EZEKIEL 3:6
not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you. [NKJV]
If I sent you to great nations that spoke difficult languages you didn't understand, they would listen to you. [GNT]
**CHURCH OF OTHER NATIONS AND LANGUAGES** |
Even the Lord testified that the foreign language speaking countries outside Israel would easily become "Believers" and "Obedient" than the house of Israel He was sending the son of man to. I had wondered why God still would not rather send Ezekiel or the Son of man to those who were readily available and willing to believe or receive Him. He came to His own, and they did/would not receive Him; why not come to those who would readily receive Him, and give them power to become sons/daughters of God?
The hardness preachers, apostles, prophets and evangelists, have with reaching out to people of foreign languages is in the communication of their languages. Not hardness of heart, but hardness of communication in those foreign languages.
I wished I knew these languages, Arabic, Swahili, Azerbaijan, Mandarin, languages of Russians, Indians, Indonesians, Malaysians and basically the non-Western Countries' Languages. My little encounter with people from those non-English and non-French dominated Countries showed me that those people there are very much appreciative of my messages and I wished I could speak fluently in their languages and tongues for their sake, rather than relying only on Google Translations for interpretation. Please link me to AI that's good at translations into foreign languages since I am not gifted with speaking other tongues by Holy Spirit without learning those tongues or relying on interpreters.
Somehow I felt that if God had distributed the miracles and ministries He invested in Israel through out history, among the ancient nations and countries then, those ancient countries would have been converted and remained on the surface of the earth today. But God chose to invest almost all His Miracles and Ministers to Israel alone, leaving out the other nations in dark ages with idols and living without knowledge of the true God.
[Matthew 11:23-24] — "And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, but will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles having taken place in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say to you that in day of judgment it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom than for you.”"
You are trying everything to get that woman or man your heart chose, but she/he is hard to get for you; whereas there are so many women/men even begging for you to accept them as they practically offer themselves to you. They begin wondering, what's special about that woman/man you chose, or does she/he has that the others don't have, that you would not remove your eyes from her/him to look at those knocking at your door because you are deeply crushing on that fellow to obsession.
[Song 5:9-16] — "Most beautiful of women, what makes your beloved better than any other beloved? What makes your beloved better than any other beloved that you make us swear this way? My beloved is dazzling yet ruddy. He is the fairest of 10,000 to my soul. His head is the finest gold. His hair is wavy, black as a raven. His eyes are set like doves bathing in milk. His cheeks are like a garden of spices, a garden that produces scented herbs. His lips are lilies that drip with myrrh. His hands are disks of gold set with emerald. His chest is a block of ivory covered with sapphires. His legs are columns of marble set on bases of pure gold. His form is like Lebanon, choice as the cedars. His mouth is sweet in every way. Everything about him is desirable! This is my beloved, and this is my friend, young women of Jerusalem."
Israel humbled the Lord who sought after her so much, and yet she was obstinate. He did so much mighty works to impress and convince Israel, and yet she would not even regard Him but even rejected and condemned Him to be killed/crucified by Gentiles.
[John 12:37-43 NKJV] — But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.” These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him. Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
Don't worry, the Lord Jesus Christ and His Apostles were to be the last set of Ministers and Grace of God to be sent to Israel before their times and seasons were changed by God against them but in favor of the "Church Ages" or "Christians" from all nations and tribes of the entire world. Peter and Paul were used to make that "Transition" from the "Jewish Ages" into the "Church Ages." Paul began the era wherein God was no longer sending Prophets, Messengers, or Ministers, to Israel but to the Gentiles or Churches of the nations and tribes of the world. Though Paul wished to die or be buried in Jerusalem, as Joseph in Egypt wished to be buried in the Promised Land of Israel instead of Egypt. We are in the Church Ages and the Grace and Oracle of God is now with the Churches of the Nations, not with the Jews or Israel again, though their land (Jerusalem) is still "Holy Land" and good for "Pilgrimage" for Christians. Before it used to be prophets and ministers (oracles of God) from Israel been sent to other nations of the world. But now, prophets and ministers (oracles of God) are sent from different nations, tribes, to Israel. Before, other nations were jealous of Israel, but now Israel is jealous of the Churches and Christians of the nations. As it is written,
[Romans 11:11-14 NKJV] — I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness! For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them.
Again, It is written,
[Romans 10:19-21 NKJV] — But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: “I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, I will move you to anger by a foolish nation.” But Isaiah is very bold and says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me.” But to Israel he says: “All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people.”