smooth' (Strong's no. 4178; BDB definition).
     The meaning is 'tall and clean shaven'. A nation feared (terrible) from their beginning even till now (hitherto); a land where the rivers have divided (spoiled, such as the Mississippi, etc., cleaved, i.e. 'baza'; Strong's no.958). These are all references to the most powerful nations on earth, Great Britain and the United States of America. These along with Europe are symbolic of Ephraim, i.e. the Western Christian Nations. They are the Ten Tribes of Israel scattered.

Isa 18:3    All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when He lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when He bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.

 

     This 'ensign' which God lifts up, is not Christ, but those which we covered back in Isaiah 5:25-26. They are the 'beasts' of Rev.13 and their one world government apparatus, which our Father is bringing as a punishment upon the earth, for turning away from Him. Just as Satan wishes to be Christ, he mimics everything our Father and His Son represent.

 

 Ezek.28 and 31: Read All.

 

II Thess.2:

 

 Isaiah 14:     Read all.

 

Deut.32:

 So this ensign of this verse is a 'false ensign', i.e., Satan sitting in his future role as a false king, upon the U.N. foundation which has been built. We learned in Isaiah 10:5 that the Assyrian is God's "...rod of Mine anger, and the staff in their hand is My indignation."
     It's important to understand that God is controlling Lucifer. The wicked one can only do what our Father allows. Satan cannot act from his own power, as he can only act according to God's Will. That's why those truly in Christ, who have done their homework, don't suffer today's spiritual famine of not understanding God's Word (Amos 8). We know God is in control, and He is with us, Christ Immanuel.

Isa 18:4    For so the LORD said unto me, "I will take My rest, and I will consider in My dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."

     The phrase 'I will take my rest' is Hebrew 'shaqat' meaning 'to repose'; and the phrase 'I will consider' is Hebrew 'nabat' meaning 'to scan; i.e. look intently' (Strong's nos. 8252; 5027).
     Our Father is saying something like: "I'm just going to sit back in my dwelling place and watch how they operate". It's like a parent who sits back watching just what kind of mischief one of their children can get into, patiently waiting the best time to step in to dish out Truth and correction through discipline. In other words, our Heavenly Father is watching today's events in the world very intently!

Isa 18:5    For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

     This verse goes with the previous one. Before the time of harvest, before the grape is ripe or the bud is complete, He's going to crop it off!  The whole vine of plenty is mowed down.
     For Ephraim, i.e. the ten tribes or 'house of Israel', this pruning has been happening for quite some time now. The blessings which were from our Father to His People have now gone over to the 'beasts', under their control. In other words, our economic vineyard is trodden down by beasts (Kenites, i.e. the children of Satan).
     Many today listen to the lies from the beast's media propaganda system, about how good the