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fy/refine His chosen people, where the bodies of the Jews will
be,
“…like refuse in the streets”
(Isa. 5:25).
A BANNER OVER JERUSALEM
A banner will attract the anti-Christian armies to Jerusalem
(Isa. 5:26). At the same time, the Messianic Christian army
from heaven comes (Isa. 13:3-5). This banner has to have a
balance to it. It has to look powerful enough to attract all of the
world’s armies, but not so powerful as to make them flee
prematurely. Certainly all the armies of the world will not be
needed to finish crushing the few remaining Jews in Israel. Per-
haps the banner will be the 144,000, sealed supernaturally
from physical harm, for they are seen at the end on Mount Zi-
on with the Lamb, the Messiah of Israel (Rev. 14:1). On the
other hand, it’s hard to believe that if the Messiah of Israel
(Who is God Himself) is there, that any army or armies would
be foolish enough to come against Him with any number in
their ranks or sophistication of weaponry! Perhaps Christ will at
first be unrevealed of His eminent glory by the surrounding
darkness (Psalm 97:2) in order to permit the Antichrist’s ar-
mies to gather up for their impending annihilation.
In the Old Testament, a thousand Israelites had fled from
the threat of one (Isa. 30:17). Soon it will be time to reverse
the role. As in the days of Joshua, a thousand of the enemy will
be routed by one Israeli (Josh. 23:10). Once the Jews realize
that their Messiah will have arrived to fight for them, they will
acquire a boldness beyond description:
“On that day the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusa-
lem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and
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