ISAIAH 13 There is a superstition or omen that surrounds the number 13. Why does the number 13 give people such a bad case of the heebie-jeebies? The number 13 has a number of very old references that tend to be associated with groups of 13 people, explained author and psychology professor Stuart Vyse. At the Last Supper in Christian theology, there were 13 dinner guests, so that number is unlucky because Christ was betrayed. ... And in Norse mythology, 12 benevolent gods were gathering in a hall and the evil god Loki attacked the group. Loki was the 13th guest, and the god Balder was killed in the melee. Vyse noted that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was quite fearful of the number 13, and he took great pains to avoid hosting a meal for a group of that size. If he had a cancellation and it looked as if there might be 13 people to lunch, he invited his secretary to join them so there wouldnt be 13, he said. The fear of the number 13 is so pervasive that it even has a phobia named after it: triskaidekaphobia. Based on this phobia, airlines typically do not have a 13th row, and most tall buildings do not have a 13th floor. There are many other reasons why people have a fear of this number that have a personal experience. When I was in Vietnam and my 13th patrol was coming, I requested to be excused from going. My superior granted my request and unfortunately my team was wiped out. Out of 8 men, 2 were killed in action, 2 were severally wounded never to return and the other four also wounded but returned to duty. This 13th chapter of Isaiah unveils an almighty and all powerful Gods anger upon a weak and pitiful sinner. 6 Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every mans heart shall melt: 8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. 9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. In chapter 12 God forgives the sinner but here in chapter 13, God punishes the defiant man who has no fear of God. The day is coming when the sun and moon will no longer give their light and chaos shall reign upon the Earth and all who live. As Solomon has said the time for love has ended and the time of hate has arrived. There will be no place to hide from God. Today, is the day of salvation but tomorrow belongs to the JUDGE. Redeem the time and repent from your sin and let God wash your crimson stain white as snow. Jesus stands at the door today and knocks, open the door of your heart and ask Him to come in and forgive you for your rebellious life. And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. MARANATHA!
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:48:40 +0000
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