WATCHMEN of JERUSALEM

 

Isaiah 62:6

King James Version

6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, 

O Jerusalem, 

which shall never hold their peace day nor night: 

ye that make mention of the Lord, 

keep not silence,

What are "watchmen"?

What does the Bible say?

Let's check these Bible versions:

Isaiah 62:6

Amplified Bible

On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets),

Who will never keep silent day or night;

You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves,

Isaiah 62:6

Common English Bible

6 Upon your walls, Jerusalem,

    I have appointed sentinels.

Continually, all day and all night,

    they won’t keep silent.

You who call on the Lord, don’t rest,

Isaiah 62:6

Easy-to-Read Version

6 Jerusalem, I put guards on your walls.

    They will not be silent.

    They will keep praying day and night.

Guards, keep praying to the Lord.

    Remind him of his promise.

    Don’t ever stop praying.

Isaiah 62:6

Good News Translation

6 On your walls, Jerusalem, I have placed sentries;

They must never be silent day or night.

They must remind the Lord of his promises

And never let him forget them.

Isaiah 62:6-7

Living Bible

6-7 O Jerusalem, I have set intercessors[a] on your walls who shall cry to God all day and all night for the fulfillment of his promises. Take no rest, all you who pray, and give God no rest until he establishes Jerusalem and makes her respected and admired throughout the earth.

Isaiah 62:6

New Life Version

6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have put men to keep watch. All day and all night they will never be quiet. You who help the Lord remember, do not rest.

Yeshayah 62:6

Orthodox Jewish Bible

6 I have set shomrim upon thy chomot, O Yerushalayim, which shall never hold their peace yom nor lailah; ye that remind Hashem, keep not silence,

Isaiah 62:6

Wycliffe Bible

6 Jerusalem, I have ordained keepers on thy walls, all day and all night without end they shall not be still. Ye that think on the Lord, be not still, (Jerusalem, I have ordained guards upon thy walls, and they shall not keep silent day or night, but shall always be ready to sound the alarm. Ye who think upon the Lord, be not silent,)

In SUMMARY, "watchmen" are:

prophets

sentinels

guards

sentries

intercessors

men to keep watch

shomrim

keepers

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God's INVISIBLE army

 

2 Kings 6:17

King James Version

17 And Elisha prayed, and said, 

Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. 

And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; 

and he saw: and, behold, 

the mountain was full of horses 

and chariots of fire 

round about Elisha.

Woke up this morning to the words, "God's INVISIBLE army".

I knew SPIRIT wanted me to search for verses attesting to that.

So we may know the POWER and GLORY of the GREAT GOD.

Here's one instance regarding the faith of the prophet Elisha, and how GOD fought for Israel:

2 Kings 6:8-23

King James Version

8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, 

and took counsel with his servants, 

saying, 

In such and such a place shall be my camp.

9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, 

saying, 

Beware that thou pass not such a place; 

for thither the Syrians are come down.

10 And the king of Israel sent to the place 

which the man of God told him and warned him of, 

and saved himself there, 

not once nor twice.

11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria 

was sore troubled for this thing; 

and he called his servants, 

and said unto them, 

Will ye not shew me which of us 

is for the king of Israel?

12 And one of his servants said, 

None, my lord, O king: 

but Elisha, 

the prophet that is in Israel, 

telleth the king of Israel the words 

that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

13 And he said, 

Go and spy where he is, 

that I may send and fetch him. 

And it was told him, 

saying, 

Behold, he is in Dothan.

14 Therefore sent he thither horses, 

and chariots, and a great host: 

and they came by night, 

and compassed the city about.

15 And when the servant of the man of God 

was risen early, and gone forth, 

behold, 

an host compassed the city 

both with horses and chariots. 

And his servant said unto him, 

Alas, my master! 

how shall we do?

16 And he answered, 

Fear not: 

for they that be with us 

are more than they that be with them.

17 And Elisha prayed, 

and said, 

Lord, I pray thee, 

open his eyes, 

that he may see. 

And the Lord opened the eyes 

of the young man; 

and he saw: 

and, behold, 

the mountain was full of horses 

and chariots of fire 

round about Elisha.

18 And when they came down to him, 

Elisha prayed unto the Lord, 

and said, 

Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. 

And he smote them with blindness 

according to the word of Elisha.

19 And Elisha said unto them, 

This is not the way, 

neither is this the city: 

follow me, 

and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. 

But he led them to Samaria.

20 And it came to pass, 

when they were come into Samaria, 

that Elisha said, 

Lord, open the eyes of these men, 

that they may see. 

And the Lord opened their eyes, 

and they saw; 

and, behold, 

they were in the midst of Samaria.

21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, 

when he saw them, 

My father, shall I smite them? 

shall I smite them?

22 And he answered, 

Thou shalt not smite them: 

wouldest thou smite those whom thou 

hast taken captive with thy sword 

and with thy bow? 

set bread and water before them, 

that they may eat and drink, 

and go to their master.

23 And he prepared great provision for them: 

and when they had eaten and drunk, 

he sent them away, 

and they went to their master. 

