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"COME BACK, O VIRGIN OF ISRAEL. COME BACK TO THESE
CITIES
OF
YOURS. HOW
LONG
WILL
YOU
TURN
THIS
WAY
AND THAT, O UNFAITHFUL
DAUGHTER?" (From Jer 31:21,22).
AN EXPLANATION FOR UNFAITHFUL ONES.
When one compares
the first part of the above scripture to the second part, it may prove
difficult to understand. We can see that the "virgin of Israel"
cannot also be the "unfaithful daughter", so there are two groups
of people being here addressed.
GROUP ONE:
The "virgin
of Israel" left these "cities" because of the sins of
those described as the "unfaithful daughter". These "cities"
that were being built up by faithful anointed sons of God (the "virgin of
Israel") were only intended to accommodate spiritually obedient people,
not unfaithful ones. It is for this reason that they cannot "come back to
these cities" while apostasy still exists in the spiritual "land"
of God. So they began not only to expose and denounce this apostate error
(culminating in this "Little Scroll"), but they also set up "road marks"
and placed "signposts" to correct unfaithful ones who are not yet
beyond spirit correction and redemption to guide them toward the "Way of Holiness". (Isaiah 35:8-10). Only in this way will the two groups be
able to return to "these cities of yours". "O virgin of Israel"
symbolizes the spiritually righteous condition of the 144,000 Spirit anointed
sons of God that "did not defile themselves with women" and that
are "the firstfruits of humanity for God and the Lamb." (Rev 14:1-5
NEB).
Jehovah spiritually enlightens
anointed members of the heavenly "woman" of God (the "virgin of Israel")
by using The Christ Michael
and holy angels to "press around" the spirits of anointed men
while on earth, not only to assist in their spirit creation, but also
for them to learn of the
unfaithfulness in the spiritual "land" requiring correction.
(31:22). These faithful anointed sons are then qualified to set "road
marks" and place "signposts" of spirit correction by which
those who were previously unfaithful may return to the "cities" of
the spiritual "Israel" of God. (See Landmarks 1-12 on Pages
14/8/89 and 15/8/89).
GROUP TWO:
"O unfaithful
daughter" is the
symbolic description Jehovah has chosen for those who were misled by the
apostasy of "that women Jezebel", who turned "this way and
that" to avoid fixing their hearts upon the "highway" back
to faithful obedience to Jehovah, but who then "repent of her deeds"
and are redeemed by Him. (See Rev 2:20-23 &
Isaiah 35:10).
Our God is calling upon these
unfaithful ones to come back, to "fix your heart upon the highway,
the way that you will have to go" to attain to a spiritually
sanctified condition. (31:21). Anointed sons of the heavenly "woman" of
God will then be permitted to return to these "cities" to
spiritually rebuild and restore the spirits of the inhabitants. (Isaiah 61:3,4. Rev 21:1 4).
So what are you waiting for? Why let
stubbornness
and pride stumble you from everlasting life?
27/8/89.
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