Could the Psalm 83 War Climax at Bozrah?
5 “For My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it shall come down on Edom,
6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood. For the Lord has a SACRIFICE IN BOZRAH, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. (Isaiah 34 NKJV)2 For behold, Your enemies make a [tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, and consulted together against Your sheltered ones. 4 They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more. (Psalm 83 NKJV).
The Psalm 83 War
The war described in Psalm 83 depicts a war between Israel and the immediately surrounding nations. This is very well covered in the Bill Salus book ISRALESTINE (the Ancient Blueprints of the Future Middle East). This war could be expected to come before the Ezekiel 38 and 39 War, but may come after the destruction of Damascus prophesied in Isaiah 17. It is interesting that one of the news items on Australian TV tonight was that the Syrian conflict is drawing close to northern Israel. If the Syrian force are successful, they (with support from Hezbollah and Iran) may look towards an attack on Israel).
In this letter I would like to focus on one issue, the Lord’s sacrifice in Bozrah, and Isaiah 34 appears to highlight the key location of Bozrah, the old capital of Edom - pretty much in ruins today, but not destroyed as prophesied in Isaiah 34. Together with Isaiah 63: Who is this Who Comes from Edom?, this climax battle at Bozrah may be the vengeance of God, and a great victory for Israel. Even churches who teach replacement theology could be judged heavily through such great a victory.
The Rapture of the Philadelphian (overcoming/remnant) Church remains imminent. The timing of the Israel wars pertain mainly to Israel timelines. I have copied most of Isaiah 34 (NKJV) below with only brief comments.
Isaiah 34 - Judgment on the Nations
(Many nations may not be directly involved in this sacrifice/war, but would support those countries against Israel – as they do in international fora today!)
34 Come near, you nations, to hear; And heed, you people! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, The world and all things that come forth from it.
2 For the indignation of the Lord is against all nations, and His fury against all their armies; He has utterly destroyed them, He has given them over to the slaughter.
And the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4 All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll; and all their host shall fall down.
5 “For My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it shall come down on Edom, and on the people of My curse, for judgment. 6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood.
The Sacrifice in Bozrah - and following is a year of RECOMPENSE for the cause of ZION/Israel.
For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust saturated with fatness.”8 For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
Aftermath of Judgment – an Uninhabited Widerness – Inhabited by Wild Animals
9 Its streams shall be turned into pitch, and its dust into brimstone; Its land shall become burning pitch. 10 It shall not be quenched night or day; Its smoke shall ascend forever.
>From generation to generation it shall lie waste; No one shall pass through it forever and ever.11 But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it, also the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch out over it the line of confusion and the stones of emptiness.
It shall be a habitation of jackals, a courtyard for ostriches.And just in case it all seems unlikely, the Word of God prophesies this:
16 “Search from the book of the Lord, and read: Not one of these shall fail;
Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.Apologies for this somewhat complex letter, but perhaps Isaiah 34 (covered in part in the Bill Salus book), holds key Truths. With the Jewish Nation-State Bill just enacted, the move towards the Psalm 83 War may gather pace,
Denis Maranatha!!