Last week, Lee was a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin, a very rare phenomenon (ref. 1). Meteorologists were stunned. A Cat 5 hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds in excess of 157 mph (ref. 1). In the Atlantic, fewer than 3 to 4 percent of all hurricanes have been Cat 5. Lee was rarer still because it was the “farthest southeast” that a Category 5 hurricane has been observed in the Atlantic basin during the 172 years records have been kept (ref. 1). Lee also intensified into a powerful Cat 5 very quickly. Meteorologists described it as “hyper intensification”. Lee is said to be the 7th hurricane in the satellite era to intensify by 80 mph or more in 24 hours (ref. 1).
Look at all the attributes of Hurricane Lee: 157 mph (1975), 172 years (7 and 2), farthest southeast (think Australia, near the rising of the sun). Last but not least, “Lee” as in “Lian” 练, my name. The “An” part I think is 安.
… the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm…
Nahum 1:3
Yesterday, Hurricane Lee suddenly started to move again. Meteorologists forecast, Lee will move north and east (ref. 2). What is more, Lee will move close to and swing past a place called “Saint John” in New Brunswick, Canada, but by that time it will be a Cat 1.
It is clear to me that this is a message from God about me and my last post, the one on Isaiah 41:27, a prophecy that I was to fulfil.
The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
Isaiah 41:27
The “them” in Isaiah 41:27 are the two persons in Isaiah 41:25: the one from the north, and the one from the east.
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter tredeath clay.
Isaiah 41:25
What I am to do now, I think, is add more to what I have already said, and specifically focus on the word “righteous” in Isaiah 41:26.
The seaport city Saint John in the province of New Brunswick in Canada was founded on 24 June 1604, the day of the Catholic feast of St. John the Baptist. It is a day that celebrates the birth of John the Baptist.
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
Luke 1:11-14
While I am not sure whether Catholicism has it right that John is a saint, there is no doubt that John was in his day a holy man (ref. Luke 1:15) and a prophet of God. John the Baptist began his preaching before the time of the Lord, the Son of man Jesus Christ.
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Luke 1:16-17
John was the fulfilment of the prophecy of Isaiah 40:3. He was the voice in the wilderness that prepared the way for the first coming of Lord Jesus Christ.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, and make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3
So, John the Baptist did declare ahead of time, or from the beginning, that the Son of man Jesus Christ is righteous (ref. Matthew 3:11-12, Mark 1:7-8, Luke 3:16-17). John declared that Jesus Christ is the prophesied Son of God (ref. Luke 3:22, Isaiah 9:6-7), righteousness itself (ref. Romans 3:10).
Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
Isaiah 41:26
This means the “He” in Isaiah 41:26 cannot mean the Son of God.
For that matter, in the original Hebrew of the Masoretic text, the two English italicised words “He is” are not even there. Instead, the original merely reads “Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, righteous?”
Now, if the statement were to read instead “He will be righteous” or something like that, then it would be obvious that Isaiah 41:26, the same person as the one from the east in Isaiah 41:25, must be a saint, a son of God rather than the Son of God.
I said as much in my last post, except I did not take into account Isaiah 41:26 and the issue of righteousness.
So, at the time of Gog and Magog, over 1000 years from now, I, the first of the saints in these last days, someone who will be given the power to destroy princes, both angels and other saints, will be “righteous”, which is another word for “justice”. At that time, as a servant of Jesus Christ, my righteousness will be of Jesus Christ (ref. Isaiah 54:17).
… This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 54:17
Now, check out the remaining two verses of Isaiah 41.
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
Isaiah 41:28
Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
Isaiah 41:29
Isaiah 41:28 explains that no one, not even the two men in Isaiah 41:25 – the one from the north and the other from the east – can properly understand all of this. So, that includes me, since I am to be the one from the east.
Only God understands why all these things must happen, and why he has compared the one from the north and the other from the east. I suppose, this is the very nature of what it means to be God (ref. Isaiah 41:21-23).
Since no one except God understands, it makes sense that even the translators of the KJV in the 17th century did not figure this out properly. Hence their mistake with the italics “He is” in Isaiah 41:26.
As for Isaiah 41:29, the part about “their molten images”, it stands to reason that that cannot apply to the man from the east since the man from the east is “righteous” in Isaiah 41:26. No one that serves the LORD – man, angel or saint – would ever employ idolatry to confuse people. So, this phrase “their molten images” must apply to others but especially to the one from the “north”, the Assyrian. Certainly, in these last days, there will be a molten image that appears to come to life but is not actually alive (ref. Jeremiah 10:14, Jeremiah 51:17).
Concerning the word “vanity” in Isaiah 41:29, in regard to both the Assyrian and me, this is explained by Isaiah 40:22-25.
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes [rebellious angels and saints] to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth [saints] as vanity… To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
Isaiah 40:22-25
You see, all of the saints, including the most powerful, are merely a matter of “vanity” as far as God is concerned. God can choose anybody in this world, even the lowliest, and ask that person to do something for him, and that person can do that thing successfully whether it be a small thing or the most important.
So, he has chosen me to do this thing for him in the distant future at the time of Gog and Magog.
To properly appreciate what is going on, know that the last time the whole world was left in the hands of a prince, the result was an era of evil and suffering, prompting the need for the war and judgement of these last days.
… for the prince [Satan, or the Devil, or Lucifer] of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me [Jesus Christ speaking].
John 14:30
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince [Satan, or the Devil, or Lucifer] of this world be cast out.
John 12:31
In these last days before Armageddon, the Assyrian, the one from the north, will side with Satan, and he will tell himself that he has done things that he will do because of his own will and strength (ref. Isaiah 10:13, Isaiah 10:15). He and the false prophet will also create one or more molten images in an attempt to deceive the world and cause souls to be lost.
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? …
Isaiah 10:15
For this hubris and mistake, the Assyrian will be damned to lake of fire (ref. Revelation 19:20), and his army will be utterly destroyed (ref. Joel 2:20), and all they that were with him will be sent to hell (ref. Revelation 6:8).
However, I choose the side of God, and I know that any power that I am given comes from God.
… yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
Isaiah 49:5
Also, by not making the same mistake as the Assyrian and even the angel Lucifer, nothing further will be spoiled, and consequently there will be calm and peace.
One of the meanings of my name 光 is “honour; glory”. Romans 2:10 promises glory, honour and peace to every man that works for the cause of good.
… glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile
Romans 2:10
Of course, this applies to all of the saints on the correct side of history. All on the side of God can “rejoice in the LORD” and “glory in the Holy One of Israel”, namely Jesus Christ (ref. Isaiah 41:16).
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains [treacherous saints], and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 41:15-16
I think, this is the meaning of Hurricane Lee. Lee as in Lian 练: Lee plus “An” 安, which means “calm” and “peace”.
References:
1. Marshall Shepherd (8 September 2023), “3 Reasons Why Hurricane Lee Is Stunning Meteorologists”, forbes.com
2. Kerry Breen (15 September 2023), “Hurricane Lee’s path and timeline: Meteorologists project when and where the storm will hit”, cbsnews.com