August 28, 2007
Yam Ha'Melach (The Dead Sea)
Blessing in Judgment
Blessing in Judgment
Yam HaMelach (The Dead Sea)
August 28, 2007
I first came here 20 years ago. I came for my skin. I had a bad case of psoriasis. I stayed the recommended 4 weeks and as I lay in the sun from 3 to 5 hours a day, I watched the red patchy scales disappear. I also watched other people from around the world improve as they lay in the sun for their skin. Some didn’t have psoriasis, but a skin discoloration where the pigment of the skin shrinks away leaving white areas. As they lay in the sun, the pigment spread out to where it should be.
I also watched people crippled by various reasons, notably improve as they took advantage of treatments here using the Dead Sea waters along with the sun.
One young woman from England suffered from a terrible case of psoriasis. Her skin was badly marked and she had psoriatic arthritis as well. She could barely negotiate the two or three steps in the solarium. A doctor’s aide told her, “We’ll have you dancing at the disco before you leave.” And she did.
With long hours lying in the sun, I’ve had plenty of time to pray and meditate on the Word of God. So once, I asked the Lord, “What is this? What is going on here? This is a wonderful place of healing.”
Before I tell you what I received in reply, let me tell you what happened here. This is the place of Sodom and Gomorrah. It is the lowest place on earth. That’s why one can lay in the sun so long without harm. Its rays are filtered. As I see it, when God hit Sodom and Gomorrah with judgment, it blasted the spot causing it to become the lowest place on earth.
So, here’s the answer I received, “This place is a witness to the world that even in judgment there is blessing.”
The Numerical Bible has a commentary on the Book of Revelation which reads something like this: “The future is as bright as God can make it. However, before that the world will alas know judgment.”
Oh! That men and nations would read God’s Word and work with God’s plan!
Shalom,
Billye Brim
