65:11–16 The fearful end of apostates is compared with the joy and blessedness of the elect
65:11 “But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that (1) forget my holy mountain, that (2) prepare a table for that troop [Heb gad, RSV Fortune, See Gen 30:11; 49:19], and that furnish the drink offeri…
Isaiah 65:11–25 “For, behold, I create a new heavens and a new earth” Read More »
Isaiah 66, the closing chapter in this wonderful prophecy, is wide-ranging, covering in summary and bringing to a climax its main themes. In the opening verses Yahweh defines where He truly dwells (v1,2). Apostates who persecuted true believers will be put to shame while their victims will be consol…
Isaiah 66:1-10 “Where is the Place of My Rest?” Read More »
This article from the pen of Brother Roberts is an extract taken from the last lecture, Number 18, in “Christendom Astray”. It is most appropriate in this issue of The Lampstand as we are now concluding the series on Christendom Astray with a summary of Lecture 18 on page 88. In addition, the ar…
Be Not Conformed To This World Read More »
3:8 Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? The question of this verse is hypothetical. It is asked by an uninformed imaginary spectator of the terrible slaugh…
