AN ENSIGN TO BE LIFTED TO THE NATIONS
"And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
"None shall be weary nor stumble among them; non shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
"Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
"Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it." (Isaiah 5:26-29)
WHAT IS THIS ENSIGN?
The Hebrew word for "ensign" is nec (nace), meaning something lifted up, a standard, a signal, a signal pole, a banner, or a sign. It is also a standard, as in a rallying point.
The ensign referred to in this verse is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Hebrew word for hiss is sharaq (shaw-rak'). Among the possible definitions is to whistle, as to signal. In the military, a trumpet has been used to signal troops. The Church has issued the signal or invitation to the nations of the earth to gather to the Church.
"And the Lord will set his hand again the second time to restore his people from their lost and fallen state. Wherefore, he will proceed to do a marvelous work and a wonder among the children of men.
Wherefore, he shall bring forth his words unto them, which words shall judge them at the last day, for they shall be given them for the purpose of convincing them of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them; and unto the convincing of them that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come (2 Nephi 25:17-18)
HOW IS THIS PROPHECY BEING FULFILLED?
Missionaries are being sent, in increasing numbers, to the nations of the earth to gather to the Church.
Elder LeGrand Richards
"Since there were no such things as trains and airplanes in that day, Isaiah could hardly have mentioned them by name, but he seems to have described them in unmistakable words. How better could 'their horses hoofs be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind' than in the modern train? How better could 'Their roaring... be like a lion' than in the roar of the airplane? Trains and airplanes do not stop for night. Therefore, was not Isaiah justified is saying 'none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken'? With this manner of transportation the Lord can really 'hiss unto them from the end of the earth,' that 'they shall come with speed swiftly." (A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, p. 236)
THE QUESTION WE SHOULD ASK OURSELVES:
WHAT CAN EACH OF US DO TO HELP
FULFILL THIS PROPHECY?
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