Isaiah 42:14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
Continuing on the theme of God's withdrawing Himself to some extent during the Tribulation in particular is reminiscent of the horrors of the Babylonian captivity in Lamentations. Actually in Job it states Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. ( Job 13:15); and Lamentations states in chapter 3; verses 17-23
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
18And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
19Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
20My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
21This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
22It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
There are further statements after these verses indicsting patiently waiting for the Lord. We know as believers we will never suffer separation from God as Jesus did in taking on the sins of others so He is always there whether or not our physical bodies perish.
What no doubt also made Jeremiah a prototype of the situation today is that as scriptures state nothing is done without the Prophets ( Amos 3:7); and there was extensive attempts to reach His people about the coming Babylonian invasion that came due to their own sins that had come up in God's face. They couldn't accept their culpability and guilt so they also couldn't heed the warning. Foolishly they thought it wouldn't occur; then tried deception and rebellion rather than surrendering as God warned them to do. Much can be learned today of these issues; but my point here is that God has a purpose; even a rest for the land itself in allowing the captivity; and of course that is true for AD 70 and the Tribulation.
Continuing on the theme of God's withdrawing Himself to some extent during the Tribulation in particular is reminiscent of the horrors of the Babylonian captivity in Lamentations. Actually in Job it states Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. ( Job 13:15); and Lamentations states in chapter 3; verses 17-23
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
18And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
19Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
20My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
21This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
22It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
There are further statements after these verses indicsting patiently waiting for the Lord. We know as believers we will never suffer separation from God as Jesus did in taking on the sins of others so He is always there whether or not our physical bodies perish.
What no doubt also made Jeremiah a prototype of the situation today is that as scriptures state nothing is done without the Prophets ( Amos 3:7); and there was extensive attempts to reach His people about the coming Babylonian invasion that came due to their own sins that had come up in God's face. They couldn't accept their culpability and guilt so they also couldn't heed the warning. Foolishly they thought it wouldn't occur; then tried deception and rebellion rather than surrendering as God warned them to do. Much can be learned today of these issues; but my point here is that God has a purpose; even a rest for the land itself in allowing the captivity; and of course that is true for AD 70 and the Tribulation.
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