In Isaiah, chapter twenty-six, verses twenty through twenty-one, “Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.” During the great tribulation, when God punishes the inhabitants of the earth, as in Micah one, verse three, those who remain faithful to Him will hide themselves and wait before the Lord in prayer until He has accomplished His purposes and the final redemption arrives.
When dangers threaten, it is good to retire and lie hid; when we commend ourselves to God to hide us, he will hide us either under heaven or in heaven. Therefore, we shall be safe and happy in the midst of tribulations. It is but for a short time, as it were, for a little moment; when over, it will seem as nothing. God’s place is the mercy-seat; there he delights to be: when he punishes, He comes out of His place, for he has no pleasure in the death of sinners. But there is hardly any truth more frequently repeated in Scripture than God’s determined purpose to punish the workers of iniquity. Let us keep close to the Lord and separate from the world. And let us seek comfort in secret prayer. A day of vengeance is coming on the world, and before it comes, we are to expect tribulation and suffering. But because the Christian looks for these things, shall he be restless and dismayed? No, abiding in him, the believer is safe. And let us wait patiently for the fulfillment of God’s promises.