Do Israel and Moab have a long history, from Lot, Balak and Baalam, Ruth, and David’s parents finding refuge there? Is God patient with all nations? Let’s look at Isaiah 16.
As Moab is attacked by foreign forces, is there a place of refuge for them in Zion, if they will bring tribute to the king of Judah, as once did Mesha, King of Moab (2 Kings 3:4-5)? Would that include submission to the one true God?
Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela [Petra], across the desert, to the mount of Daughter Zion. Like fluttering birds pushed from the nest, so are the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon. (Isa 16:1-2 NIV)
In reverse, should Moab show mercy upon the outcasts of Judah and be a place of refuge? Is there a coming king in Judah who will execute justice and righteousness?
“Take counsel, execute judgment; Make your shadow like the night in the middle of the day; Hide the outcasts, Do not betray him who escapes. Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab; Be a shelter to them from the face of the spoiler. For the extortioner is at an end, Devastation ceases, The oppressors are consumed out of the land. In mercy the throne will be established; And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David, Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.” (Isa 16:3-5 NKJV)
Is Moab just like many nations, where national pride, rather than national humility, causes them problems? What causes a return to sweet humility in the nation?
We have heard about proud Moab—about its pride and arrogance and rage. But all that boasting has disappeared. The entire land of Moab weeps. Yes, everyone in Moab mourns for the cakes of raisins from Kir-hareseth. They are all gone now. The farms of Heshbon are abandoned; the vineyards at Sibmah are deserted. The rulers of the nations have broken down Moab—that beautiful grapevine. Its tendrils spread north as far as the town of Jazer and trailed eastward into the wilderness. Its shoots reached so far west that they crossed over the Dead Sea. (Isa 16:6-8 NLT)
Did the prophet weep for Moab, even as he predicted national suffering?
Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah. I will water you with my tears, Heshbon, and Elealeh: for on your summer fruits and on your harvest the battle shout has fallen. Gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there will be no singing, neither joyful noise. Nobody will tread out wine in the presses. I have made the shouting stop. Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir Heres. It will happen that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, and comes to his sanctuary to pray, that he will not prevail. (Isa 16:9-12 WEB)
How quickly would this national calamity fall upon Moab? Is this a warning to any proud nation, that its glory can fade quickly, if God wills?
This is the word that the Lord had spoken concerning Moab long ago. But now the Lord has said: In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab, with all its great multitude, will dwindle. The small remnant will be few and feeble. (Isa 16:13-14 CEB)
What is a principle that we, in our national pride, too often forget?
Pride comes before disaster, and arrogance before a fall. (Prov 16:18 CEB)
Is God patient with our nations, waiting for us all to come to repentance?
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. (2 Pet 3:9 ESV)
Do Israel and Moab have a long history, from Lot, Balak and Baalam, Ruth, and David’s parents finding refuge there? Is God patient with all nations? You decide!
Moab (Isaiah 15)
What can we learn from Moab mourning for their national sins? Is this just past or also future punishment upon Jordan? Let’s look at Isaiah 15?
What does God have to warn Moab about, descendants of whom live in today’s Jordan?
A message concerning Moab: “For Ir in Moab is destroyed in a night, and Moab is ruined! Because Ir in Moab is destroyed in a single night, Moab is ruined! He has gone up to the temple, and to Dibon, to the high places to weep; over Nebo and over Medeba Moab wails. His head is completely bald, and every beard is shaved off. In its streets they wear sackcloth; on its rooftops and in its squares everyone wails and falls down weeping. Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard as far as Jahaz; therefore the loins of Moab cry aloud; its heart quakes for itself. (Isa 15:1-4 ISV)
Did Isaiah’s heart break as he prophesied that Moab’s refugees would head south to the desert in tears?
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. (Isa 15:5-7 KJV)
Did the remnants of the people cry and wail all over the country of Moab?
For the cry has gone around the territory of Moab, Its wailing goes as far as Eglaim and its wailing even to Beer-elim. For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; Surely I will put added woes upon Dimon, A lion upon those of Moab who have escaped and upon the remnant of the land. (Isa 15:8-9 LSB)
Is mourning a good thing, because it will normally lead us to repentance and then to God’s comfort?
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Mat 5:4 NASB)
What can we learn from Moab mourning for their national sins? Is this just past or also future punishment upon Jordan? You decide!
What does God have to warn Moab about, descendants of whom live in today’s Jordan?
A message concerning Moab: “For Ir in Moab is destroyed in a night, and Moab is ruined! Because Ir in Moab is destroyed in a single night, Moab is ruined! He has gone up to the temple, and to Dibon, to the high places to weep; over Nebo and over Medeba Moab wails. His head is completely bald, and every beard is shaved off. In its streets they wear sackcloth; on its rooftops and in its squares everyone wails and falls down weeping. Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard as far as Jahaz; therefore the loins of Moab cry aloud; its heart quakes for itself. (Isa 15:1-4 ISV)
Did Isaiah’s heart break as he prophesied that Moab’s refugees would head south to the desert in tears?
