End Times Is 10:16-34 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
In this lesson on the end times we will study three major topics:
- The Consumption of the Forest
- The Return of the Remnant
- The Destruction of the Assyrian
The Consumption of the Forest – v.16-19
Trees are a metaphor for men and so the consumption of the trees in the forest is a metaphor for the destruction of a vast amount of men and women, those who are opposed to the Lord. We see men as tress in Mk 8:24. We see that the light of Israel is Jesus in Lk 2:32. We see that in his glory he is a consuming fire in Heb 12:29. At his coming he burns the forest Ezek 20:46-49. All those who know not God and obey not the gospel are burned 2 Thes 1:7-9. Their souls and their bodies are burned Matt 10:28. They are literally baptized in fire Matt 3:10. There are so few left that a child could write the number.
The Return of the Remnant – v.20-23
The Lord promised that he would eventually save Israel. However, he also made it clear that, of the entire nation, only a remnant would remain [Is 1:9, Rom 9:27]. The consumption decreed [Deut 28:22; Lev 26:16] overflows in righteousness [Is 1:25-27] by the time the Lord is finished dealing with that nation.
The Destruction of the Assyrian – v.24-34
In this passage we see several things concerning the end of the antichrist. We see:
- The timing of his death – v.25 – Jn 16:16-19 – the end of the tribulation
- The reason for his death – v.24 – Rev 18:13, 6:15 – genocide and slavery (after the manner of Egypt)
- The method of his death – v.26 – Jud 7:25 – decapitation
- The result of his death – v.27 – Jer 28:1-2, 11-14 – his burden and yoke lifted
- The place of his death – v.28-32 – this is the approach to Jerusalem from the north and he dies right outside the city
- The picture of his death – v.33-34 – Ezek 31 – he dies like a tree that is cut down