Thy Kingdom Come
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Have you noticed that many Christians seem to be so defeated, sad, and disgruntled? Have you met the believer that somehow sucks the joy out of life not just for them but for everyone around them? Have you noticed, even in a WORSHIP service, those that look mad that we are singing, aggravated that the worship leader would dare to ask us to STAND and SING? Have you noticed the Christian who is always pessimistic… you know the one who seems to be the chairman of the COLD WATER COMMITTEE? Maybe you find yourself easily discouraged by what is happening around you. I mean, after all, things ARE bad. But the question really is: DO WE HAVE ANY REASON TO PRAISE GOD? DO WE HAVE ANY REASON FOR HOPE?
Chapters 24-27 go together.
They are eschatological. I know that’s a big word, it simply means end events. Eschatology is the study of end times. Chapter 24, I believe, points to the Tribulation. All the wrath and devastation poured out on the whole Earth.
What thrills me about these 4 chapters is that Isaiah spends one chapter dedicated to wrath and destruction, but 3 pointing to the blessing of God’s Kingdom coming.
One of the important things we need to remember as Christians is this: God’s Kingdom is right now, and not yet. There is a sense in which we are a part of God’s Kingdom and His Kingdom work right now. But there is also a sense in which God’s Kingdom has not yet fully come like it will in the future.
How then should we live as citizens of God’s Kingdom while living in THIS WORLD AND THIS AGE?
We need to prioritize our lives NOW to reflect God’s Kingdom that will come.
So what is it that Isaiah emphasizes about the coming Kingdom that we should be living out now?
Personal Praise
Personal Praise
Yahweh, You are my God; I will exalt You. I will praise Your name, for You have accomplished wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
For You have turned the city into a pile of rocks, a fortified city, into ruins; the fortress of barbarians is no longer a city; it will never be rebuilt.
Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of violent nations will fear You.
For You have been a stronghold for the poor, a stronghold for the needy person in his distress, a refuge from the rain, a shade from the heat. When the breath of the violent is like rain against a wall,
like heat in a dry land, You subdue the uproar of barbarians. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day, so He silences the song of the violent.
First person communication between Isaiah and God
Magnify MY GOD (1) I can call Him MY God
Praise God because He is faithful to carry out His Plans and Purposes (1)
Defeat of enemies (2)
Repentance of enemies (3)
Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Instead, don’t I take pleasure when he turns from his ways and lives?
The Lord does not delay His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.
Refuge from life and from enemies (4-5)
So our lives should right now be marked by PRAISE, but also HOPE
Hope For a Better Day
Hope For a Better Day
The Lord of Hosts will prepare a feast for all the peoples on this mountain — a feast of aged wine, choice meat, finely aged wine.
On this mountain He will destroy the burial shroud, the shroud over all the peoples, the sheet covering all the nations;
He will destroy death forever. The Lord God will wipe away the tears from every face and remove His people’s disgrace from the whole earth, for the Lord has spoken.
On that day it will be said, “Look, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the Lord; we have waited for Him. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
For the Lord’s power will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trampled in a dung pile.
He will spread out his arms in the middle of it, as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, along with the trickery of his hands.
The high-walled fortress will be brought down, thrown to the ground, to the dust.
Plentiful Food (6)
All People (6)
Death dies (7-8)
No more tears (8)
No more guilt and shame (8)
Salvation that has been waited on is now realized (9)
Exclusive rule of God (10-12)