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. (Isa 15:5-7 KJV)
Did the remnants of the people cry and wail all over the country of Moab?
For the cry has gone around the territory of Moab, Its wailing goes as far as Eglaim and its wailing even to Beer-elim. For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; Surely I will put added woes upon Dimon, A lion upon those of Moab who have escaped and upon the remnant of the land. (Isa 15:8-9 LSB)
Is mourning a good thing, because it will normally lead us to repentance and then to God’s comfort?
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Mat 5:4 NASB)
What can we learn from Moab mourning for their national sins? Is this just past or also future punishment upon Jordan? You decide!
Restoration (Isaiah 14)
Would Israel be restored and would foreigners join them? Is God impressed by national pride or national repentance? Let’s look at Isaiah 14.
After divine punishment for their sins, would Israel experience a great reversal?
When the Lord has compassion on Jacob and again chooses Israel, and settles them on their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob. The peoples will take them along and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will make them their own possession in the land of the Lord as male and female servants; and they will take their captors captive and will rule over their oppressors. (Isa 14:1-2 NASB)
Will Babylonian oppression end and people finally be at rest and at peace?
On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you, you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has come to an end! How his fury has ended! The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers, which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression. All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing. Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon gloat over you and say, “Now that you have been laid low, no one comes to cut us down.” (Isa 14:3-8 NIV)
Are the departed spirits of the dead excited and stirred up to meet the Lord at His coming?
Hell [Sheol, the place of the dead] from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations. They all shall speak and say to you: ‘Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us? Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.’ (Isa 14:9-11 NKJV)
Is the king of Babylon symbolic of a once bright and shining angel, who fell from heaven, who because of his delusional ambitions, became the devil?
How you are fallen from heaven, O shining star [Helel, Lucifer], son of the morning! You have been thrown down to the earth, you who destroyed the nations of the world. For you said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars. I will preside on the mountain of the gods far away in the north. I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High.’ Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead, down to its lowest depths. Everyone there will stare at you and ask, ‘Can this be the one who shook the earth and made the kingdoms of the world tremble? Is this the one who destroyed the world and made it into a wasteland? Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities and had no mercy on his prisoners?’ (Isa 14:12-17 NLT)
Does the fate of the king of Babylon picture the fate of all abominable national leaders who lead their country to ruin?
All the kings of the nations sleep in glory, everyone in his own house. But you are cast away from your tomb like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain who are thrust through with the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit; like a dead body trodden under foot. You will not join them in burial, because you have destroyed your land. You have killed your people. The offspring of evildoers will not be named forever. (Isa 14:18-20 WEB)
Will Babylon be in ruin and the political progeny of such a corrupt city also be cut off?
Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their father. Don’t let them arise to take over the earth or fill the world with cities. I will arise against them, says the Lord of heavenly forces. I will cut off Babylon’s renown and remnant, offshoot and offspring. I will make it the home of herons, a swampland. I will sweep it away with the broom of destruction, says the Lord of heavenly forces. (Isa 14:21-23 CEB)
Will the Assyrians before the Babylonians also be wiped out?
The Lord All-Powerful has made this promise: Everything I have planned will happen just as I said. I will wipe out every Assyrian in my country, and I will crush those on my mountains. I will free my people from slavery to the Assyrians. I have planned this for the whole world, and my mighty arm controls every nation. I, the Lord All-Powerful, have made these plans. No one can stop me now! (Isa 14:24-27 CEV)
Should the Philistines not rejoice too much over Assyria’s defeat, because their own destruction is coming?
In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent. And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant it will slay. Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks. What will one answer the messengers of the nation? “The Lord has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.” (Isa 14:28-32 ESV)
How important is national humility to God as opposed to national pride?
But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. (James 4:6 HCSB)
Would Israel be restored and would foreigners join them? Is God impressed by national pride or national repentance? You decide!
After divine punishment for their sins, would Israel experience a great reversal?
When the Lord has compassion on Jacob and again chooses Israel, and settles them on their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob. The peoples will take them along and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will make them their own possession in the land of the Lord as male and female servants; and they will take their captors captive and will rule over their oppressors. (Isa 14:1-2 NASB)
Will Babylonian oppression end and people finally be at rest and at peace?
On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you, you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has come to an end! How his fury has ended! The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers, which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression. All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing. Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon gloat over you and say, “Now that you have been laid low, no one comes to cut us down.” (Isa 14:3-8 NIV)
Are the departed spirits of the dead excited and stirred up to meet the Lord at His coming?
