Amos takes a novel approach in his expression of the prophesies of what he sees at a furure time. All the cities of Israel, in his prophesies, take a prophetic personality in his expression. These cities represent the spiritual high places that governed Israel at the time, them a scaled reflection of the principalities of the current age. This their importance in similitude to our current times. This is because at Christs triumph against the powers and rulers of our current age, He took power over the principalities of the entire age that followed, the Kingdom of Israel having been a prophetic significance of this, and of the age to come.
In the prophesy of Amos, surrounding nations are also addressed. These include Edom, Tyre, Syria, Eden and Moab.
As far as the principalities of the this world are concerned, Israel as a principality and its relationship with other powers that she interacted with can be used as a study of our current times. During the times of the torah/Law, God was writting down the future of the earth. This is not only the future of physical territories but of corresponding spiritual territories as well.
Our age was drawn out of a preceding principality by Christ through the power of His sacrifice and a new covenant. It was the function of the messenger(John the baptist) to launch this spiritual war in the heavenlies, a war that Christ finished by His descent into death, and triumph over the powers of the age. Likewise, Israel had just about two millenia before been drawn our of a powerful principality, Egypt. Just as the drawing out of Egypt was followed by laws of worship, so is the covenant of Christ, in which the law is written in our hearts by the power of the Spirit of God, and a new form of worship is introduced, worship in spirit and in truth. An inheritance of Canaan was the promise given to Israel, while at the beginning of the current age was a promise of inheritance of a kingdom - the Kingdom of God.
Through Amos speaks to our current Age, as much as He does to Israel. This is a kingdom that has erred, despised the law of God(Amos 2:4) a land full of injustice in the highplaces through its judges(Amos 2:7,8), the judges being the powers of the age, also its corrupt prophets(Amos 2:11,12). Due to all these and other shortfallings, it is time to put things back to order. All ages start with a new order and rule in the heavenly places of the land. In the time of the prophet, God initiated this end of times by raising an overpowering King, an adversary against the prevailing powers of the time(Amos 3:11).
One significant aspect of the end of the times and transition into a new age was a period of desolation, when God rejects the sacrifices / the worship of the land(Amos 5:22,23). Compare with Isaiah 43:28. The reason for this rejection is given(Amos 5:26). Idolatry mixed up with His worship. He does not share glory with the gods of this world.
The prophesy of Amos also contains vivid descriptions of the sins and of the kingdom and her people. This is in a shadow, a demonstration of the expectations of God out of His elect, and this age is in its entirety, a select age as an inheritance of Christ. An inheritance He will collect. The rigours of the law were a sketch of a more perfect dispensation, one of obedience by the power of God, and perfection by the righteousness of God.
The prophesy of Amos concludes with hope(Amos 9:8,9).Restoration and comfort shall follow the end of the times, even now in this age.
In the prophesy of Amos, surrounding nations are also addressed. These include Edom, Tyre, Syria, Eden and Moab.
As far as the principalities of the this world are concerned, Israel as a principality and its relationship with other powers that she interacted with can be used as a study of our current times. During the times of the torah/Law, God was writting down the future of the earth. This is not only the future of physical territories but of corresponding spiritual territories as well.
Our age was drawn out of a preceding principality by Christ through the power of His sacrifice and a new covenant. It was the function of the messenger(John the baptist) to launch this spiritual war in the heavenlies, a war that Christ finished by His descent into death, and triumph over the powers of the age. Likewise, Israel had just about two millenia before been drawn our of a powerful principality, Egypt. Just as the drawing out of Egypt was followed by laws of worship, so is the covenant of Christ, in which the law is written in our hearts by the power of the Spirit of God, and a new form of worship is introduced, worship in spirit and in truth. An inheritance of Canaan was the promise given to Israel, while at the beginning of the current age was a promise of inheritance of a kingdom - the Kingdom of God.
Through Amos speaks to our current Age, as much as He does to Israel. This is a kingdom that has erred, despised the law of God(Amos 2:4) a land full of injustice in the highplaces through its judges(Amos 2:7,8), the judges being the powers of the age, also its corrupt prophets(Amos 2:11,12). Due to all these and other shortfallings, it is time to put things back to order. All ages start with a new order and rule in the heavenly places of the land. In the time of the prophet, God initiated this end of times by raising an overpowering King, an adversary against the prevailing powers of the time(Amos 3:11).
One significant aspect of the end of the times and transition into a new age was a period of desolation, when God rejects the sacrifices / the worship of the land(Amos 5:22,23). Compare with Isaiah 43:28. The reason for this rejection is given(Amos 5:26). Idolatry mixed up with His worship. He does not share glory with the gods of this world.
The prophesy of Amos also contains vivid descriptions of the sins and of the kingdom and her people. This is in a shadow, a demonstration of the expectations of God out of His elect, and this age is in its entirety, a select age as an inheritance of Christ. An inheritance He will collect. The rigours of the law were a sketch of a more perfect dispensation, one of obedience by the power of God, and perfection by the righteousness of God.
The prophesy of Amos concludes with hope(Amos 9:8,9).Restoration and comfort shall follow the end of the times, even now in this age.
