tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757956529743198857.post7568115325986432660..comments2024-03-29T00:03:58.947-07:00Comments on THE WOOD ZONE: EPHRAIM IS ABOUT TO LOSE HER FORTRESSIRAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18114100359845137241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757956529743198857.post-5553157001899493572016-11-14T05:09:56.107-08:002016-11-14T05:09:56.107-08:00The Drunkards of Ephraim (Mormons)
http://puremorm...The Drunkards of Ephraim (Mormons)<br />http://puremormonism.blogspot.com/search?q=drunkards<br /><br />We shall now comment on one of the fascinating chapters in the scriptures, Isaiah 28:<br /><br /> “Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!” (Isa. 28:1)<br /><br />Before elaborating on this, we must note that even though Isaiah’s prophesies were given to ancient Israel and had meaning for them, most of them also applied to the far future such as the first and second coming of Christ, the Millennium, and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.<br /><br />First we must note here that Isaiah is speaking to "the drunkards of Ephraim”. There is no question that the Latter-Day Saints refer to themselves as “Ephraim” and there is no question that the Church teaches that the very next chapter of Isaiah (chapter 29) refers to our day or the coming forth of the Church, and the Book of Mormon. Therefore, it would seem quite logical that Isaiah 28 would also refer to Ephraim of our day.<br /><br />But wait! It calls Ephraim drunkards and Mormons don’t drink! Therefore, it could not refer to us.<br /><br />On the contrary, a drunkard in the scriptures does not always refer to one drunk with wine. David explains, “Thou hast showed thy people hard things; thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.” (Psalms 60:3)<br /><br />Another example: “And I will tread down the people in my anger, and I will make them drunk in my fury....” (Isa. 63:6) “They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of a deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.” (Isa. 29:9-10)<br /><br />Thus we see that the “drunkards of Ephraim” refers to a people who stumble because the little doctrine that the Lord did give them was too much for them to handle and they did stumble as a drunken man. ......<br /><br />go to the link and continue readingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com