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Signs in John's Gospel - The Lamp Broadcast

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<strong>Signs</strong>, Wonders, Miracles 35<br />

<strong>The</strong>y would f<strong>in</strong>d themselves at the tail of the nations rather than<br />

at the head, and their lot <strong>in</strong> this position would be that of curses<br />

rather than bless<strong>in</strong>gs. And, though remnants of those scattered<br />

would, at times, leave the Gentile nations and return to their own<br />

land (a remnant was present 2,000 years ago, and another is present<br />

today), the nation — the whole nation, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g any remnant<br />

<strong>in</strong> the land (Isa. 1:5-7) — would rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the same spiritually sick<br />

condition, with the land desolate. Only the Lord could br<strong>in</strong>g about<br />

heal<strong>in</strong>g — for both the people and the land — but <strong>in</strong> His time.<br />

And that’s what Hosea 5:13-6:2 is about — Israel’s present<br />

condition and that future time when the nation will repent, result<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong> the nation be<strong>in</strong>g healed, along with the land. Note Hosea<br />

6:1, 2 relative to Israel’s repentance and heal<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

“Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he<br />

will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will b<strong>in</strong>d us up.<br />

After two days will he revive us: <strong>in</strong> the third day he will raise us<br />

up, and we shall live <strong>in</strong> his sight.”<br />

<strong>The</strong>n, note the two th<strong>in</strong>gs revealed <strong>in</strong> Hosea 5:15 which <strong>in</strong>troduce<br />

Israel’s future repentance:<br />

1) <strong>The</strong> two days beg<strong>in</strong> with Israel’s “offense” (i.e., at the<br />

time that the Jewish people climaxed the nation’s disobedience<br />

— their pledg<strong>in</strong>g allegiance to a pagan Gentile k<strong>in</strong>g [Caesar],<br />

followed by the nation crucify<strong>in</strong>g their true K<strong>in</strong>g [John 19:14-18]).<br />

2) <strong>The</strong> two days then come to a close with the Jewish<br />

people seek<strong>in</strong>g the Lord’s face dur<strong>in</strong>g a time of “affliction”<br />

(dur<strong>in</strong>g the com<strong>in</strong>g Tribulation), receiv<strong>in</strong>g the Lord when He<br />

returns.<br />

Both the time of the Tribulation and the time when Israel<br />

will seek the Lord’s face will be two days (2,000 years) beyond<br />

the crucifixion of Christ, which occurred four days (4,000 years)<br />

beyond the creation of Adam. Thus, heal<strong>in</strong>g for the nation will<br />

occur after two days, on the third day (count<strong>in</strong>g from Calvary), or<br />

after six days, on the seventh day (count<strong>in</strong>g from Adam).

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