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| A more ACCURATE depiction would have His+ Feet like BURNISHED BRASS, according to the vision of the Apostle John. |
And His+
Feet shall stand in THAT DAY upon the Mount of Olives,
which
is before Jerusalem on the east, and the
Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof
toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great
valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it
toward the south. Zechariah 14:4
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And ye shall flee to the
valley of MY* mountains; for the valley of
the mountains shall reach unto Atzal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the
days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God
shall come, and all the saints with thee. * in the Hebrew text.
Zechariah 14:5
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This “earthquake” of The LORD
promises to be like no other earthquake produced by the movement of the earth’s
Tectonic plates.
The Dead Sea fault runs ( according to earthquake maps )
North to South . . . not East to West.
The notation on the Earthquake map of the World
( April 1995, National Geographic, The Earth’s Fractured Surface ) shows
that the Dead Sea fault is a strike-slip fault formed when slabs of rock slide horizontally
past each other.
IMAGE above, Courtesy of : https://thirdhour.org/blog/faith/dead-sea-healing-prophecy/
In contrast to that natural
fault line, this DIVINE MOVEMENT
will split the Mount of Olives from the East to the West when the Feet of The LORD
JESUS CHRIST stands upon the Mount of Olives. The two parts of the divided
mount will then move to the north and the south, respectively,
forming a great valley.
This will be like NO OTHER EARTHQUAKE this world
has ever known because The LORD’S Feet will produce it for a certain purpose.
Verse 5 tells us that purpose:
People in Jerusalem will flee to safety through that great valley that is produced. That valley will reach unto AZAL or ATZAL.
Scholars have not been able to
definitely locate Atzal and have proposed various theories about its location.
The most recent archeological finds indicate that Atzal is southwest of
Jerusalem proper, around the area where the Valley of Gehenna meets the Kidron
Valley.
IF THAT IS CORRECT, then
that east-west valley formed by The Feet of
The LORD will be quite long. The Mount of Olives is a two-mile long ridge along
the south-eastern rim of Jerusalem. It has three summits on it, all rising from
the Kidron Valley.
Interestingly, the Hebrew states
that the people “ will flee to the valley of MY mountains”. That is, The LORD has announced His+ historic
ownership of the summits located on the Mount of Olives ridge.
And well HE+ might
lay claim to it.
The LORD JESUS resorted to THAT MOUNT
instead of staying in the city of Jerusalem . . . which refused to be gathered
under His+ wings.
THAT MOUNT received the great
drops of blood fallen from His+ brow during His+ last agonizing night of prayer
at the Garden on the Mount.
The Resurrected LORD also
ascended from THAT MOUNT as His+ disciples watched His+ Glorified Body ascend
up to Heaven before their very eyes.
Yes, that SAME Glorified Body
which they watched eat broiled fish
and honey,
ascended into Heaven from THAT VERY MOUNT,
the Mount of Olives.
Acts 1:12
That
SAME Glorified Body in which The LORD invited Thomas to touch His+
hands and His+ side, to handle HIM+ and see , was
lifted up before their eyes into a cloud.
Human flesh can scarcely
comprehend the power of The LORD because His+ Power transcends all that we
could ask or think.
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Do we
believe, then, with our minds or with our hearts ? Or, are BOTH required to trust and believe ?
Where
are those “reins” located that Scripture talks about in the Psalms and what are
they ?
PSALM 7:9
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the
just: for the righteous GOD trieth the hearts and reins.
So . . . our reins are able to be tested. . . and
WILL BE . .no, rather ARE BEING tested ( present progressive
tense ) in the eyes of the Righteous GOD.
PSALM 16:7
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
Thus . . . our reins “talk” to us and give us counsel.
PSALM 26:2
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me;
try my reins and my heart.
We see here that our reins are co-workers with our
heart.
PSALM 73:21
Thus my heart was grieved [ Heb = embittered ],
and I was pricked [ Heb = pierced ] in my reins.
Our reins can feel bitter remorse and poignant
regret.
PSALM 139:13
For Thou, THOU
hast possessed (Heb = acquired) my reins:
Thou wilt weave (Heb: will weave together, will entwine) me
in my mother's womb.
Our reins are able to be acquired and indeed, possessed by another Greater than
we are.
And in Proverbs
23:16 . . .
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy
lips speak right things.
Our reins feel emotions of joy,
and that when ( i.e., in context) the lips of our son
speak righteously.
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It seems, then, our reins refer to our inner-most being, the real “I”.
Is
the REAL “I” , then, ready for
The LORD to come and re-enter history
which will become a day of destruction, judgment , and death for much of
mankind ?
O LORD, lead me in Thy+ straight paths.
Help me to be mindful of Eternity awaiting every Soul I
meet.
Are
we ready, then, for our own unrighteous
culture to crumble . . . for NO LIES to stand in the human race, no values to
remain that go against GOD’S Word, no pet theories, no doctrines, nor
traditions which negate the Words of CHRIST ?
O LORD, plant in me a hunger for Your+ Truth, Your+ TRUTH
alone.
Are
we ready for the hearts of man to be revealed ?
O LORD,
THOU+ knowest my down-sitting and my uprising
and art acquainted with all my ways.
Are
we OURSELVES ready to be transparent, with NO HIDING PLACE from before His+
Eyes ? That is, are we READY to have our
thoughts projected upon a screen for all the world to see ?
O LORD, have mercy upon me !
LORD
JESUS, I am not ready. Help me to forsake the distractions of this dead and
dying world. Help me to live solely for YOU+ that I might rejoice and not be
afraid when Your+ Feet stand on the Mount of Olives, bringing Judgment from
Your+ Holy Mountain.
This
I pray, O LORD JESUS, in Your+ Holy Name, asking YOU+ for mercy and strength to
amend my life. Amen
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