13 Further, after leaving Nazareth, he
came and took up residence in Capernaum beside the sea in the districts of
Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 that there might be fulfilled what was
spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:
15 Oh land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
along the road of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the
nations!
16 the people sitting in darkness saw a great
light, and as for those sitting in a region of deathly shadow, light rose upon
them (Matthew 4).
Isaiah 9 - Gordon/FDS4 thread
1 However, the gloom will not be as when the land had
stress, as at the former time when one treated with contempt [looking
down on the 2 following groups in the congregation - the am'harez] the
land of Zebulun [Toleration] [the people in
the WT tolerating the burdens put upon them by the leadership] and
the land of Naphtali [My Wrestlings] [JW
publishers wrestling with the Scriptures, trying to gain new understandings, not
served by the GB] and when at the
future [the time of the food of FDS4]
one caused [it] to be honored [the mountain of
Jehovah to which all nations will stream] -- the way by the sea [baptism
into TCC4], in the region of the Jordan [where
you cross from the wilderness into the Promised Land, God's Kingdom],
Galilee [circuit] of the nations [this
circuit is the path of the nations into the Kingdom].
2 The people that were walking in the darkness [spiritual
darkness due to old, lame, unsatisfying bread, low-voltage biblical light from
GNS2] have seen a great light [the
manna, the new wholesome food of God "that their fathers didn't know",
the high-voltage biblical floodlights of FDS4]. As for those dwelling
in the land of deep shadow/shadow of death [JW-land,
the Watchtower congregation, where you are dead in the flesh due to lost water
baptism], light itself has shone upon them [through
letters, ads, websites, postings and fax campaigns by the LWs].
3 You have made the nation populous; for it you have made
the rejoicing great [when the 2 sticks become
1, when populous JW congregations join up with TCC4]. They have
rejoiced before you as with the rejoicing in the harvesttime [the
harvest of the conclusion of the system of things. The reaper (TCC4) and the
sower (TCC3) rejoice together], as those who are joyful when they
divide up the spoil [we will all share the
inhertitance].
4 For the yoke of their load and the rod upon their
shoulders, the staff of the one driving them to work, you have shattered to
pieces as in the day of Midian. [The heavy
yoke of the Watchtower was shattered, their regulations brought to nothing. The
bar across their shoulders, the limiting rules of conduct etc. was removed and
the staff who drove them permanently on to more work, more field-service, more
preperations etc., their body of overseers was done away with, they were left
behind]
5 For every warrior's boot and every mantle rolled in
blood have even come to be for burning as food for fire. [Powerful
saints and evangelizers contributing to the growth, keeping the fire Jesus
started burning brightly]
6 For there has been a child born [Gordon
sanctified, born again in 1992Elul], to us [TCC3],
there has been a son given [a true
covenant son of Jesus, Mediator of 2NC] given to us [all
sons of the 1AC]; and the princely rule will come to be upon his
shoulder [through the key of David: "And
I will put the key of the house of David upon his shoulder, and he must open
without anyone’s shutting, and he must shut without anyone’s opening"
(Isaiah 22:22)]. And his name will be called Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. [Paul,
FDS3, Jesus/FDS1, Gordon/FDS4]
7 To the abundance of the princely rule [in the Kingdom] and to peace [the sabbath rest for God's children] there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom in order to establish it firmly and to sustain it by means of justice and by means of righteousness, from now on and to time indefinite. The very zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this.
Isaiah 9 Russell thread
1 However, the gloom will not be as when the land had
stress, as at the former time when one treated with contempt [looking
down on the 2 following groups in the churches of Babylon] the land
of Zebulun [Toleration] [enduring under the
burden put upon them by the babylonian leadership] and the land of
Naphtali [My Wrestlings] [propetically
interested Christians wrestling with the Scriptures, trying to gain new
understandings, not served by the mainstream churches]
and when at the future [the time of the
food of FDS3] one caused [it] to be honored [the
restoration of true worship, the temple of the 1NC saints] -- the way
by the sea [baptism into TCC3], in
the region of the Jordan [crossing over from
the wilderness of Babylon to the pasturage of Russell], Galilee [circuit]
of the nations [the entrance into the 1NC is
again open for believers from the nations].
2 The people that were walking in the darkness [spiritual
darkness due to old, lame, unsatisfying bread, low-voltage biblical light from
Babylon, the dogma of the rotten churches] have seen a great light [Jesus
in a human body in the saints of TCC3]. As for those dwelling in
the land of deep shadow/shadow of death [the
Babylon System, the congregation of Christendom, where you are dead in the
flesh, without a true baptism], light itself has shone upon them [through
evangelizing campaigns, grammophon preaching, the "Photo Drama of
Creation" (an evangelical tool used by Russell) etc].
3 You have made the nation populous; for it you have made
the rejoicing great [rejoicing when numerous
members of Babylon joined the church of TCC3]. They have rejoiced
before you as with the rejoicing in the harvesttime [the
harvest of the remaining 1NC saints], as those who are joyful when
they divide up the spoil [believers coming
from other churches].
4 For the yoke of their load and the rod upon their
shoulders, the staff of the one driving them to work, you have shattered to
pieces as in the day of Midian. [The different
kind of burdens and regulations and rotten dogmas and rituals of the babylonian
churches]
5 For every warriors's boot and every mantle rolled in
blood have even come to be for burning as food for fire. [Powerful
saints and evangelizers contributing to the growth, keeping the fire Jesus
started burning brightly]
6 For there has been a child born [Russell
sanctified, born again in 1884Tishri], to us [those
seeking to leave Babylon], there has been a son given [Rutherford
commissioned to build TCC3] given to us [all
sons of the 1AC]; and the princely rule will come to be upon his
shoulder [being a prince or even a king again
after the Gentile Times had ended]. And his name will be called Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. [Paul,
FDS3, Jesus/FDS1, Gordon/FDS4] [sadly, the GB is seen by the rank and file JWs
nearly as a God]
7 To the abundance of the princely rule [in the Kingdom] and to peace [the sabbath rest for God's children] there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom in order to establish it firmly and to sustain it by means of justice and by means of righteousness, from now on and to time indefinite. The very zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this.