Very Interesting....continues

We are on the third Harbinger (the third seal), "The Fallen Bricks". Isaiah 9:10 says, "They said, "We will replace the broken bricks of our ruins with finished stone, and replant the felled sycamore-fig trees with cedars." This was Israel's first response when the Assyrians attacked them. It was a spirit of pride, defiance, and arrogance. They were attacked to turn them back to God but what were they doing, not returning to God they were not heeding the warning. They were not going to be humbled they were going to be stronger than ever and rise to greater heights than before....with God's help, NO they didn't turn to God they were going to do this ON THEIR OWN. The nation of ancient Israel was sealing their judgement by not turning to God, they were too proud. So what in the world does this have to do with America????? One of the most visible signs of the attack on 9/11 is the ruins, the fallen bricks, stones, rubble, where there once stood a building. 'The Bricks Have Fallen' at Ground Zero. Israel's wall lay in a heap, the bricks had fallen. The World Trade Center was a symbol of America's ecomomic power. But it came crashing down to the earth in just a moment of time. For a while it looked like America was heeding the voice of God. People sang "God Bless America", churches were full, people gathered for prayer, etc. But it was short-lived. There was no real heart change. But America did respond to 9/11 but how??? The same way as ancient Israel did. Which brings us to the fourth Harbinger: The Tower. Ancient Israel said not only would they rebuild but they would rebuild with hewn stone. The bricks that fell were not strong but they were going to build with hewn stone, which is much stronger than the bricks they built with to begin with. It was all about defiance. So they didn't bow before Heaven. So what did America say after 9/11, well from the mayor of New York City in the wake of the attack: 'We will rebuild....'; from the state's senior senator: 'We will rebuild....'; from the state's governor: 'We will rebuild. And we will move forward.' From the state's junior senator: 'We will rebuild.....'; from the city's mayor at the time of the rebuilding; 'We will rebuild, renew, and remain the capital of the free world.'; from the president of the United States: 'We will rebuild New York City.' Basically the same words as ancient Israel spoke. A sign appeared at Ground Zero with these words, "A new icon will soon rise above the Lower Manhattan skyline....the Freedom Tower." It was a tower of defiance. Before the rebuilding began an American senator said "I believe one of the first things we should commit to - with federal help that underscores our nation's purpose is to rebuild the towers of the World Trade Center and show the world we are not afraid- WE ARE DEFIANT." So the rebuilding of Ground Zero was going to be America's statement of defiance on those who attacked us. Commentaries (on the Bible) say this about ancient Israel's defiance and boasting: "They rise upon the ruins of their broken homes....boasting that they will show the enemy, whether God or man, that they can 'take it'." And from the words of the mayor of New York in response to 9/11; "We will rebuild. We're going to come out of the stronger than before, politically stronger, economically stronger." So the Tower is a symbol of reconstruction....is there somewhere in Isaiah that speaks of a tower? The Septuagint version (Greek version of Hebrew Scriptures) of Isaiah 9:10 says this; "The bricks are fallen down....but come....let us build for ourselves a TOWER." One more Harbinger before I stop for the day. The fifth Harbinger: The Gazit Stone. So they have decided to rebuild the World Trade Center with a bigger and stronger TOWER but remember in Isaiah they were going to rebuild ancient Israel not with bricks but with hewn stone. The Hebrew word for stone is gazit, so a Gazit Stone. It was a cut stone and guess what. After 9/11 a stone was cut out of the mountians and brought back...to guess where....Ground Zero. It was a Gazit Stone. A twenty-ton massive rectangular block of quarried stone. The stone that was to mark the rebuilding. It was called the Freedom Stone. So America didn't become humbled and repentant it became defiant. Just as ancient Israel used quarried stone so too America used quarried stone as an act of defiance. Here are the words from the governor of New York, "Today, we, the heirs of that revolutionary spirit of defiance, lay this cornerstone...." The rebuilding of Ground Zero was met with many obstacles and trouble, just as ancient Israel as they tried to rebuild. Eventually the stone is removed but do you see it almost looks like a reenactment of the history of ancient Israel. God was trying to get their attention, just as He is trying to get America's attention. *Portions of this blog come from the book, "The Harbinger...." by Johnathan Cahn