0648. Jehovah-Shammah

Jehovah-Shammah

"It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be (Jehovah-Shammah) The Lord is there" (Eze_48:35).

Ezekiel has given a picture of the rebuilding of the Temple, and of the glory of restored Jerusalem. All of this prophecy awaits our Lord’s return. The very last word of his Book records the most blessed of all the facts concerning the thousand years which follow–The Lord is there.

The Word of God plainly emphasizes the fact that Jesus Christ is to dwell in the midst of His people.

Read Zep_3:14-17. "Sing, O daughter of Zion; Shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. * * The King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee. * * The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love; He will joy over you with singing."

Jesus Christ came once, and bore the crown of thorns, He will come again and bear the crown of glory; once He was despised and rejected of men, He will yet be admired in all who believe. Jesus Christ was crucified the King of the Jews; when He comes again, He will be King of kings and Lord of lords.

Jehovah-Shammah is the title of Christ which anticipates His return.

"Jesus shall reign where’er the sun

Does its successive journeys run;

His Kingdom stretch from shore to shore,

Till moons shall wax, and wane no more."

When Jehovah-Shammah is realized, then satan will be bound; the earth will be released from its curse; longevity will be restored to man, Israel will be placed back in their own land; and, the world will laugh out with joy and gladness.

When Jehovah-Shammah is realized, Christ will sit upon the throne of His glory, and with Him will sit the twelve disciples judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

When Jehovah-Shammah is realized, the Church having been raptured, and having returned with their Lord, shall reign with Christ a thousand years.

When Absalom, who had raised an insurrection against David, was dead in battle; then the people said: "Why say ye not a word about the bringing back of the king?" Satan has held the world in insurrection against God; soon his power will be broken, and he himself will be cast into the pit of the abyss; so, why may we not say a word about the bringing back of the King?

Then when the King comes back, Jehovah-Shammah will be the name our Lord shall bear.

Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR