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- 1. Isaiah and the Gospel Message of... Hope for the Earth
- 2. PEACE ON EARTH
- 3. Isaiah's Gospel regarding Earth's... Destiny
- 4. Justice On Earth Promised
- 5. Isaiah and... the Gospel regarding the Future of Jerusalem
- 6. Vision of Future Age In Closing... Chapters of Isaiah
- 7. A Future Temple
1) Isaiah and the Gospel Message of Hope for the Earth
Isaiah has been found to be a reliable prophet in relation to many issues and especially those of the Messiah’s ministry, death and resurrection. Yeshua quoted from Isaiah on numerous occasions, both to show the fulfilling of Bible prophecy and Yahshua’s endorsement of the prophet Isaiah. This article will examine the theme that the earth will endure and present confirmation from Isaiah that “the earth abides for ever.” Eccl.1 4.
Isaiah’s book commences with the statement, ‘the vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.’ Despite the Jewish people’s waywardness, Yahweh declares, ‘I will turn my hand upon thee and purely purge away thy dross…I will restore thy judges as at the first…afterward thou shalt be called, the city of righteousness, the faithful city.’ (Isaiah 1:25-26). In the history of Israel, this prophecy has never been fulfilled.
In Isaiah 2, it is prophesied that, ‘the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains…and all nations shall flow unto it.’ Again, history has not revealed circumstances such as this. In fact, the mountains of Israel have been a place of warfare and contention throughout most of man’s history. We must be led to the conclusion that this prophecy has never been fulfilled and we must wait until the time when, “out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem and he shall judge among the nations…nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” (verses 3-4) When, might we ask, has mankind ever seen such an idyllic state on the earth?
The twentieth century would have to have been the most warlike century in the history of mankind. Barely a year passed in the twentieth century without a war being fought somewhere on this globe, with countless millions dying in deplorable circumstances. As yet we have not witnessed that vision of peace as described by Isaiah.
With the nuclear age, the image of the destruction of the earth has created increasing fear among people, especially with the vivid portrayal of catastrophic events in theatres and on the small screen. Fear of meteors and out of space destructive forces has arisen from man’s increased knowledge of the universe and has added to the belief in the inevitable destruction of this planet.
Isaiah prophesies of no such fate for the earth. The first two chapters of his book, clearly state that the earth will endure. Many other sections of this book reinforce that ‘the earth abides for ever’ (Ecclesiastes 1:4). The earth has to abide so that Yahweh’s purpose with man is accomplished and that the earth is ultimately filled with His glory.(Numbers 14:21)
Despite the judgements that were to come on the nation of Israel, Isaiah assures us that the nation would be purged and their Messiah would be established as ruler in Jerusalem. “Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgement and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will perform this.” The emphasis in this verse is on the “throne of David”, which was and is Jerusalem, where righteous rule will be established “for ever.” There is no way that we can say that such an occurrence has ever been witnessed on this sphere. The only logical conclusion is that it will occur in the future.
An important prophecy in many of the prophetical books of the Bible is that of the return of the Jews to Israel after being scattered through the nations. Isaiah mentions this in many places such as chapter 10:21-22.”The remnant (of Israel) shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.”
The punishment of Israel was to be followed by an overflowing of righteousness, which, as yet we have not witnessed. In Israel at this time the people are faced with terrorism and threats from their enemies to drive them into the sea and destroy their nation.
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