PART 2 The importance of
Jerusalem in the latter days cannot be overstated, I don’t think, in the
millennium and in eternity, the New Jerusalem that has descended from above.
The blessing bestowed by Christ’s grace is the foundation of the future for
that city. See, in verse 27, Zion’s converts mentioned. Read Isaiah 60.
Isaiah 60:1 ¶
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen
upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness
shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise
upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and
kings to the brightness of thy rising. 4
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves
together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters
shall be nursed at thy side. 5 Then thou
shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged;
because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the
forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
6 The multitude of camels shall cover
thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they
shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the
LORD. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be
gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee:
they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house
of my glory. 8 Who are these that fly as
a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
9
¶ Surely the isles shall wait for me,
and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and
their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of
Israel, because he hath glorified thee. 10
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings
shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I
had mercy on thee. 11 Therefore thy
gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men
may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be
brought. 12 For the nation and kingdom
that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those
nations shall be utterly wasted. 13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee,
the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my
sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. 14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee
shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow
themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of
the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15
¶ Whereas thou hast been forsaken and
hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal
excellency, a joy of many generations. 16
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast
of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer,
the mighty One of Jacob. 17 For brass I
will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for
stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors
righteousness. 18 Violence shall no more
be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou
shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 19
The sun shall be no more thy light by day;
neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall
be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall
thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and
the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 21
Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for
ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
22 A little one shall become a thousand,
and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
Revelation 21:1 ¶ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for
the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more
sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for
her husband.
3 And
I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God
himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no
more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away. 5
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And
he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of
the fountain of the water of life freely. 7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and
he shall be my son.
Revelation 22:3 And there shall be no more curse: but the
throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4 And they shall see his face; and his
name shall be in their foreheads. 5 And
there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the
sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and
ever.
We can imagine verse 28 in regards to
end-time prophecy along with the immediate context of warning Judah.
2Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already
work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom
the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the
brightness of his coming:
9 Even
him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and
lying wonders, 10 And with all
deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received
not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Revelation 2:27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as
the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of
my Father.
Revelation 18:8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day,
death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for
strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
Regarding verse 29 and the immediate context
of Isaiah, idolatry was practiced in groves, under oaks, and in gardens in
Ancient Israel.
Jeremiah 2:20 ¶ For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and
burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high
hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
Isaiah 65:3
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that
sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
Isaiah 66:17
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens
behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and
the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
Chapter one of Isaiah ends with a warning as
to what can come about. Like a bare tree that has shed its leaves, like a
garden without water, the strong men shall all be burnt together. What a
prophecy!
We can see that in our view of future
prophecy, as well. Consider the verse in 2Thessalonians 2 that I just quoted.
8 And
then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit
of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
There are several prophecies that speak of a
burning, of a fire, even an eternal fire.
Zechariah 14:12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the
LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh
shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume
away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
Joel 2:1 ¶
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let
all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it
is nigh at hand;
2 A
day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as
the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath
not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years
of many generations. 3 A fire devoureth
before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden
before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall
escape them.
Matthew 3:12
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and
gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with
unquenchable fire.
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the
false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them
that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
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