My Revelation on the Island of Patmos: Part 3a of 5
Escaping to the Island of Patmos in 2012, I was desperate to find rest and healing from intensifying trigeminal nerve pains.
The Shulamite’s Song in the Night
When bouts of pain have come, besides Yeshua’s story, the inspirational story that has upheld me is that of the Shulamite in Song of Songs 5.
She too was vexed with an aggregate of afflictions.
The Shulamite, representing the Bride of Messiah (Ephesians 5:22-32), was beckoned into the veil of night by the Lover of her soul.
She arose to be with her Beloved God, and in an unexpected abruptness His presence was gone. She searched diligently and repeatedly cried out His name but to no avail.
The Night Watchmen
“It’s in the middle of the night!” Unempathetic to the Bride’s plight, the guards of the city incessantly demanded, “Shut up! Stop this foolish desperation!”
Infuriated that the Shulamite would not concede, with dark cruelty they attempted to beat her into submission.
Instead of breaking her will, their torment only enhanced the Shulamite’s longing for her Beloved God.
Daughters of Jerusalem
The Shulamite cried to the daughters of Jerusalem, “If you find my Beloved, tell Him that I am lovesick.”
The daughters of Jerusalem had vowed to remember God’s love, but their hearts were growing cold in the face of tribulations.
They questioned the Shulamite, “What is your Beloved anyway?”
The Shulamite was physically and emotionally distressed. However, her intimate knowledge of her Beloved and her obedience to Him had solidified within her a knowledge of Him.
She had no accusation against Him, only desire for Him.
Beauties of the Beloved
With tears and a light in her eyes, the Shulamite recounts the rare beauties of her Beloved’s image that stole her heart.
She sings, “My Beloved is white,” meaning, “My Beloved is holy.”
The Shulamite emulates Yeshua in recounting Yehovah’s holiness.
In Psalm 22, hanging on the cross Yeshua vehemently cries, “My God, My God why have You forsaken Me… yet You are still holy!”
She continued to paint a picture of her Beloved by describing 16 attributes of God that sustained her heart during pain.
To be Continued…
