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859A.
THE WAY OF HOLINESS. WHEN? FOR WHOM?
(ISAIAH 35:8).
WHEN WILL IT BEGIN?
Isaiah chapter 35 reveals the answer quite clearly for us. In verse 4 it says: "Your own God will come with vengeance itself, God even with a repayment. He Himself will come and save you people." Notice what it goes on to say in verse 5: "At that time the eyes of the blind ones will be opened". The facts concerning "at that time" continue until the end of verse 10.
Now we know that God has not as yet come with vengeance to repay the unGodly. Nor has He come and saved people out of this unGodly system of things, for we are all still suffering within it. However, some of us are not spiritually part of this world (having its spirit). If you now read Isaiah 35:4 and Revelation 11:18, you will realise that both are scripturally a "pair" in the "time of the end", and have not as yet been fulfilled.
ISAIAH 35:8.
In 1975, during the "appointed times" of the
nations, the Kingdom of the anointed sons of God was handed over for the
Gentiles to "trample" on, and at that time no one was being gathered or
"measured in". (Rev 11:1-3. Dan 7:25. See Page 879). But while some may have
given the impression that they were being converted to Christian principles
during the "forty‑two months" of Revelation 11:1-3, such ones were considered as
spiritually "unclean" or "foolish" before God. The "Way of Holiness" described
in Isaiah 35:8 makes no allowance for such ones. "The unclean one will not pass
over it". In precise language it says: "And it will be for the one
walking on the way" (already obedient to God), and no foolish ones will
"wander about on it" (or complete its righteous requirements for
sanctification). Spiritually unclean or foolish ones will not partake of God's
holiness for a time, and then return to death-dealing ways as before. The "Way
of Holiness" is not accessible on earth at the present time.
FOR WHOM IS "THE WAY OF HOLINESS"? (Isaiah 35:9,10).
It certainly is not for persons likened to "wild
beasts", but for those that are "redeemed by Jehovah" who "will return" (having
previously gone out from among those that were "trampling" the Holy "City"
underfoot during the 3½ year period of "trampling" by those of the
"disgusting thing" standing in a holy place). Nor does it say or mean that it
is, or will be, possible for an unclean one to be on the "Way of Holiness" for a
while to be cleansed, or for the foolish one to acquire wisdom. It says "they
will not "pass over it" or even "wander about on it" (at all). There have
certainly been many comings and goings of foolish and unclean ones on the "soil"
of "Israel" in the past, disproving their claims of being on the "Way of
Holiness". In fact, some of them have even offered up to Jehovah spiritually and
mentally sick men as 'elders' to act as priests. (Lev 22:21. See Page
830).
(Cont. on Page 859B).
7/1/79.
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