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'God and tell this People,
Hear ye indeed, but understand not;
and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Make the heart of this people fat,
and make their ears heavy,
and shut their eyes,
lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their heart,
and covert, and be healed.'
Then said I, 'Lord, how long?'
Hello there,
That blindness was to happen to Israel was no secret. It was plainly revealed in the Old Testament. In the year that King Uzziah dies, Isaiah had a glorious vision of Israel's King preparatory to the solemn mission he received (above),
"How long?" Yes, that was the great and anxious question of Isaiah. The Prophet 'searched and inquired diligently as to what manner of time' was signified. 'How long', he asked, 'shall this blindness happen to Israel' ?
That decree of judicial blindness was pronounced under most impressive circumstances. There was everything which could add solemnity and importance to the occasion. And when we come to the new Testament we find the prophecy thee times referred to,in:- Matthew 13:14-15; John 12:40; and Acts 28:26. The three citations are remarkably connected with the three persons of the Godhead. In Matthew 13:14, it is the prophetic word of Jehovah which is referred to, in John 12:40, we learn that it was Christ's glory that Isaiah saw. In Acts 28:26, we read, 'Well spake the Holy Ghost, by Isaiah'. So that this blindness itself was the subject of special revelation, and was no secret. It was there revealed that it was to last as long as the land remained desolate. But there was one thing connected with it which was kept secret, and that was afterwards revealed in Romans 11:45, where, speaking of this blindness, it is written, 'I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this secret, that blindness in part hath happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in'. Here the secret was revealed, and the answer is at length given to the question 'How long?' We are no longer 'ignorant' as to the duration of this 'blindness in part'; we know when its decree was announced, and we know when it will come to an end.
I read this today in an old book I have on my shelves, called, 'Selected Writings' by (Dr E.W. Bullinger), and thought I would share it.
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
Hear ye indeed, but understand not;
and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Make the heart of this people fat,
and make their ears heavy,
and shut their eyes,
lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their heart,
and covert, and be healed.'
Then said I, 'Lord, how long?'
Hello there,
That blindness was to happen to Israel was no secret. It was plainly revealed in the Old Testament. In the year that King Uzziah dies, Isaiah had a glorious vision of Israel's King preparatory to the solemn mission he received (above),
"How long?" Yes, that was the great and anxious question of Isaiah. The Prophet 'searched and inquired diligently as to what manner of time' was signified. 'How long', he asked, 'shall this blindness happen to Israel' ?
That decree of judicial blindness was pronounced under most impressive circumstances. There was everything which could add solemnity and importance to the occasion. And when we come to the new Testament we find the prophecy thee times referred to,in:- Matthew 13:14-15; John 12:40; and Acts 28:26. The three citations are remarkably connected with the three persons of the Godhead. In Matthew 13:14, it is the prophetic word of Jehovah which is referred to, in John 12:40, we learn that it was Christ's glory that Isaiah saw. In Acts 28:26, we read, 'Well spake the Holy Ghost, by Isaiah'. So that this blindness itself was the subject of special revelation, and was no secret. It was there revealed that it was to last as long as the land remained desolate. But there was one thing connected with it which was kept secret, and that was afterwards revealed in Romans 11:45, where, speaking of this blindness, it is written, 'I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this secret, that blindness in part hath happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in'. Here the secret was revealed, and the answer is at length given to the question 'How long?' We are no longer 'ignorant' as to the duration of this 'blindness in part'; we know when its decree was announced, and we know when it will come to an end.
I read this today in an old book I have on my shelves, called, 'Selected Writings' by (Dr E.W. Bullinger), and thought I would share it.
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
