(Isaiah 63:1-12) For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet, until her righteousness goes forth like brightness, and her salvation like a torch that is burning.
2 The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; and you will be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
3 You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,” nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”; but you will be called, “My delight is in her,” and your land, “Married”; for the Lord delights in you, and to Him your land will be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
2 The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; and you will be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
3 You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,” nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”; but you will be called, “My delight is in her,” and your land, “Married”; for the Lord delights in you, and to Him your land will be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will never keep silent. You who remind the Lord, take no rest for yourselves;
7 And give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
8 The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm, “I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies; nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
9 But those who garner it will eat it and praise the Lord; and those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.
7 And give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
8 The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm, “I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies; nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
9 But those who garner it will eat it and praise the Lord; and those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.
10 Go through, go through the gates, clear the way for the people; build up, build up the highway, remove the stones, lift up a standard over the peoples.
11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth, say to the daughter of Zion, “Lo, your salvation comes; behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”
12 And they will call them, “The holy people, the redeemed of the Lord”; and you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.”
11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth, say to the daughter of Zion, “Lo, your salvation comes; behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”
12 And they will call them, “The holy people, the redeemed of the Lord”; and you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.”
People tend to be like the Pharisees - thinking that we are so great and strong and in control - that we can determine our own paths and begin to take God for granted. So many people brazenly deny that there is even a God. During the Tribulation, those who choose to believe in Jesus will be delivered, but those who do not become believers during that time will be cut off...
(Isaiah 65:8-12) Thus says the Lord,
“As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is benefit in it,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants in order not to destroy all of them.
9 “I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and an heir of My mountains from Judah; even My chosen ones shall inherit it, and My servants will dwell there.
10 “Sharon will be a pasture land for flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
11 “But you who forsake the Lord, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune, and who fill cups with mixed wine for Destiny,
12 I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will bow down to the slaughter. Because I called, but you did not answer; I spoke, but you did not hear. And you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
9 “I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and an heir of My mountains from Judah; even My chosen ones shall inherit it, and My servants will dwell there.
10 “Sharon will be a pasture land for flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
11 “But you who forsake the Lord, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune, and who fill cups with mixed wine for Destiny,
12 I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will bow down to the slaughter. Because I called, but you did not answer; I spoke, but you did not hear. And you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
At the end of the Tribulation, Jesus will come to fight the battle of Armageddon (which is likened to a wine press several times in the Bible)...
(Isaiah 63:1-6) Who is this who comes from Edom, with garments of glowing colors from Bozrah, this One who is majestic in His apparel, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
2 Why is Your apparel red, and Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press?
3 “I have trodden the wine trough alone, and from the peoples there was no man with Me. I also trod them in My anger and trampled them in My wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, and I stained all My raiment.
4 “For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and My year of redemption has come.
5 “I looked, and there was no one to help, and I was astonished and there was no one to uphold; so My own arm brought salvation to Me, and My wrath upheld Me.
6 “I trod down the peoples in My anger and made them drunk in My wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”
2 Why is Your apparel red, and Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press?
3 “I have trodden the wine trough alone, and from the peoples there was no man with Me. I also trod them in My anger and trampled them in My wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, and I stained all My raiment.
4 “For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and My year of redemption has come.
5 “I looked, and there was no one to help, and I was astonished and there was no one to uphold; so My own arm brought salvation to Me, and My wrath upheld Me.
6 “I trod down the peoples in My anger and made them drunk in My wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”
The second coming of Jesus will bring peace and blessings to the Israelites, as well as the entire earth. Keep in mind that only the people who became Christians during the Tribulation will enter the Millennium; but there will be a thousand years where people are having children - and those "children" - those people will have to make a choice whether to believe in Jesus or not. There will even be missionary activity during this time...
(Isaiah 66:18-21) “For I know their works and their thoughts; the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory. 19 I will set a sign among them and will send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, Put, Lud, Meshech, Tubal and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have neither heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare My glory among the nations. 20 Then they shall bring all your brethren from all the nations as a grain offering to the Lord, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “just as the sons of Israel bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord. 21 I will also take some of them for priests and for Levites,” says the Lord..."
Whether people choose to believe or not, either way, throughout the thousand year reign, all nations will continually go to Jerusalem to seek out Jesus and to honor Him, and it will be a very peaceful and productive time...
