E-watchman points out that the king of the north becomes a virtual squatter in the earthly realm of the land of decoration by dispatching the anointed remnant in death so that he has no rival. At this point in time, what is the position of the other sheep, which are also part of the one flock under the one shepherd, Christ Jesus? If they are on earth at this juncture and they will go on to inherit the earth, how does e-watchman explain that the king of the north becomes a virtual squatter of the land, having no more earthly rivals? So in the case of the other sheep, how does the king of the north proves to be successful?
The thing to keep in mind is that during the time of the end, when Christ Jesus moves to assert his kingship, something quite extraordinary is going to take place. What is that? The chosen ones who are destined to emerge from the refining and smelting furnace of Jehovah’s discipline during the time of the end will not be as they are now. When the holy ones are given the kingdom a fundamental and profound change will occur. What is that? They will become kings in the fullest sense. This is the phenomenon Paul wrote about in the 8th chapter of Romans regarding the "revealing of the sons of God."
Thus, in the context of the ongoing rivalry between the king of the north and the king of the south, Christ and the holy ones actually become a rival kingdom. And in the wake of the eventual subjugation of the king of the south, God’s kingdom will then present itself as an unanticipated impediment to the king of the north.
In terms of the great crowd, they will merely be subjects of Christ and the holy ones, whereas the real power will lie with Christ and his ruling body of chosen ones. And because the great crowd will be subservient to Christ’s brothers then, in their absence they will be as though subdued. Thus the king of the north is temporarily succesful in destroying his rival kingdom when he brings the holy ones to ruin, as Daniel says in regards to the king of fierce countenance.
The 27th chapter of Isaiah appears to speak of the situation, and which is the subject of the essay
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
The King of the North Fleeting Moment of Success
Concurrent with the world’s cup of iniquity being filled up, the obedience of the sons of the kingdom will have been fully carried out. (Psalm 26:2; Zechariah 13:9; Compare Genesis 15:16) It is then that the anointed sons of the kingdom are empowered to destroy the works of the wicked one. (Revelation 20:4) The seed of the serpent will be as flies for the swatting as they will be no match for the seed of the woman. (Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:18, 19) Then the earth will become a peaceful resting place for obedient mankind. (Isaiah 14:7; Matthew 5:5) We may see elements of the foregoing thoughts in 2 Corinthians 10:4-6. There the apostle Paul said:
“For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful by God for overturning strongly entrenched things. For we are overturning reasonings and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God; and we are bringing every thought into captivity to make it obedient to the Christ; and we are holding ourselves in readiness to inflict punishment for every disobedience, as soon as [OUR] own obedience has been fully carried out.”
The king of the north enjoys only a fleeting moment of success; because, as with all the beastly powers before him, his seat of power and authority came from the dragon, or Satan the Devil, the original serpent. (Revelation 12:9; 13:2) The holy ones approach Jehovah in heavenly Mount Zion after their sacrificial death and subsequent resurrection to be given power to rule as kings and priests with Christ. (Revelation 5:10; Obadiah 21) The legitimacy of their rulership is based on obedience to God. As a result of their loyalty, they become joint heirs with Christ. –Psalm 37:28; Romans 8:17.
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