
His Spirit
that has collected them together." (34:16). These are the correct
understanding of prophecies and their fulfilment, and the scriptures denoting
their correct association. It signifies that while anointed ones were in
a spiritual "wilderness" (a place of isolation away from evil
influences), they were correctly taught by visions from God and Spirit
teaching received through God's heavenly "woman" by His Word.
AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF
"EDOMITE" DISPOSITIONS IN THE "LAND".
Only after
anointed members of the heavenly "woman" of God are exalted to
heaven will they rejoice in their former "wilderness" condition:
"There will be those who will see the glory of Jehovah, the splendour of our God." (35:2). This "wilderness" will blossom in the manner
of the wilderness of John the Baptist through a renewed call to repentance and
baptism in the name of The Christ for one's redemption. (35:10). What was
revealed by Spirit in the "wilderness" in this last generation was
recorded in the "Little Scroll". (Rev 10:8 11). These spiritual
teachings will be administered by the heavenly "woman" of God to
those redeemed by Jehovah. (35:10).
SPIRIT KNOWLEDGE FROM THE
"WILDERNESS" IS THE "WAY OF HOLINESS".
"For in the
wilderness waters will have burst out, and torrents in the desert plain."
(35:6). These "waters" are Spirit knowledge from God for the
"new earth". "And there will certainly come to be a highway there, even a
way; and the Way of Holiness it will be called". (35:8). But foolish,
wild and spiritually unclean persons will not be found there (symbolized
by wild animals. 35:9). It shall only be for those redeemed by Jehovah
and "walking on the way" toward holiness. They will return to Zion
in triumph, to their rightful place in new congregations by The Christ, and will
teach mankind what happened to "Edomites" who misused the Word of God to teach
"lying signs and portents". (See Isaiah 33:10-14. 2 Esdras 9:9-12 NEB) (2 Thess 2:8 10).
22/9/92.
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