(Isaiah 60:1-6) “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 “For behold, darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you and His glory will appear upon you.
3 “Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
2 “For behold, darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you and His glory will appear upon you.
3 “Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 “Lift up your eyes round about and see; they all gather together, they come to you. Your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried in the arms.
5 “Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and rejoice; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you.
6 “A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come; they will bring gold and frankincense, and will bear good news of the praises of the Lord...
5 “Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and rejoice; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you.
6 “A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come; they will bring gold and frankincense, and will bear good news of the praises of the Lord...
10 (Isaiah 60:10-13) “Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will minister to you; for in My wrath I struck you, and in My favor I have had compassion on you.
11 “Your gates will be open continually; they will not be closed day or night, so that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, with their kings led in procession.
12 “For the nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish, and the nations will be utterly ruined.
13 “The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the juniper, the box tree and the cypress together, to beautify the place of My sanctuary; and I shall make the place of My feet glorious...
11 “Your gates will be open continually; they will not be closed day or night, so that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, with their kings led in procession.
12 “For the nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish, and the nations will be utterly ruined.
13 “The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the juniper, the box tree and the cypress together, to beautify the place of My sanctuary; and I shall make the place of My feet glorious...
20 (Isaiah 60:20-22) “Your sun will no longer set, nor will your moon wane; for you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will be over.
21 “Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever, the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, that I may be glorified.
22 “The smallest one will become a clan, and the least one a mighty nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”
21 “Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever, the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, that I may be glorified.
22 “The smallest one will become a clan, and the least one a mighty nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”
(Isaiah 61:1-2) The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners;
2 To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn...
2 To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn...
4 (Isaiah 61:4-11) Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, they will raise up the former devastations; and they will repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.
5 Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks, and foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
6 But you will be called the priests of the Lord; you will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.
7 Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land, everlasting joy will be theirs.
8 For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; and I will faithfully give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Then their offspring will be known among the nations, and their descendants in the midst of the peoples. All who see them will recognize them because they are the offspring whom the Lord has blessed.
5 Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks, and foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
6 But you will be called the priests of the Lord; you will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.
7 Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land, everlasting joy will be theirs.
8 For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; and I will faithfully give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Then their offspring will be known among the nations, and their descendants in the midst of the peoples. All who see them will recognize them because they are the offspring whom the Lord has blessed.
10 I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
(Isaiah 65:19-25) “I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people; and there will no longer be heard in her the voice of weeping and the sound of crying.
20 “No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his days; for the youth will die at the age of one hundred and the one who does not reach the age of one hundred will be thought accursed.
21 “They will build houses and inhabit them; they will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 “They will not build and another inhabit, they will not plant and another eat; for as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will wear out the work of their hands.
23 “They will not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity; for they are the offspring of those blessed by the Lord, and their descendants with them.
24 It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. 25 The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain,” says the Lord.
For anyone who chooses not to believe in Jesus (past years, right now, in the Tribulation, or in the Millennium), will get what they wanted - an eternal existence in a place where God is NOT. The absence of God is the absence of all things good. But for those who choose to believe in Jesus, there is great reward and eternal life with a perfect, loving and generous heavenly Father...
(Isaiah 65:13-18) Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
14 “Behold, My servants will shout joyfully with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart, and you will wail with a broken spirit.
15 “You will leave your name for a curse to My chosen ones, and the Lord God will slay you. But My servants will be called by another name.
16 “Because he who is blessed in the earth will be blessed by the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from My sight!
14 “Behold, My servants will shout joyfully with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart, and you will wail with a broken spirit.
15 “You will leave your name for a curse to My chosen ones, and the Lord God will slay you. But My servants will be called by another name.
16 “Because he who is blessed in the earth will be blessed by the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from My sight!
17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.
18 “But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing and her people for gladness..."
18 “But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing and her people for gladness..."
Today's takeaway: salvation is from the Lord - there is nothing we can do to improve on that. The only thing that is required of us is to believe and trust that God actually knows what He is doing...
(Isaiah 66:1-2) Thus says the Lord,
“Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?
2 “For My hand made all these things, thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord. “But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word..."
2 “For My hand made all these things, thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord. “But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word..."
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