Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:38:04 PM
America's primary problems are not economic and political; they are moral and spiritual and there government cannot go, with or without "faith-based initiatives." –Cal Thomas
Mr. Thomas thanks for preaching the truth. We already have enough preachers of unrighteousness. Thanks for quoting from Isaiah 2. The same message is repeated in Isaiah 11 and 65.
The common theme is the mountain of the Lord that shall be known for its great peace for it is ruled by the Prince of Peace. Those of you who have seen the most hardened sinner transformed into one who is meek and poor in spirit know of what Isaiah is speaking. The one who was given to sin is now given to righteousness. The one who once hated Christ is now His humble servant and a man of self denial who willingly serves others. Grace is the great principle behind a changed life because grace goes to the heart.
The mountain of the Lord is defined in the prophecy of Daniel…
‘You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces...And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth…And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed…’ [Daniel 2:31-45]
Now the stone or rock that was cut without hands is none other than Jesus Christ and the great mountain that is filling the whole earth is none other than His everlasting kingdom, established at His coming and forcefully advancing among all men according to His will.
Now the everlasting kingdom is not of the world because this world is passing away. It is where righteousness, peace and joy dwell in the Holy Spirit. Obama is the worst kind of theocrat if he believes like President Wilson that he can bring the kingdom of God on earth through his political programs and the power of the state.