[Obad. 1:1]
Concerning Edom Christendom. D15
In battle The time of trouble. D527
[Obad. 1:15]
Day of the LORD Approaching time of trouble. R2338:5
Heathen Nations. R2338:5
Done unto thee Shall come into judgment. R2338:5
[Obad. 1:16]
Ye have drunk Of the confused doctrine of Babylon. R3999:3*
They The nations, not the people. R2338:5 Certain systems of the present time which shall utterly fall, shall go down completely. R5327:4
Shall drink Drink of the cup of the Lord's anger. R2338:5
They had not been They will be utterly destroyed as nations in the time of trouble. R2338:5 Although the nations shall never rise again, the people who composed the various nations shall
come forth from the grave. R2338:5 Death everlasting will be the penalty inflicted upon all who do not eventually come into the fullest heart-harmony with the Lord.
SM766:2; R4553:1, R5327:4 Those who refuse to profit by the glorious opportunities of the Millennium. R4553:1; Q763:2 Used in connection with certain systems of the present time which shall utterly fall, go down completely; might also apply to those who sin wilfully in the Millennium an die the Second Death. R5327:5
[Obad. 1:17]
But upon mount Zion The spiritual phase of the Kingdom of God. A297; T33
Shall be deliverance In the Times of Restitution. D558; F355; R2503:6, R2504:1,2,5 The sight of the drunkard of verse 16 is a good token to show that the deliverance is even now on Mount Zion. R3999:3*
The house of Jacob Natural Israel. C278; A300
[Obad. 1:19]
They of the south Those restored to perfect humanity. D653
The mount of Esau Christendom. D15
[Obad. 1:21]
And saviours Christ Jesus and his Bride. R238:2* Leaders guides, kings and priests, typified by those who judged Israel. R528:1*