[Ed. Note: This commentary
is not to be confused with the teaching by the
same name published in the first volume of Prepare Ye the
Way almost 3 years earlier.
There is no relationship between the two
articles.]
The following two
prophecies were received at a time when the Lord
was unfolding further phases of His purposes,
both spiritually and on the world scene. The
first one is a call for the Lord's people to
awaken to His spiritual workings before having
to be jarred by world events. Following this
prophecy is an article which more fully explains
the significance of that which the Lord is
now doing. Although it was mimeographed as a
separate pamphlet and sent to those on the
mailing list, it is included here for the
benefit of those who have not read it
before.
The final
prophecy was received on June 7, 1967, while the
Jews and Arabs were still fighting, with no
assurance that it was going to cease. Yet the
Lord spoke that there would be a seeming settlement.
Later a cease fire was declared and the fighting
stopped. The Lord is warning by this flare-up that
the time is short. The Middle East will yet see
conditions of total war with all nations being drawn
into the battle in one way or another. The gathering
of all nations to Jerusalem to battle is
already being fulfilled in one respect by the debate
in the United Nations. No doubt the "word" battle
will continue for some time with no real
solution of the problems involved. Russia will
continue her tactics of intrigue and
infiltration for she has high stakes in that area.
The United States will continue to vacillate until
forced to take a stand when Russian military
moves in the Middle East take on dangerous
proportions.
One wonders what it is going to take to wake
the people of this nation up. We can be
thankful that the Lord is giving sufficient warning
that those who are "dull of hearing" maybe stirred
to an awareness of the times in which we live. To
those of us who are in tune with His Spirit and the
"still small voice" it is a time as never before to
get ready for the mighty revival that is to shake
the world BEFORE the final shaking by titanic world
events and total
conflict.