God's Plan For Man Final

child would be called Immanuel or “God is with us,” but many questions remain unanswered. Try wrapping your arms around the reality of the messianic message, because it’s a distinct reality that most do not comprehend. Most people accept religious theology that infers Jesus is the messiah awaiting His return in this age. Through the Hebrew nation at a prescribed time, an innocent virgin would give birth, and the Old Testament would in part be confirmed. What about the spiritual birth or rebirth of a son, as given in the book of Revelations? Jesus gave those words to John. Was Jesus referring to Himself, and does the book of Revelations refer to God as the faithful son or to the son of man, a mere-man? Argument today clouds the issues as most hold fast to traditional interpretations. Just like the Hebrews of old, such arguments or assumptions do not deal with reality accurately. Thus, what is spiritually unseen, although revealed within the scriptures, is not clearly or fully understood, but it must be made known, or what is the value of prophecy? Revelations reveals what is hidden, and the standard reply is denial. Or, the reply is “it’s a mystery” because what is presented is not yet understood; however, it is no longer a mystery! The original Hebrew meanings of words do not just reflect on places or events in times past. These words apply to today, yet they don’t have geographical or historic significance to known places of times past, even though some of those places carry the names today. For example, the word Assyria in essence means “second son.” Ephraim means, “double fruit” or “descended from”. Judah translates to “descended from the first” or “as applicable to the chosen ones”. These understandings reach beyond a single ethnic group, because the word is directly conditional on man himself—not on the physical genetics of the individual. There is no longer a chosen or predestined nationality as the chosen of God. What is documented about Isaiah continues to inform the world and offer prophetic vision, and such prophecy is reflected in the use of those words and is still specific. “In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious. In that day the Lord will r ea ch ou t h i s hand a s e c ond t ime to reclaim the remnant that is left of his people. He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth. Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish, and Judah’s enemies will be cut off; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.” (Isaiah 11:10–13)

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