Excerpt from my spiritual journal this day, November 14, 1999, Penny Olive.
I was led to read Isaiah 23...

"At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, the span of a king's life. But at the end of these seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute:

'Take up a harp, walk through the city,
O prostitute forgotten;
play the harp well, sing many a song,
so that you will be remembered.'

At the end of seventy years, the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her hire as prostitute and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. Yet her profit and her earnings will be set apart for the Lord; they will not be stored up or hoarded. Her profits will go to those who live before the Lord, for abundant food and fine clothes."
Isaiah 23:15-18

In my limited understanding, I feel the Lord is speaking of Montreal as Tyre, and I understand that He is saying that the city will be handed over for the propagation of the Gospel. And I feel that the prayers over the past years have been answered, but it is the Lord Who has put this in place.

This city is being claimed for the Kingdom, and is to be used for the advancement of the Gospel.

'Write these words, My child.
Hear Me in all these things.

For a long time, I have held back My hand, but no more. I will now let the sea come forth to cleanse this place, for I am to be set in place. An army of warriors shall come forth and great will be the cry that comes forth.

This citadel, this gem of the water is no more. She is humbled and brought low because of the sin that is in her. Yet shall they see now a new thing.

Let the kingdoms of the earth take heed.

In her glory she glorified herself and is now come to ruin. Yet the hand of the Lord shall raise her to new heights. But it shall not be kings and princes who come to her, but the poor and humble of heart, and those who have been broken and lost.

I shall set her like a jewel in the water and great shall be her name. Yet it shall not be great among the princes and kings of the world, for they shall see her humbled. It shall be great in the hearts of men where I reside as King. And this glory will last forever.

Do not come to see one who is exalted and lifted up. Yet come to see one who has been laid low, whose heart has been humbled before Me. And many will rejoice.

And you who have waited for this day and you who have known this day would come, know this: This has been foretold, and who shall take the glory but the One Who has spoken this Word from the beginning: It is done. It is done. That none take the Glory, I Myself have raised this place up from the mire of her existence. I take the things of man and manifest the things of God. I am the Lord.

You are Tyre and it is for this purpose that you have been called forth: I am the Lord.
Alleluia. Alleluia.'

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