Arise, O Jerusalem, stand upon the height
and look toward the east,
and see your children gathered from west and east,
at the word of the Holy One,
rejoicing that God has remembered them.
For they went forth from you on foot,
led away by their enemies;
but God will bring them back to you,
carried in glory, as on a royal throne.
---- mine,
Now is the time; the days have arrived to lift your head, wipe away your tears, stop sighing, mourning, grieving, and lamenting. I, the Lord your God, have heard you. Now is the time I am answering your prayers for the salvation of your loved ones. They were stolen from Me by the Enemy, that devious deceiver, liar, and murderer from the beginning. They were stolen from the flock when they strayed from My sheepfold. They wandered far away from Me and steeped themselves in the noise of the world. They allowed the pleasures of the world and the flesh to distract them and lure them away from the path of life, goodness, and truth. Through it all, you cried out to Me, lamenting with loud cries and tears, pleading with Me to bring them back. I heard you ---- my own. I am carrying them back one by one. I will wash away their iniquity. I will take away their shame. I will clothe them once again in the garments of holiness and righteousness. I will return them to My flock. Never again will they stray from Me, I assure you, for I will give them a new heart and a new spirit. Restored to their former place as heirs and co-heirs with Me to the Kingdom, they will not wander again. Be of good cheer, I have conquered; the victory is won.
