Isaiah 60:1-12
THE GLORY OF THE MESSIAH UPON THE GENTILES... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GLORY OF THE MESSIAH UPON THE GENTILES... [ Continue Reading ]
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.... [ Continue Reading ]
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people, the expression referring to the murky darkness of a cloudy day; BUT THE LORD SHALL ARISE UPON THEE, AND HIS GLORY SHALL BE SEEN UPON THEE. Here the evangelist of the Old Testament addresses himself to the congregation of... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light and kings to the brightness of thy rising, where the rays of the Sun of Righteousness were illuminating the world.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then thou shalt see and flow together, be bright with joy, shine with exultation, AND THINE HEART SHALL FEAR AND BE ENLARGED, swell with delight, BECAUSE THE ABUNDANCE OF THE SEA SHALL BE CONVERTED UNTO THEE, THE FORCES OF THE GENTILES SHALL COME UNTO THEE, with all their wealth and power.... [ Continue Reading ]
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries, the young camels, OF MIDIAN AND EPHAH. ALL THEY FROM SHEBA SHALL COME; THEY SHALL BRING GOLD AND INCENSE; AND THEY SHALL SHOW FORTH THE PRAISES OF THE LORD, blessing the name of Jehovah, setting forth His glory. Here the universal power and... [ Continue Reading ]
All the flocks of Kedar, in the south of Arabia Deserta, the chief possession of its inhabitants, SHALL BE GATHERED TOGETHER UNTO THEE, as a gift of worship, THE RAMS OF NEBAIOTH, the most excellent of the flocks of the sons of Ishmael in Arabia Petraea, SHALL MINISTER UNTO THEE, be used as sacrific... [ Continue Reading ]
Who are these that fly as a cloud? so the prophet asks in directing the eyes of the Church to the West, AND AS THE DOVES TO THEIR WINDOWS? the mass of people seeking the Lord's Sanctuary being represented as an almost numberless multitude. The answer is given in a beautiful verse:... [ Continue Reading ]
Surely the isles, the inhabitants of the coasts and islands of the Mediterranean Sea, SHALL WAIT FOR ME AND THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH, here representing their owners, FIRST, as the first among the Gentiles to acknowledge Jehovah, TO BRING THY SONS FROM FAR, in great haste, THEIR SILVER AND THEIR GOLD WI... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of strangers, the Gentiles of whom the entire chapter is speaking, SHALL BUILD UP THY WALLS, so that Jerusalem may rise out of her ruins, a picture of the restoration of the Church, AND THEIR KINGS SHALL MINISTER UNTO THEE, many of the mighty ones of the earth bowing under the scepter o... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually, they shall not be shut day nor night, since the gifts of God's mercy are dispensed in the Church without ceasing, until the end of time, THAT MEN MAY BRING UNTO THEE THE FORCES OF THE GENTILES, large armies of heathen from every part of the world, AND T... [ Continue Reading ]
For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish, be utterly destroyed; YEA, THOSE NATIONS SHALL BE UTTERLY WASTED, by the Lord's judgment of punishment for their enmity against Him. In accordance with this prophecy the Lord visited His Church with the glory of His mercy and brought... [ Continue Reading ]
The glory of Lebanon, the wonderful forest growth which adorned its mountains, SHALL COME UNTO THEE, men of excellence everywhere devoting themselves to the service of the Lord and His Church, the fir-tree, the pine-tree, and the box together, the cypress, ilex, and cedar, the finest trees of Lebano... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HAPPINESS ATTENDING THE GLORIFICATION OF THE MESSIAH... [ Continue Reading ]
The sons also of them that afflicted thee, of the former oppressors and enemies of the Church, SHALL COME BENDING UNTO THEE, in humble submission to Jehovah; AND ALL THEY THAT DESPISED THEE SHALL BOW THEMSELVES DOWN AT THE SOLES OF THY FEET, in a gesture of complete surrender; AND THEY SHALL CALL TH... [ Continue Reading ]
Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, Isaiah 54:1, SO THAT NO MAN WENT THROUGH THEE, an expression increasing the picture of complete desolation, I WILL MAKE THEE AN ETERNAL EXCELLENCY, the highest expression of unparalleled magnificence, A JOY OF MANY GENERATIONS, so that many people would del... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, enjoy the gifts brought by them, AND SHALT SUCK THE BREAST OF KINGS, have the use of the most precious treasures of earth, AND THOU SHALT KNOW THAT I, THE LORD, AM THY SAVIOR AND THY REDEEMER, THE MIGHTY ONE OF JACOB, He to whose unvarying faithfulness... [ Continue Reading ]
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood, brass, and for stones, iron, replacing the former inexpensive building materials with the most precious metals, with the most durable materials, so that the city would be both well protected and beautifully ornamented; I WI... [ Continue Reading ]
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, on account of the fact that the members of the Church will be united by the bands of the most cordial love, WASTING NOR DESTRUCTION WITHIN THY BORDERS, the enemies no longer being permitted to work their evil will without hindrance; BUT THOU SHALT CALL TH... [ Continue Reading ]
The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee, Zion no longer being in need of these external, physical light bodies; BUT THE LORD SHALL BE UNTO THEE AN EVERLASTING LIGHT, AND THY GOD THY GLORY, namely, in and through the Word of His grace, fro... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy Sun, the Lord Himself, SHALL NO MORE GO DOWN, NEITHER SHALL THY MOON WITHDRAW ITSELF, disappearing by setting, FOR THE LORD SHALL BE THINE EVERLASTING LIGHT, in an uninterrupted continuity, James 1:17, AND THE DAYS OF THY MOURNING SHALL BE ENDED. Ceaseless happiness, endless joy and delight, is... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy people also shall be all righteous, as the nature of the covenant of mercy demands, by virtue of the righteousness imputed to them; THEY SHALL INHERIT THE LAND FOREVER, Matthew 5:5, THE BRANCH OF MY PLANTING, THE WORK OF MY HANDS, a true garden of Jehovah, owing everything to His grace, THAT I M... [ Continue Reading ]
A little one, the smallest and most insignificant member of Zion, SHALL BECOME A THOUSAND AND A SMALL ONE A STRONG NATION, equaling a great many enemies in might; I, THE LORD, WILL HASTEN IT IN HIS TIME. When the period fixed by His eternal counsel has come, His plans go into effect with a suddennes... [ Continue Reading ]