Hell [Sheol, the place of the dead] from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations. They all shall speak and say to you: ‘Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us? Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.’ (Isa 14:9-11 NKJV)
Is the king of Babylon symbolic of a once bright and shining angel, who fell from heaven, who because of his delusional ambitions, became the devil?
How you are fallen from heaven, O shining star [Helel, Lucifer], son of the morning! You have been thrown down to the earth, you who destroyed the nations of the world. For you said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars. I will preside on the mountain of the gods far away in the north. I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High.’ Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead, down to its lowest depths. Everyone there will stare at you and ask, ‘Can this be the one who shook the earth and made the kingdoms of the world tremble? Is this the one who destroyed the world and made it into a wasteland? Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities and had no mercy on his prisoners?’ (Isa 14:12-17 NLT)
Does the fate of the king of Babylon picture the fate of all abominable national leaders who lead their country to ruin?
All the kings of the nations sleep in glory, everyone in his own house. But you are cast away from your tomb like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain who are thrust through with the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit; like a dead body trodden under foot. You will not join them in burial, because you have destroyed your land. You have killed your people. The offspring of evildoers will not be named forever. (Isa 14:18-20 WEB)
Will Babylon be in ruin and the political progeny of such a corrupt city also be cut off?
Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their father. Don’t let them arise to take over the earth or fill the world with cities. I will arise against them, says the Lord of heavenly forces. I will cut off Babylon’s renown and remnant, offshoot and offspring. I will make it the home of herons, a swampland. I will sweep it away with the broom of destruction, says the Lord of heavenly forces. (Isa 14:21-23 CEB)
Will the Assyrians before the Babylonians also be wiped out?
The Lord All-Powerful has made this promise: Everything I have planned will happen just as I said. I will wipe out every Assyrian in my country, and I will crush those on my mountains. I will free my people from slavery to the Assyrians. I have planned this for the whole world, and my mighty arm controls every nation. I, the Lord All-Powerful, have made these plans. No one can stop me now! (Isa 14:24-27 CEV)
Should the Philistines not rejoice too much over Assyria’s defeat, because their own destruction is coming?
In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent. And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant it will slay. Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks. What will one answer the messengers of the nation? “The Lord has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.” (Isa 14:28-32 ESV)
How important is national humility to God as opposed to national pride?
But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. (James 4:6 HCSB)
Would Israel be restored and would foreigners join them? Is God impressed by national pride or national repentance? You decide!
Babylon (Isaiah 13)
Did the destruction of Babylon symbolize the elimination of all corrupt human governments? Do we hope for a perfect government from heaven? Let’s examine Isaiah 13.
Is this a prophecy about the end of the Babylonian Empire which captured Judah? Could it also apply to that final human government symbolically called Babylon in Revelation?
Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon: “Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop. Call up an army against Babylon. Wave your hand to encourage them as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty. I, the Lord, have dedicated these soldiers for this task. Yes, I have called mighty warriors to express my anger, and they will rejoice when I am exalted.” (Isa 13:1-3 NLT)
Does this passage have a double meaning, human armies destroying ancient Babylon and heaven’s armies destroying a future Babylon?
The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, as of a great people; the noise of an uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Yahweh of Armies is mustering the army for the battle. They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. (Isa 13:4-5 WEB)
Do people lose heart at the events of this “day of the Lord?”
Wail, for the day of the Lord is near. Like destruction from the Almighty it will come. Then all hands will fall limp; every human heart will melt, and they will be terrified. Like a woman writhing in labor, they will be seized by spasms and agony. They will look at each other aghast, their faces blazing. (Isa 13:6-8 CEB)
Will God show mercy or pity on that terrible day of the Lord?
I, the Lord, will show no mercy or pity when that time comes. In my anger I will destroy the earth and every sinner who lives on it. Light will disappear from the stars in the sky; the dawning sun will turn dark, and the moon will lose its brightness. (Isa 13:9-10 CEV)
Is this just a prophecy against an ancient empire or are there also allusions to the final day of the Lord?
I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless. I will make people more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, at the wrath of the Lord of hosts in the day of his fierce anger. (Isa 13:11-13 ESV)
How terrible will Babylon be and the consequences she will face?
Like wandering gazelles and like sheep without a shepherd, each one will turn to his own people, each one will flee to his own land. Whoever is found will be stabbed, and whoever is caught will die by the sword. Their children will be smashed to death before their eyes; their houses will be looted, and their wives raped. (Isa 13:14-16 HCSB)
Who eventually conquered ancient Babylon? Was this fulfilled by Cyrus the Great in 539 BC? Were they a ruthless bunch indifferent to bribes?
Watch out! I’m stirring up the Medes against them, who care nothing for silver and take no delight in gold. Their bows will dash the young men to pieces; they’ll show no pity on those not yet born, and their eyes will not spare children. (Isa 13:17-18 ISV)
Is ancient Babylon now nothing but ruins at modern-day Hillah, in southern Iraq?
