‘Jacob’- An End Times Servant (Part 1)

As Isaiah wrote from his current-day perspective of coming captivity of the nation of Judah at the hands of the Babylonians, among other things, he also provided an unmistakable end-times vision for the house of Israel that is applicable for our current last days time period. A significant amount of scripture in the book of Isaiah, including parts of Chapters 41 through 53, is dedicated to discussing God’s chosen end-times servant, ‘Jacob,’ who comes from the “waters of Judah.” God reassures ‘Jacob’ not to fear in a war that is waged against him by a powerful enemy- the last days anti-Christ Chaldeans- who serve the kingdom adversary’s false gods and idols, and engage in numerous occult rituals, sorceries, and wicked acts. They target the saints with wicked acts.

For reference, these minions are part of the enemy who is also referred to as the “daughter of Babylon,” the queen of kingdoms (Is. 47:5). This anti-Christ Chaldean criminal mob is allowed by God to wage a silent, behind-the-scenes, spiritual war against the house of Israel (apparently worldwide), especially in the last days. According to scripture in Isaiah this is clearly a different kind of war and one that cannot be well-understood or foreseen by people in the last days.

In the big picture, God’s people in the house of Israel including ‘Jacob’ are oppressed by these enemies and taken captive in this war. They are also plundered and looted (Is. 42:22). Through this the worldwide house of Israel is spiritually tested and refined. At least part of this remnant suffers from “hard bondage” at the time when God raises up the Chaldean enemy.

There ultimately turns out to be good news for ‘Jacob’ and the house of Israel remnant in this last days war. ‘Jacob’ manages to lead an end-times army of sorts who fight back in this silent, unconventional-type war.

(I’ll let you, the reader, ponder how a silent, unconventional yet large-scale war might take place in the current day; as a clue, recall in a previous passage how I mentioned that the current day Chaldeans engage in illegal, high tech surveillance activities.)

The world will witness the victory of end times ‘Jacob’ and the house of Israel

‘Jacob’ himself and a “small flock” remnant of the house of Israel will achieve a huge public victory over their dark, secret enemies- a victory that the whole world will see and rejoice in as shocking truth is revealed. Given the war will have been secret until the end this will be a sudden, “unforeseen” catastrophe and disaster that will ultimately come upon the house of ‘Jacob’s enemy (Is. 47:11).

At this time, likely “all things” including Israel’s holy “small flock” remnant will be revealed worldwide. They will eventually be exiled, regathered and re-established in their restored, rebuilt land (Is. 44:26) for the beginning of their heavenly Millennial Kingdom. Israel will rejoice and acknowledge their one true God of old, whereas they had largely failed to do so prior to this last days event. They will see God’s grace; he will forgive their transgressions (Is. 44:22), establish their righteousness, and give them eternal salvation (Is. 45:17, 51:6). Every knee will bow and and every tongue will confess (Is. 45:23) by Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ will return to reign in Zion/Jerusalem for all eyes to see.

Descriptors of end times ‘Jacob’

Scripture from parts of several chapters in the book of Isaiah that are used for this passage (i.e. Isaiah Chapters 42, 49, 50, 52 and 53) are referred to by some as “servant songs.” These songs are specific to an end-times biblical ‘Jacob’ figure who wins (only by God’s power and help) the war described above for himself and the house of Israel’s remnant. According to these servant songs the following characteristics can be attributed to ‘Jacob’ in this end-times war: (Chapters of the book of Isaiah given in parentheses)

• Is persecuted, oppressed, afflicted and “crushed”; a “guilt offering” (52, 53)
• Is despised and rejected, a “man of sorrows” (49, 52, 53)
• Is chosen and delighted in by God (42, 49, 53)
• Receives instruction, knowledge, and awakening directly from the Lord (50, 53)
• Offers himself as a personal sacrifice, does not “hide his face” (50, 53)
• Walks in righteousness (42, 50, 53)
• Brings justice to the nations/earth (42, 49, 50, 53)
• Is a “light for the Gentiles” (42, 49)
• Assists in freeing captives (42)
• Restores tribes of Jacob/Israel from afar (49)
• Opens eyes that are blind (esp. unbelieving Israel) to the secret of lawlessness, iniquity (42, 49, 52)
• Is personally redeemed, restored, and vindicated (49, 50, 53)
• Is rewarded by God (49, 52, 53)

(Note: Even for those who believe Isaiah Chapter 53 might not be applicable to a figure other than Jesus Christ, or Christ’s first coming in-person, the above themes from this Chapter about ‘Jacob’ still remain as described elsewhere in the chapters of Isaiah noted. Overall, there is good reason to believe that scripture in Isaiah 53 also speaks about an end-times non-deity servant of Jesus Christ.)

Based on what we know now about end-times ‘Jacob’ as described above in the book of Isaiah, and elsewhere in scripture, he appears to be a candidate for the type of “overcomer” that is mentioned several times in the book of Revelation.

To close, I will repeat how unusual it is that pastors, prophecy experts, and other bible-believing leaders of our time do not discuss such a significant figure in the scripture. Perhaps it is due to the same reason that end-times ‘Jacob’ appears to be hidden (Is. 49:2-3) until the final event described above. After all, those who are truly awake realize how dangerous it is in our current times to speak out about what we know is biblically true and going to come to pass. So, believe it or not, some pastors or teachers are actually prevented from discussing this type of material. There are likely many others who have taken secret oaths, and as a result, are blinded as to the truth about coming events in the last days.

In a future passage (Part 2), I will describe end times ‘Jacob’s character and his activities in more detail. Note that I also discuss ‘Jacob’s story in detail in my two books, Biblical End Times, Volumes 1 and 2.

Grace and Peace,

Lion’s Lair (LL)

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