The Trumpets Shall Sound

Joshua 6-8
 
Joshua 6:15-19 On the seventh day the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the town as they had done before. But this time they went around the town seven times. 16 The seventh time around, as the priests sounded the long blast on their horns, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the town!”
 
WHEN Israel begins its conquest of the Promised Land, the LORD God not only demonstrated again his unending power, he gave to the world a picture of his final conquest of the earth.
   How is Jericho conquered? With the trumpet blast and a loud shout, the city’s fortified walls and gates fall into rubble. No earthly construction can withstand God’s Word. Here is the triumphant power of Psalms 24:7 Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter. And here comes Jesus for his final conquest on the Day of the LORD: 1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.  
   Israel’s conquering weapon at Jericho was their obedience to God’s Word. The army that diligently trained for war followed God’s marching command to wait. They were not fight for six days and then the seventh until a particular moment. The priests were involved, too, leading the way with the Ark of the Covenant. In the ark was the law, Aaron’s staff and manna. These are the symbols and reminders of God’s rule and provision.
   Through Jericho’s conquest, God Almighty opened the gates for the King of Glory to tear down Satan’s strongholds and destroy the unrepentant. Our task is to know the LORD’s words, to walk in step with his will and to shout his name to the earth.
   God will reveal how you do these things as your mind opens to him. Learn, know and go. The King of Glory will enter powerfully into your life now. And you will rise into his eternal city one day.
 
Revelation 21:23-25 And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light. 24 The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory. 25 Its gates will never be closed at the end of day because there is no night there.