Many of us have heard the phrase, “the lion shall lay down with the lamb”, however this phrase is nowhere to be found in the Bible.  Nevertheless the “concept” most certainly does. Lets look at it together.

Isa 11-12

The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring(Isa 9:1-7)

11 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
6 “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
10 “And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious.”
11 It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea.
12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. 13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim. 14 But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them. 15 The Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River, And strike it in the seven streams, And make men cross over dryshod. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.
A Hymn of Praise
12 And in that day you will say:
“O Lord, I will praise You;Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid;’For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’”
3 Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation.
4 And in that day you will say:
“Praise the Lord, call upon His name;Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted. 5 Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. 6 Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”

The context is referring to the “Millennial” reign of Jesus Christ. At present we live in a world that is surrounded with death and suffering, terror attacks, earthquakes, tsunamis, poverty, famine, and much worse things. With all these things in view, how do we get a positive perspective? Well, if you are following Jesse’s Offspring(Jesus Christ) then you are on a “narrow” path to Heaven. We must fix our eyes on Him. He alone can guide us through the trials of this world. He has already told us the ending and His followers will be the only ones who enter this Millennial reign and for that matter the “New heaven and New earth”
the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ‘ after that. So together lets fix our eyes on Jesus the “Prize” of Heaven. May The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

Luke 21:28
28 Now when these things BEGIN to happen, LOOK UP AND LIFT UP YOUR HEADS, BECAUSE your redemption draws near.”

Welcome our beloved friends and hearers. LTWM is committed to protecting Christ’s sheep.
There are many with in the Church of Christ that are afraid to criticize and challenge the faith of a “professing” believer. Not all who profess Christ, received Christ. So this page is dedicated to exposing the “unfruitful deeds of darkness” of those who “claim” to be apart of Christ’s Church. So we ask you to leave your preconceived “ideas” about the Holy Spirit and the Holy Scriptures, because we are in a war with the devil and his minions. We are taking every thought captive to the Word of God.(2 Cor. 10:5) Our goal is “constructive” criticism and our prayer is to see any individual involved in this movement to come to “repentance” and receive the forgiveness that Christ offers. So we are reminded and want to remind you what the “apostle” Paul wrote to the Ephesian Church…. Eph 5:8-14

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is “acceptable” to the Lord. 11 And have NO fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather EXPOSE them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest BY THE LIGHT, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore He says:

“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”

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Phil 1:9-11

9 And this is my prayer: that YOUR LOVE may abound more and more in KNOWLEDGE and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to DISCERN what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ — TO THE GLORY AND PRAISE OF GOD.

Their religion was all a pious farce!

(J. R. Miller, “Devotional Hours with the Bible”)

“Go to Bethel and sin! Go to Gilgal and sin yet more! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three years. Burn leavened bread as a thank offering and brag about your freewill offerings–boast about them, you Israelites, for this is what you love to do!” declares the Sovereign LORD. Amos 4:5-6

“Go to Bethel and sin!” cried the prophet. Bethel was their place of worship–but every time they came there, they sinned because their worship was sin. Instead of bowing before the true God and adoring Him, they bowed before idols and gave them the honor which belonged to God alone. The more devout they were, therefore, the more they dishonored the Lord. Their great zeal, as shown in their sacrifices and tithes and free-will offerings, only multiplied their sin and heaped up sorer judgment against them!

Their religion was all a pious farce, and the more there was of it–the more of an abomination it was unto God. God cannot be pleased with mere forms of worship and with ceremonials. The more we multiply these, the more do we grieve Him–if our heart is not in them.

We may say that we have no idols now in our churches; but are we sure of this? Do we truly worship God in our church services? When we sing the hymns–are our hearts fixed upon God? When we pray–are we really talking to God? When we confess sins–is the confession sincere? When we sit in God’s house–are we truly in God’s presence, breathing out our heart’s love and worship to Him? If not, what or whom are we adoring, praising, worshiping? Empty religious forms–must have some idol at the heart of them!

The prophet told them very plainly what was in their hearts. “This is what you love to do!” You love this! You love to make a great display in your religion. This display of piety–is just to your taste. You like to cover up your sins–with forms of worship, appearing as saints before the world, though in secret cherishing and practicing all manner of wickedness!

This is God’s own picture of these ancient ‘worshipers’. We need to look honestly at it–to see if it is OUR picture. God looks at the heart! No external appearances are of any value–unless they are genuine expressions of what is in the heart! Pirate ships carry reputable flags–to cover their dishonorable character. Religious hypocrisy often puts at its masthead, the colors of devout saintliness. But God cannot be deceived.

Heb 12:1-2

12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the “Author” and “Finisher” of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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