Isa 42: 22-25; 43:1
Excerpt:… Making them each separate and distinct personalities. Jerusalem and the faithful gentiles make this conversion. Thereby, I say again, not all gentiles are condemned. We must learn whom to integrate and whom to differentiate since America was assigned by Christ to punish Israel. He takes full credit for the affliction heaped upon them. You will see that the Lord often postures nations of His election —even corrupt nations— to punish the egregious offenders of His choosing. And I quote this from “ Isa 42: 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. 23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come? 24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. 25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart… 1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.” —Isa 42: 22-25; 43: 1. 3500 years ago Moses told Israel of the severity they would suffer should they stray, but, they didn’t believe. Maybe now, after 10 generations of that fire, they will believe that He likewise can redeem them and regenerate them. In the above Texts, He says, He calls them by name, and we have proven in study 54.1 that name to be Jerusalem. This, I know is a strong message to deliver to them…