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs [wild goats] shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. (Isa 13:19-22 KJV)
Will a symbolic final Babylon experience a similar fate as ancient Babylon?
And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality.” (Rev 14:8 LSB)
Did the destruction of Babylon symbolize the elimination of all corrupt human governments? Do we hope for a perfect government from heaven? You decide!
Is this a prophecy about the end of the Babylonian Empire which captured Judah? Could it also apply to that final human government symbolically called Babylon in Revelation?
Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon: “Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop. Call up an army against Babylon. Wave your hand to encourage them as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty. I, the Lord, have dedicated these soldiers for this task. Yes, I have called mighty warriors to express my anger, and they will rejoice when I am exalted.” (Isa 13:1-3 NLT)
Does this passage have a double meaning, human armies destroying ancient Babylon and heaven’s armies destroying a future Babylon?
The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, as of a great people; the noise of an uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Yahweh of Armies is mustering the army for the battle. They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. (Isa 13:4-5 WEB)
Do people lose heart at the events of this “day of the Lord?”
Wail, for the day of the Lord is near. Like destruction from the Almighty it will come. Then all hands will fall limp; every human heart will melt, and they will be terrified. Like a woman writhing in labor, they will be seized by spasms and agony. They will look at each other aghast, their faces blazing. (Isa 13:6-8 CEB)
Will God show mercy or pity on that terrible day of the Lord?
I, the Lord, will show no mercy or pity when that time comes. In my anger I will destroy the earth and every sinner who lives on it. Light will disappear from the stars in the sky; the dawning sun will turn dark, and the moon will lose its brightness. (Isa 13:9-10 CEV)
Is this just a prophecy against an ancient empire or are there also allusions to the final day of the Lord?
I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless. I will make people more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, at the wrath of the Lord of hosts in the day of his fierce anger. (Isa 13:11-13 ESV)
How terrible will Babylon be and the consequences she will face?
Like wandering gazelles and like sheep without a shepherd, each one will turn to his own people, each one will flee to his own land. Whoever is found will be stabbed, and whoever is caught will die by the sword. Their children will be smashed to death before their eyes; their houses will be looted, and their wives raped. (Isa 13:14-16 HCSB)
Who eventually conquered ancient Babylon? Was this fulfilled by Cyrus the Great in 539 BC? Were they a ruthless bunch indifferent to bribes?
Watch out! I’m stirring up the Medes against them, who care nothing for silver and take no delight in gold. Their bows will dash the young men to pieces; they’ll show no pity on those not yet born, and their eyes will not spare children. (Isa 13:17-18 ISV)
Is ancient Babylon now nothing but ruins at modern-day Hillah, in southern Iraq?
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs [wild goats] shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. (Isa 13:19-22 KJV)
Will a symbolic final Babylon experience a similar fate as ancient Babylon?
And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality.” (Rev 14:8 LSB)
Did the destruction of Babylon symbolize the elimination of all corrupt human governments? Do we hope for a perfect government from heaven? You decide!
Rejoice (Isaiah 12)
In the end of all things, will there be great joy and no more reason for sorrow or crying? Do we look forward to this? Let’s begin in Isaiah 12.
When the hope of nations comes, will people give thanks and sing songs of praise?
Then you will say on that day, “I will give thanks to You, Lord; For although You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, And You comfort me. Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.” Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation.
And on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; Make them remember that His name is exalted.” Praise the Lord in song, for He has done glorious things; Let this be known throughout the earth. Rejoice and shout for joy, you inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. (Isa 12:1-6 NASB)
As a foretaste of world peace, is there now no difference between Jews and Gentiles who call on the name of Jesus?
As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Rom 10:11-15 NIV)
Will all the troubles on earth eventually be resolved in such a way that there will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying?
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” (Rev 21:1-4 NKJV)
In the end of all things, will there be great joy and no more reason for sorrow or crying? Do we look forward to this? You decide!
When the hope of nations comes, will people give thanks and sing songs of praise?
Then you will say on that day, “I will give thanks to You, Lord; For although You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, And You comfort me. Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.” Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation.
And on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; Make them remember that His name is exalted.” Praise the Lord in song, for He has done glorious things; Let this be known throughout the earth. Rejoice and shout for joy, you inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. (Isa 12:1-6 NASB)
As a foretaste of world peace, is there now no difference between Jews and Gentiles who call on the name of Jesus?
As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Rom 10:11-15 NIV)
Will all the troubles on earth eventually be resolved in such a way that there will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying?
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” (Rev 21:1-4 NKJV)
In the end of all things, will there be great joy and no more reason for sorrow or crying? Do we look forward to this? You decide!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)