Isaiah 34:8. “For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.”
PROPHECY PREDICTS – HISTORY REVEALS. The bitterness of the ancient feud between Jacob and his brother - Is not over yet, there will be someday a final settling of the matter. Israel has sinned, of that there's no doubt, but Edom turned from God - Judgment that fell on Edom in the past, is a foretaste of what will fall on the world.
Whenever the warnings are given, there is a time to repent and return - To ignore the words of the prophet, assures those words will someday burn In the mind and heart of a nation that to the warnings would not listen. The sword of divine justice will be raised; even now we can see it glisten.
The nations are uprising today; people within them turning to force - Hoping their demands will be met, and history will change its course. But principles remain the same whether applied to nations or men. “Whatever we sow, we reap;” we can predict the final end.
The prophets gave their predictions, and many already came to pass. Many have yet to be fulfilled; they will come upon men at last. We are wise when we learn from prophetic predictions and the ones that have been fulfilled. That will keep us from thinking it won't happen if all the prophets can be killed.
Prophets speak for the Lord; they have behind them divine authority. What God told them to say, surely is going to come to be. The historian's accounts and his study, let us know God is not done. It is wise to listen to both accounts: to listen – pay heed – and learn.
There will be a day of vengeance for things are getting worse and worse. The earth and its people are not better; both are still under the curse.
The blossoming of all the earth will not happen, until the curse is taken away. The curse that passed down from Adam, is still on us all today.
When judgment is over and righteousness finally reigns on the earth - And people who were rebellious and sinful, experience the joys of new birth - God and His people will share in what God wanted at the beginning: His people and God rejoicing together; in fellowship without any sinning.
“Lord God, I know there must be retribution and a cleansing of this earth that You made in perfection. I get a few glimpses of that perfection from time to time. Thanks for the prophets who gave us views of the future, and for the historians who help us learn from the past. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”