The Vision of Obadiah:
15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all the nations.
As you have done, it shall be done to you;
your deeds shall return on your own head.
16 For as you have drunk on my holy mountain,
so all the nations shall drink continually;
they shall drink and swallow,
and shall be as though they had never been.
17 But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape,
and it shall be holy,
and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
As you have done, it shall be done to you;
your deeds shall return on your own head.
16 For as you have drunk on my holy mountain,
so all the nations shall drink continually;
they shall drink and swallow,
and shall be as though they had never been.
17 But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape,
and it shall be holy,
and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
This vision of Obadiah is the shortest book of the Old Testament. It focuses mostly on the nation of Edom, but as seen above applies to all nations. God will judge to each one according to their actions - toward Him and His people. Nations will come and go, but His people, His "nation of priests" will have their place, and as the vision ends: "The Kingdom shall be the LORD's." He shall reign over all.
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