Literature

Most people would probably label Jeremiah the gloomiest prophet in the Bible. The word “jeremiad” means “a prolonged lamentation or complaint” (see Webster’s Dictionary). This word originated from Jeremiah and his prophecies.

The word “Jeremiah,” however, means “the Lord founds.” People should look more deeply into what they believe. The meaning of the name Jeremiah is very positive—“the Lord founds.” Jeremiah does discuss some very gloomy prophecies. But why? Because the Lord didn’t “found,” or establish, the lives of those people. The modern nations of Israel have rebelled against God, so they leap from one disaster to another. The greatest disaster of all time is imminent. Jeremiah tells us how to avoid these disasters. But very few listen.

Ezekiel and Daniel were contemporaries of Jeremiah (see Daniel 9:2). When Nebuchadnezzar conquered Judah, Ezekiel and Daniel were taken captive. Jeremiah was released to complete his mission regarding David’s throne. Ezekiel was in a prisoner’s camp on the river Chebar. Daniel and his three friends were prisoners in the Babylonian palace.

Jeremiah went to Judah, which is only a small part of Israel. Judah today mistakenly is called “Israel.” But biblical Israel is mainly the United States and British nations in this end time. Herbert W. Armstrong proved that in his book The United States and Britain in Prophecy. Contact us if you would like a free copy.