down on themselves and not really caring, isn't it? Would they bring the congregation down with them also? Yes; because they taught them to follow false doctrine, and were afraid to change their error and suffer the consequences of maybe losing some of the flock? It's better to check teachers out in God's Word for yourself, including me.

 

Isa 8:21   And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

     This verse continues about those teachers whose 'testimony' does not align with God's Word. This 'shall pass through it,' points back to Isaiah 8:8. This kind of puts these false teachers 'passing through Judah' as the Assyrian does there in Isaiah 8:8 in the same pot doesn't it? These false teachers are Satan's 'locust army' of false priests that wear 'breastplates of iron' instead of the true priest breastplate of kingly jewels, those having 'hair like women' showing their 'flood' of sweet lies to the people, tearing at souls with teeth like lions. You should remember these symbols in..Revelation 9:

 When their little false kingdom supported by Satan, comes tumbling down upon them, they will 'fret' and curse even God and Christ, showing their true colours. Maybe you don't think these can exist in some Churches today? It's time to wake up.

 

Isa 8:22   And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

     These are Satan's own Paul was speaking of in...

 2 Cor.11; 14 on: 11:14-15. (Lowered down in the basket :)

 They transform (metaschematizo in the Greek, also meaning 'to disguise') themselves into the apostles of Christ. When they see this 'darkness' here, they will be seeing the trembling that happens upon the return of The True Saviour of all those who believe and love our heavenly Father,  The 'I Am That I Am'. Those in Christ will shine in brightness and in the glory of The Son.

     Hope this study helped in pulling some of the symbols of Revelation together for you, and especially, helped to give you comfort from our Comforter, i.e., Christ Jesus, for in Him in these difficult times ahead of us, we truly have nothing to fear.

Peace in Christ Jesus,
Dave Ramey.

 

 

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