That is absurd. All of Israel who have not died, will at the end
beg for Christ which is why they will be saved!
BANNER AT JERUSALEM
The deliverer is coming to Zion.
“All you people of the
world, you who live on the earth, when a banner is raised on
the mountains, you will see it, and when a trumpet sounds,
you will hear it”
(Isa. 18:3).
This banner is spoken of in a number of passages. It can
mean a banner, ensign, flag, pole, sail, or standard, but general-
ly means a type of signal. In Exodus 17:15, Jehovah is claimed
by Moses to be his banner. In the second chapter of Numbers,
there was a standard at each point on the compass around the
tent of meeting wherein or upon, God located His presence. To
the north was the camp of Dan with their standard an eagle. To
the south was the camp of Reuben with their standard a man.
To the east was the camp of Judah with their standard a lion.
And to the west was the camp of Ephraim with their standard
an ox. (The number of people in these four camps form the
shape of a cross when viewed from the eastern heavens.) These
standards represent what is in heaven; four living creatures sur-
round God’s throne. Each, a composite of an eagle, a man, a
lion, and an ox.
This banner or ensign is associated with God’s presence.
Isaiah 11:10 states that the root of Jesse (Jesus) shall stand as a
banner. This banner is to cause fear and panic.
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