The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains . . . | ||
| Isaiah 2:1-2 (a) | ||
| This prophecy concerns the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. Must it be rebuilt before we’re raptured? No. But it must be rebuilt before Jesus comes back to rule and reign in Jerusalem. At that time, there will be peace at last. Swords will be beaten into plows. Spears will be shaped into pruning hooks. Annapolis, West Point, and the Pentagon will be shut down. How we look forward to that! In verse 2, we see the location of the Temple. It is in the mountains. As the temple of God, we, too, must be in the mountains. We must be built on Mount Sinai, where the Word of God was given. We must commit ourselves to the proclamation and meditation of the Scriptures. We must also be built on Mount Pisgah, where Moses stood before he died and saw the Promised Land, for we, too, must see things not from a worldview, but from a Heavenly perspective. We must also be built on Mount Carmel, where Elijah called down fire from Heaven, for the Church is the place where the fire of the Holy Spirit can burn brightest. We must also be built on Mount Hermon, the Mount of Transfiguration, for we must be those who are transformed and those who see each other in that way. Finally, we must be built on the Mount of Olives, where Jesus prayed, for the House of God is to be a house of prayer (Matthew 21:13). Why would we want to pray with intensity, seek the Holy Spirit with fervency, hear the Word of God as Moses did, become visionaries like Isaiah? Because of another mount - Mount Calvary. I want to be a man of the mountain - a man of prayer, a man who can look at people supernaturally, a man of vision, a man of the Spirit - because of the incredible price Jesus paid for me. Pastor Jon Courson | ||
