4/1/2023 0 Comments Tapecalc pcmag![]() ![]() 24:15, 16, 21, 22) That happened when the Roman forces unexpectedly abandoned the siege of the city, which allowed some “flesh,” namely true Christians, to be “saved.” They were able to flee the city and the surrounding area. Jesus had foretold that the days of that tribulation would be “cut short.” ( Matt. after a Roman army under Cestius Gallus attacked Jerusalem. We see indication of this in what happened in 66 C.E. Physical salvation is promised for God’s people. In what way did first-century Christians experience physical salvation, with what parallel today?ħ Still, the salvation available to us is not limited to finding spiritual refuge. And many honesthearted people can see the difference between true Christians, who are reverently “thinking upon his name” and serving as his Witnesses, and those of mankind who are not serving him.ħ, 8. 10:13) There is a connection between calling on Jehovah’s name and the resulting salvation by him. We read: “Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.” ( Rom. ) We can appreciate, though, that we need to do more than just think upon his name. 7:14 18:2, 8 19:19-21.Ħ How can God’s people find refuge even now during this time of the end? We find spiritual refuge by prayerfully “thinking upon name” and by serving him zealously. Yet, God’s people as a group will survive because they are taking refuge in Jehovah.- Rev. Thereafter, the remaining parts of Satan’s wicked system of things will be annihilated. Furthermore, the rest of “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, will be destroyed. ![]() How will God’s people as a group fare during the destruction of all false religion?ĥ The great day of Jehovah that struck Jerusalem was an indication of the judgment to come upon apostate Christendom in our time. Nevertheless, like a destructive hailstorm, the Babylonians swept away that “refuge.”- Isa. The Judeans had turned for help to “the refuge of a lie,” that is, to their political alliance with Egypt. The Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar threatened Judah and its capital, Jerusalem. That event occurred because the people of Judah had also turned apostate. by a “great day of Jehovah” against Jerusalem and the kingdom of Judah. How did a “great day of Jehovah” strike Jerusalem in 607 B.C.E.?Ĥ The judgment against unfaithful Israel was followed in 607 B.C.E. when Assyria invaded the land of those tribes, Ephraim being the most prominent of the ten.Ĥ. ) That prophecy found fulfillment in 740 B.C.E. Isaiah, who lived in the eighth century B.C.E., likened Jehovah’s judgment on the apostate ten-tribe kingdom of Israel to a “thunderous storm” that people would not be able to prevent. As to how to find refuge, we can look for the answer in the history of God’s ancient people. What “thunderous storm” came upon the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel?ģ The day of Jehovah will break out with the destruction of all false religious systems on earth. ![]() ) How can we do so during “the day of Jehovah’s fury” that is soon to begin?ģ. It is a figurative “day of storm.” This “great day of Jehovah” will affect all mankind. HAVE you ever had to take refuge from a rainstorm or a hailstorm by seeking cover under a bridge? A bridge might well offer you adequate shelter from a rainstorm or a hailstorm, but it would probably provide little protection from a tornado or a hurricane.Ģ A different type of storm is approaching-one that threatens the very existence of the human race. What figurative storm will soon strike mankind? a people humble and lowly, and they will actually take refuge in the name of Jehovah.”- ZEPH. ![]()
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