As Micah wrote of “the
last days” which refers to the
millenial age, he included prophecies concerning “many
nations” coming to “the mountain of the LORD, and to the
house of the God of Jacob”. There the LORD “will teach”
the people of those nations “his ways”, and they will
“walk in his paths”. “The word of the LORD”
will come from Jerusalem and “the law” will “go forth
of Zion”. In chapter four and verse three, Micah the prophet
shares how the nations will “beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruninghooks” where we read:
And he shall judge
among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall
beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into
pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
The
verse begins, “And he shall judge among many people, and
rebuke strong nations afar off; As
the LORD sits in the place of ruling authority in “the
last days”, Micah wrote, “And
he shall judge” or “govern,
vindicate and decide controversy” “among many people”
which refers to “much, numerous and a great number of nations”.
He will also, “rebuke”
or “to prove, decide, judge, reprove, correct, and be right
over” “strong nations” which refers to “mighty vast
and numerous people” “afar off” or “remote, far,
distant, distant lands, and distant ones”. In other words, the LORD
will have rule over the entire earth, and people from nations near
and far will be judged and rebuked by Him.
The
verse continues, “and they shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks:” The
result of the LORD's rule will be, “and they”
speaking of these nations near and far, “shall beat”
or “crush by beating, crush to pieces, and crush fine”
“their swords” which refers to actual “swords or knives”
“into plowshares” which are “hoes, mattoxes or other
digging instruments”. Micah said they will also beat “their
spears” or “javelins or spearheads” “into
pruninghooks” which were “pruning knives” such as knives
for pruning plants.
Finally
the verse says, “nation shall not lift up a sword against
nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” In
addition to beating “their swords into plowshares, and
their spears into pruninghooks:”,
Micah wrote, “nation shall not lift up”
which means “bear up, carry, or take” “a sword”
or “knife or actual swords” “against nation” or
“groups of people”. In addition Micah declared, “neither
shall they learn” which means “teach in, exercise or be
trained in” “war any more” which refers to “battle”.
Can we even begin to imagine such a wonderful time as this?
As we take time to meditate
upon Micah's words, we can use our imaginations to picture a time
when men from nations near and far will no longer take up arms
against one another. These “last days” written of by Micah
will be a time when the LORD Jesus reigns and rules upon the earth,
and there will be no injustice, warring, and great controversy
allowed. The “peace on Earth” will be so abundant that weapons of
warfare will be turned into agricultural tools, and there will be no
need for military training or academies. It seems almost too good to
be true, but the prophet Micah declared the words of the LORD
concerning this time, and this period of peace indeed shall be. In
light of this prophesy, perhaps we should offer up this prayer, “May
the LORD Jesus return to the Earth very soon that we may live in
peace upon the Earth in reality, and not simply declare it as an
ideal”. “Even so come quickly LORD Jesus”. Amen.
Next
time Micah shares how “none
shall be afraid”,
so read ahead, and
we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
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