III.Forsaken and Desolated
Was the Church ever been forsaken or has it ever been desolated? I think the answer is very clear…NO, NEVER WAS and NEVER SHALL BE…
How about Jerusalem:
Jer 4:29The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
Jer 7:34Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
Based from the Jeremiah, Jerusalem has been Forsaken and it has been desolated and history will agree with that.
Jerusalem has been literally desolated.
Isaiah’s version of the Bride:
Isa 62:1For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
Isa 62:2And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
Isa 62:3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
Isa 62:4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
The fulfilment as to the timing of this vision was uncertain; however there are things we are sure of:
1.It was talking about Jerusalem. (verse 1)
2.Gentiles seeing the righteousness of Jerusalem (verse 2)
3.Jerusalem will have a new name. (verse 2)
4.Confirmation that it was indeed talking about Jerusalem because of the termed Forsaken and Desolate.( verse 4)
5.Jerusalem shall be Married (verse 4)
What we know about Jerusalem in the Book of revelation:
1.It is the name of the city of God, which is new Jerusalem (Rev 3:12),(a parallel fulfilment of no.3 above).
2.The Saved Nations (including gentiles) will walk in it (Rev 21:24), (a parallel fulfilment of No. 2 above)
3.The New Jerusalem shall be married ( Rev 21:9), a parallel fulfilment of No. 5 above.
But to whom Jerusalem shall be married?
Isa 62:5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
From Isaiah 62:5
We see Jerusalem sons (children) was compared to a young man (husband) marrying a virgin (Jerusalem, the Bride).
Clearly the passage was a figurative language, and in addition;
The Bridegroom rejoiced over the Bride:
And in continuation of verse 5, we can also see that God was compared to the Bridegroom rejoicing over the Bride, Jerusalem.
God as the Bridegroom and Jerusalem son (children) as a young man, is a parallel fulfilment of Jesus as (the bridegroom) being the Head, and the Church his body (young man) and the NEW JERUSALEM,THE WIFE, THE BRIDE, THE CITY OF GOD.
Was the Church ever been forsaken or has it ever been desolated? I think the answer is very clear…NO, NEVER WAS and NEVER SHALL BE…
How about Jerusalem:
Jer 4:29The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
Jer 7:34Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
Based from the Jeremiah, Jerusalem has been Forsaken and it has been desolated and history will agree with that.
Jerusalem has been literally desolated.
Isaiah’s version of the Bride:
Isa 62:1For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
Isa 62:2And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
Isa 62:3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
Isa 62:4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
The fulfilment as to the timing of this vision was uncertain; however there are things we are sure of:
1.It was talking about Jerusalem. (verse 1)
2.Gentiles seeing the righteousness of Jerusalem (verse 2)
3.Jerusalem will have a new name. (verse 2)
4.Confirmation that it was indeed talking about Jerusalem because of the termed Forsaken and Desolate.( verse 4)
5.Jerusalem shall be Married (verse 4)
What we know about Jerusalem in the Book of revelation:
1.It is the name of the city of God, which is new Jerusalem (Rev 3:12),(a parallel fulfilment of no.3 above).
2.The Saved Nations (including gentiles) will walk in it (Rev 21:24), (a parallel fulfilment of No. 2 above)
3.The New Jerusalem shall be married ( Rev 21:9), a parallel fulfilment of No. 5 above.
But to whom Jerusalem shall be married?
Isa 62:5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
From Isaiah 62:5
We see Jerusalem sons (children) was compared to a young man (husband) marrying a virgin (Jerusalem, the Bride).
Clearly the passage was a figurative language, and in addition;
The Bridegroom rejoiced over the Bride:
And in continuation of verse 5, we can also see that God was compared to the Bridegroom rejoicing over the Bride, Jerusalem.
God as the Bridegroom and Jerusalem son (children) as a young man, is a parallel fulfilment of Jesus as (the bridegroom) being the Head, and the Church his body (young man) and the NEW JERUSALEM,THE WIFE, THE BRIDE, THE CITY OF GOD.