Faithless Hearts

Once again, Jehovah prophetically turns his attention to the Babylonians saying:  "Listen to me, you the ones powerful at heart, you the ones far away from righteousness." (Isaiah 46:12) The expression "the ones powerful at heart" describes those who are stubborn and confirmed in their opposition to the will of God. Without a doubt, the Babylonians are far away from God.  Their hatred for Jehovah and his people moves them to destroy Jerusalem and its temple and to carry the inhabitants into exile.

Today, those with skeptical and unbelieving hearts stubbornly  refuse to listen to the Kingdom message, which is being preached in all the inhabited earth.  (Matthew 24:14)  They do not want to acknowledge Jehovah as the rightful Sovereign.  (Psalm 83:18; Revelation 4:11)  With hearts "far away from righteousness,"  they resist and oppose his will.  (2 Timothy 3:1-5)  Like the Babylonians, they refuse to listen to Jehovah. 

Next time: God's Salvation Will Not Be Late

From the Book Isaiah's Prophecy Light for all Mankind, Volume II, 2001