A Plague Comes

And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem:

Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet,
Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets,
And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.
  -- Zechariah 14:12

Horror movies have nothing over the Bible for sheer horror. This plague was portrayed, with all its horror, in a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark when an evil Nazi dude looked in the opened Ark of the Covenant. We might think we will like it when the bad guys get their just desserts, but this may just be too much to wish on anyone. Prophecy is not about what we or the prophet likes or dislikes. Those who received the word of God had to foretell some tough things. However, contained in this prophecy is the key to avoiding it: Don't fight against Jerusalem!

Seems almost too simple! Rejoice in the Lord always,

Bucky