Isaiah 2:1-9
THE GENTILES CALLED TO THE KINGDOM... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GENTILES CALLED TO THE KINGDOM... [ Continue Reading ]
The word, the prophetic oration, THAT ISAIAH, THE SON OF AMOZ, SAW CONCERNING JUDAH AND JERUSALEM, the revelation here recorded extending to the end of the fourth chapter.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in the last days, in the Messianic age, which precedes the end of the world, THAT THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOUSE, that is, Zion or Jerusalem, the kingdom of God, SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS, towering high above every human and, especially, every idola... [ Continue Reading ]
And many people shall go and say, in encouraging one another to seek the truth of the Gospel, COME YE AND LET US GO UP TO THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD, TO THE HOUSE OF THE GOD OF JACOB, to become members of the true Church, such zeal in coming and inviting others being a sign of real conversion; AND HE... [ Continue Reading ]
And He shall judge among the nations and shall rebuke many people, stating His decisions, performing the functions of King and Judge in governing the people under His spiritual rule; AND THEY, under the influence of the Lord's Spirit, who lives in them, SHALL BEAT THEIR SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES, the b... [ Continue Reading ]
O house of Jacob, the children of Israel, specifically the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem being here addressed, COME YE AND LET US WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD, an urgent appeal to heed the prophetic message, to know the Lord as He has revealed Himself in the Word, and to give proof of this kno... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore Thou hast forsaken Thy people, the house of Jacob, rather, "For Thou hast rejected," since this fact, the deliberate transgressions of Israel, had caused God to let them walk in the foolishness of their minds, BECAUSE THEY BE REPLENISHED FROM THE EAST, admitting the idolatrous influences o... [ Continue Reading ]
Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots, this heaping up of material wealth being contrary to the divine prohibition, Deuteronomy 17:14;... [ Continue Reading ]
their land also is full of idols, for idolatry had entered the land with the wealth gained through commerce with the surrounding heathen nations; THEY WORSHIP THE WORK OF THEIR OWN HANDS, THAT WHICH THEIR OWN FINGERS HAVE MADE, the words expressing the disgust and the contempt of the Lord for such p... [ Continue Reading ]
and the mean man, the lowly among the people, BOWETH DOWN, as a result and punishment of the idolatrous practices in use among the children of Israel, AND THE GREAT MAN, the nobles and leaders among the people, HUMBLETH HIMSELF, is humbled by God. THEREFORE FORGIVE THEM NOT, literally, "and not wilt... [ Continue Reading ]
Enter into the rock, as people hide before a cruel enemy, AND HIDE THEE IN THE DUST, as the travelers in the wilderness throw themselves down when the simoom, or sirocco, bears down upon them, FOR FEAR OF THE LORD AND FOR THE GLORY OF HIS MAJESTY. When the terror of God will strike the world, when t... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MAJESTY OF GOD IN HIS FINAL REVELATION... [ Continue Reading ]
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, every gesture indicating pride will be forgotten, AND THE HAUGHTINESS OF MEN SHALL BE BOWED DOWN, humbled into the dust, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day, standing secure in the perfection of His essence.... [ Continue Reading ]
For the day of the Lord of hosts, the final Day of Judgment, SHALL BE UPON EVERY ONE THAT IS PROUD AND LOFTY, AND UPON EVERY ONE THAT IS LIFTED UP, the day being, as it were, kept in reserve by the Lord, to come as a surprise upon the haughty despisers of His grace; AND HE, every proud sinner, SHALL... [ Continue Reading ]
and upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, pictures and emblems of the proud sinners, AND UPON ALL THE OAKS OF BASHAN, the rich pastureland east of Jordan,... [ Continue Reading ]
and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, every creature that excels in majesty and beauty in the world,... [ Continue Reading ]
and upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, products of men's ambition and pride,... [ Continue Reading ]
and upon all the ships of Tarshish, the finest instruments of commerce in the ancient days, AND UPON ALL PLEASANT PICTURES, works produced to satisfy man's lust of the eyes. In short, what human art and human science have produced under the incentive of human ambition, pride, and haughtiness will be... [ Continue Reading ]
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, since all the objects of man's pride will be destroyed, AND THE HAUGHTINESS OF MEN SHALL BE MADE LOW; AND THE LORD ALONE SHALL BE EXALTED IN THAT DAY, the highest and most glorious in the majesty of His essence.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Idols He shall utterly abolish, literally, "they will be changed," they will vanish away, their vanity will be apparent before all men.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they, the idolaters, SHALL GO INTO THE HOLES OF THE ROCKS AND INTO THE CAVES OF THE EARTH, in cellars or cisterns dug into the ground, FOR FEAR OF THE LORD AND FOR THE GLORY OF HIS MAJESTY, WHEN HE ARISETH TO SHAKE TERRIBLY THE EARTH. Cf Luke 23:30.... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day, under the influence of a repentance which comes too late, A MAN SHALL CAST HIS IDOLS OF SILVER AND HIS IDOLS OF GOLD, WHICH THEY MADE EACH ONE FOR HIMSELF TO WORSHIP, TO THE MOLES AND TO THE BATS, into the first convenient crevice, in an effort to rid himself of their incriminating pres... [ Continue Reading ]
to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, his terror driving him to seek safety anywhere and everywhere, FOR FEAR OF THE LORD, NAMELY, dread of the inevitable punishment, AND FOR THE GLORY OF HIS MAJESTY, WHEN HE ARISETH TO SHAKE TERRIBLY THE EARTH, to spread terror... [ Continue Reading ]
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils, all men are admonished not to place their trust in man, weak and powerless as he is in all that he undertakes, dependent upon a breath which quickly disappears; FOR WHEREIN IS HE TO BE ACCOUNTED OF? All human props may and will be taken away in the... [ Continue Reading ]