So the bands of Syria came no more 

into the land of Israel.

Take particular note of Elisha's reassurance towards his frightened servant:

2 Kings 6:16

King James Version

16 And he answered, 

Fear not: 

for they that be with us 

are more than they that be with them.

Apostle John's words to believers in JESUS echoes that very same reassurance:

1 John 4:4

King James Version

4 Ye are of God, 

little children, 

and have overcome them: 

because greater is he that is in you, 

than he that is in the world.

There really is an unseen army from GOD, who protects all who love Him, and those whom He chooses to protect.

Exodus 14:14

King James Version

14 The Lord shall fight for you, 

and ye shall hold your peace.

More on GOD's VAST army here:

JESUS

On PROPHETS

On ANGELS

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TRANSITIONING to what?

 

1 Corinthians 6:19

King James Version

19 What? 

know ye not that your body 

is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, 

which ye have of God, 

;and ye are not your own?

Are we transitioning our little angels, to little devils?

Are you aware the gender issues being touted all over the world right now?

There is a real battle, being waged on many fronts.

We could so easily be swamped, save for the GRACE of GOD.

If you are a believer, you cannot be swamped.

You have GOD's WORD to back you up.

You stand by the ROCK that is CHRIST.

1 Corinthians 10:4

King James Version

4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: 

for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: 

and that Rock was Christ.

JESUS revealed the enemy before:

John 8:44-45

King James Version

44 Ye are of your father the devil, 

and the lusts of your father ye will do. 

He was a murderer from the beginning, 

and abode not in the truth, 

because there is no truth in him. 

When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: 

for he is a liar, and the father of it.

45 And because I tell you the truth, 

ye believe me not.

The world is in very dangerous territory, challenging the laws, and authority of CHRIST.

It's time society's attention be called to Scripture.

It wasn't by accident I had a dream many decades ago, of how young girls are to be corrupted.

And it is a woman, who will make sure of that.

The battle is real, I assure you.

Are you a parent, or a relative, confused by what your child, or ward, is going through, gender-wise?

Are you a school, establishment, institution, or society allowing, promoting, or tolerating gender ideology?

Are you aware of the hidden dangers challenging how GOD created man, and woman, in the first place?

Genesis 1:26-27

King James Version

26 And God said, 

Let us make man in our image, 

after our likeness: 

and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, 

and over the fowl of the air, 

and over the cattle, 

and over all the earth, 

and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his own image, 

in the image of God created he him; 

male and female created he them.

Genesis 2:7

King James Version

7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, 

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; 

and man became a living soul.

Genesis 2:21-23

King James Version

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, 

and he slept: 

and he took one of his ribs, 

and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

22 And the rib, 

which the Lord God had taken from man, 

made he a woman, 

and brought her unto the man.

23 And Adam said, 

This is now bone of my bones, 

and flesh of my flesh: 

she shall be called Woman, 

because she was taken out of Man.

Genesis 5:2

King James Version

2 Male and female created he them; 

and blessed them, 

and called their name Adam, 

in the day when they were created.

Of course, if you're not born again, you will challenge this.

If you don't believe in JESUS, you will not believe the dangers of what's going on in the world.

If you have no love for GOD, you will remain defiant.

Wherein as early as kindergarten, kids are indoctrinated to think they alone determine their genders.

Do you really expect a four to five-year-old kid to think about such things in the first place?

Who has endangered the minds of these kids?

Who is at the helm of destruction of these kids, knowing they will be the future generation?

There is a lady, Abigail Shrier, who cries for the rights of young women, not to be subjected to gender confusion, or ideology.

She wrote the book, "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters".

You can read a sample chapter there.

You can also watch Shrier's nearly-hour-long compassionate, and fair video:

There is a real war destroying the basic integrity of families.

There is a real war making kids confused.

There is a real war destroying kids.

There is a real way dividing people, according to race, gender, and affiliation.

It's up to parents, teachers, siblings, and institutions to wake up now, before GOD puts His wrath upon us, for destroying His beloved little children.

We, adults, are always responsible for the young, the helpless, and the infirm.

JESUS gave the warning a long time ago:

Matthew 18:6-7

King James Version

6 But whoso shall offend 

one of these little ones which believe in me, 

it were better for him 

that a millstone were hanged about his neck,

and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

7 Woe unto the world because of offences! 

for it must needs be that offences come; 

but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

JESUS did not go through the CROSS, to suffer, to be humiliated, to be crucified, to die, be buried, and be resurrected for nothing.

He bought us with the price of His blood.

We are to honor our bodies, and protect the innocent children's bodies, keeping corruption away from them.

1 Corinthians 6:20

King James Version

20 For ye are bought with a price: 

therefore glorify God in your body, 

and in your spirit, 

which are God's.

But how could we do that, unless we're born again?

Only a born again would be taught by the SPIRIT of GOD.

Only a born again would uphold the LAWS of GOD.

It's really a war against SPIRIT now.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17

King James Version

16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, 

and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

17 If any man defile the temple of God, 

him shall God destroy; 

for the temple of God is holy, 

which temple ye are.

Curious question:

Which side are you on?

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