Post by Ben on Jan 11, 2015 1:48:51 GMT
Matthew 11:20-24 -- "Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee."
Interesting section from The Temple of Ezekiel's Prophecy by bro. Sulley:
Interesting section from The Temple of Ezekiel's Prophecy by bro. Sulley:
If the terraine containing the Salt Sea is raised, say, 1,300 feet, the following conditions may arise as a result of the earthquake. The waters of the new river bursting forth from the hill of Zion pass between the newly-separated peaks of Olivet, flowing into the Salt Sea, filling up the Arabah, or such portions which remain at a lower level after the elevation of the terraine, and pass over to Shittim. The waters press northward. They cannot go south because of the barrier before mentioned. They ascend the Jordan Valley and become a stream reversed in consequence of the elevation of the Salt Sea bed. The waters from the sanctuary gradually fill the basin of the Chinnereth. They still pass northward and engulf the site of the cities of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum; for, be it remembered, that the waters of the sea of Chinnereth are 653 feet below the level of those of the Mediterranean. Unless the levels north of the Holy Oblation are materially altered, the above-mentioned results would certainly happen, because of the volume of the waters of the new river which pass out from the hill of Zion. A magnificent sheet of inland water would then be formed, but where is the outlet to the Mediterranean, if there is to be one? Unless at the point already suggested at the boundary of the portion of the Sons of Zadok, possibly it may be at Tyre, for Ezekiel speaks of ancient Tyre as " situated at the entry of the sea " (Ezek. xxvi. 3.) If not Tyre, a subsidence of the channel of the river Leontes, or some adjacent valley (a sort of counterbalance of the elevation of the southern portion) would be sufficient to form the new outlet. The waters of the river would then probably flow up to and gradually meet those of the Mediterranean without devastation or disaster.
Should this inland sheet of water be created, a literal fulfilment of Matt. xi. 21-24 will probably be the result; first, by the submergence of the sites of the ancient cities Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum; and secondly, by the preservation of the site of Tyre and Sidon; probably also the sites of Sodom and Gommorah will be elevated and once more be found.
--(The Temple of Ezekiel's Prophecy, pages 153-154). [Emphasis added. -Ben]
Should this inland sheet of water be created, a literal fulfilment of Matt. xi. 21-24 will probably be the result; first, by the submergence of the sites of the ancient cities Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum; and secondly, by the preservation of the site of Tyre and Sidon; probably also the sites of Sodom and Gommorah will be elevated and once more be found.
--(The Temple of Ezekiel's Prophecy, pages 153-154). [Emphasis added. -Ben]