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MOUNTAIN RANGES “Every valley shall be exalted, and every earth; he was doubly humbled in heaven that
mountain and hill shall be made low: and
Jesus read his prophecy about Himself.
the crooked shall be made straight, and the
OF JOY AND BEAUTY rough places plain” Isaiah 40:4 (KJV). Is this A Journey to the Mountains and Hills
biblical verse only a hyperbolic statement or
In 1904 there was a well-known Welsh Revival
rhetoric to stress a point? For me, it is real
both physically and spiritually. Who was the started by Evan Roberts. I read about his life
in the book “God’s Generals Volume I” by
(SNOWDONIA NATIONAL Prophet Isaiah? His ministry was between 740 Roberts Liardon, one of the preachers I am
following, who is based in Orlando Florida,
BC to 685BC. The Book of Isaiah is one of
PARK- WALES) the original “Dead Sea Scrolls” discovered USA. For that reason, I visited Wales. In doing
intact and almost complete. The discovered
so, I discovered another divine knowledge.
scrolls are 1000 years older than the oldest Wales is one of the four nations that complete
Hebrew manuscripts, where the Book of the United Kingdom. It is remarkable for its
Isaiah that we read today were taken. The rugged terrain with high mountains, deep
salient features of Isaiah’s preaching are: valleys, forests and rivers. Wales is divided
by rivers which derive their source from two
1) He prophesied the birth of the Prince
collections of mountain ranges: Ellennith in
of Peace and Suffering Servant, Jesus the South Wales and Eryri in North Wales where
Messiah (Christ); the Snowdonia National Park is located.
2) He denounced the religious hypocrisy This is a park not to be missed in the United
of his time; Kingdom. This park has nine mountain
ranges, the highest of which is Snowdon or
3) God is the Creator “Snow Hill”, or “Yr Wyddfa” in Welsh. The
4) The Loving Mercy of God park is best known for mountaineering, hiking,
mountain biking, fresh water swimming,
Moving forward about 700 years later, the rafting, photography or just for appreciating
One he prophesied was born, and the very the panoramic views and meditating. Another
first public message delivered by Jesus Christ mountain in these nine ranges is called Cadar
was taken from Isaiah 61:1. Isaiah was Idris (the Seat of Idris).
humbled to see the glory of the Lord while on

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