"Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord."
Jeremiah 16:21
Earlier in this chapter it talks about a dramatic event that will surpass bringing the children out of Egypt, so that people won't be talking about that miracle, but rather about the new one, where the Lord brings "the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them" (verse 15). I am guessing that is the "this once" talked about in this verse.
It seems appropriate and somehow satisfying that Christ will cause everyone to know who he is and his unmistakable power. It seems to symbolically close the unfulfilled possibility of the life he didn't get to live during his mortal ministry. Finally, he shows everyone who he is, making us all responsible for that knowledge. Well past time for that kind of triumph.
... Scary for us though, because we need to repent and improve a lot before that day comes. Today, let's work on that, preparing for the day mentioned as well as improving our lives and the lives of the people around us
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