Isaiah 24–27 is a section in its own right within the prophecy. It deals with the conflict between Israel (spiritual and natural) and the world, and the ultimate triumph and blessedness of Zion, when Yahweh reigns therein in glory with “his ancients”. These chapters follow a lengthy section of…
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Isaiah 24
24:7–12 The Day of Pleasure Turned Into a Nightmare of Mourning
Verses 7–12 “The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted [NE8 revellers] do sigh.
“The mirth of tabrets ceaseth [RSV timbrel is stilled], the noise of them that rejoice [RSV the jubilant]…
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The previous study focused upon the years during which saints have been subject to tribulation. This has surely been true as they have been crushed and downtrodden under the prevailing Apostasy. But they have not been perplexed by these adversities. Their ‘Lord’ and the prophets told them no l…
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Verse 6 of Isaiah 27 presents the picture of the seed of Jacob budding and filling the face of the earth with fruit. This is the glorious destiny reserved for Abrahamʼs natural seed, but the verses which follow review Yahwehʼs correction and discipline of His people and the reasons for His mercy b…
The opening verses of Isaiah 26 present glimpses of the Kingdom to come, along with prayer for divine intervention to hasten the fall of tyrannical rulers and the deliverance of saints. Isaiah 26:16–21 continues these thoughts with the feelings of despair, expressed in a “whispered prayer”. Th…
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In the opening verses of Isaiah 26 there is great rejoicing for the deliverance Yahweh has wrought for His chosen. The righteous nation which has preserved the truth is invited to enter Zion in which perfect peace is found. The great lesson in Hezekiah’s day when he confronted the Assyrian cha…
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“No Way Out”
We shall consider this remarkable prophecy, consistent as it is with all that the prophets have spoken, verse by verse and phrase by phrase.
24:16–23 Worldwide Chaos and Judgment Gives Place to the Manifestation of Christ and the Saints in Jerusalem
Verse 16 (continued) “…
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