Chapter 7
2 The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net. [Mic 7:2 ESV]
When is this? After the rapture? No, the Millennial will be still future. Maybe at the end of the Millennial, when the old earth is to perish by fire. Only the evil will remain at that time.
Hmm...reading on through vs 7 this may be a further indictment of Samaria at the time of Micah. More reasons for its coming destruction. Its permanent destruction. In 2020, I think this is about Samaria in Micah's time. This verse also:
3 Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together. [Mic 7:3 ESV]
They practice doing evil well, the government is corrupt, the justice system is corrupt, and celebrities indulge their basest desires with impunity. They are all in it together. How totally "current" is this verse!
What do we do about all this? The answer is in vvs 5-7. 5 and 6 tells us what to be careful of, what to watch out for, and it is pretty dire. We must not trust even those closest to us. I think it will have to be worse than it is now in this country for us to get there. It reads like Hitler's Germany, where citizens were encouraged to rat each other out to the government. You couldn't trust your own family. As things go from bad to worse, this sort of thing will begin to happen and then become common. We must be careful of it. And then the last verse, 7, tells us what we need to do:
7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. [Mic 7:7 ESV]
A prayer for every day. FB post after all the "horror". Micah gives us a highest hope for the lowest times.
Then a recounting of the time when Israel will again be supreme, and all nations will tremble at its power.
2023 - Look at these verses, and consider the implications:
11 A day for the building of your walls! In that day the boundary shall be far extended. 12 In that day they will come to you, from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt to the River, from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain. 13 But the earth will be desolate because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their deeds. [Mic 7:11-13 ESV]. Imagine what the earth will look like after the 7th bowl. It will be desolate, the smell of death will be in the air no matter what direction it blows, water will be polluted, plant life gone, and hateful angry people will scream for the defeat of God Almighty. Into this, Satan will come and raise an army, and sides will be chosen. Some, many, most will gather at Armageddon to fight against God. But some will pour toward Jerusalem. The remnant will go there, and prepare defenses for the onslaught. But it will not come. Jesus will appear on a white horse, leading his saints and his angels, and rather than defend, Jesus will attack and end the beast and his mouthpiece and all who follow them.