Shalom, mishpachah.
Okay, the last entry like this was focusing on the definition of "justification." Now, let's take the definition of "salvation":
The word "salvation" is often misapplied for the "justification by God" that we just covered. This is not a horrific blunder, but it DOES present a problem when it comes to prophecy.
"Salvation," a translation of the Hebrew word "yeshuw`ah," just means "something saved" or "deliverance." Another English word that fits the definition better is "rescue" as a noun, like "The life guard jumped into the water to perform the rescue of the drowning man." This is the Hebrew word from which our Lord's given name, Yeshua`, was derived. In the Tanakh (the OT), Yeshua` is transliterated into the KJV English as "Jeshua," since the "J" in 1611 English used to be pronounced as a "Y."
An early use of the word is found in Exodus:
Exodus 14:13-16
13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
KJV
You can see here that the deliverance of Isra'el from the Pharaoh of Egypt and his army is such a rescue.
In prophecy, this word is similarly used. It is a word that often refers to the Messiah Yeshua`s rescue of national Isra'el as they come under some future attack by their Islamic neighbors.
So, when one is reading along in OT prophecies and sees this word, one should not go off half-cocked thinking that this word is being used about God's justification of an individual (although it may if the context warrants it) but is more than likely talking about God's RESCUE of Isra'el through His Emissary, His Respresentative, His Anointed-One, His Mashiach, His Messiah, His Christ, Yeshua` (Jesus) when He returns.
Have a great day!
In the Messiah's love,
Retrobyter
How are you doing, buddy? I have noticed you haven't posted anything in a while. I hope everything is going well with you. I miss reading your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteYeah, sorry about that.
DeleteBeen spending too much time on some Christian forums (Christian Eschatology Forum and Worthy Christian Forums/Eschatology) and not enough time here. In fact, I need to write more on the books I want to complete. Forums are a bit addictive. Of course, it's very hard to get anywhere there because people are basically set in their ways and want to argue rather than discuss. Nobody wants to be wrong because, then, they ... gasp! ... might have to CHANGE their opinions! I'll try to get back to the daily posting and keep this more current.
Something I'd like to bounce off of you: How would you like a fiction book based on the Millennium (instead of always about the Tribulation)? It's one of the books "in the works" I want to finish.
In the Messiah's love,
Retrobyter
Would love it!
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