PROCLAMATION
“The Lord
Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted
(and they will be humbled) … People will flee to caves in the rocks and to
holes in the ground from the fearful presence of The Lord and the splendor of
His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.”
Isaiah 2:12-19 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
Here the prophet Isaiah presents the vision that he saw concerning the future of Jerusalem and Judah. (Isaiah 2:1) This is a prophecy regarding the last days, the end of the world as we know it. The chapter begins with the enlargement of God’s kingdom on earth by the calling of the gentiles as believers from all nations, and they will all come to the mountain of The Lord. (Isaiah 2:2-3) Isaiah then briefly describes those who have fallen away from The Lord and become involved in the worship of idols. (Isaiah 2:6-9) These are the people who will be trying to hide from the presence of The Lord on the day when He returns. (Isaiah 2:10-11) They will be humbled and hiding. This prophecy is repeated in the sixth chapter of The Bible Book of Revelation. (Revelation 6:15-16)
APPLICATION
The coming day of The Lord will be the time when God will take His vengeance upon all of the non-believing sinners. The church, all of the believers, will have been removed from the world beforehand in the rapture. He will deal with the proud (Isaiah 2:13), governments and societies (Isaiah 2:14), the world’s armies (Isaiah 2:15), businesses and commerce (Isaiah 2:16), the arrogant (Isaiah 2:17), and all false religions. (Isaiah 2:18) The Lord God will deal with everything and everybody that is outside of the church when He comes. Do not be like the people who were left outside of the ark in Noah’s day when the flood came. (Genesis 7:16-21) Don’t be one of those who is left behind when the rapture occurs. (1 Thessalonians 4:17) Believe in The Lord, confess your sins, accept Him as your personal Savior, and you will be saved. (Romans 10:9-10) There will come a day when it will be too late for you. (Luke 13:27)
Here the prophet Isaiah presents the vision that he saw concerning the future of Jerusalem and Judah. (Isaiah 2:1) This is a prophecy regarding the last days, the end of the world as we know it. The chapter begins with the enlargement of God’s kingdom on earth by the calling of the gentiles as believers from all nations, and they will all come to the mountain of The Lord. (Isaiah 2:2-3) Isaiah then briefly describes those who have fallen away from The Lord and become involved in the worship of idols. (Isaiah 2:6-9) These are the people who will be trying to hide from the presence of The Lord on the day when He returns. (Isaiah 2:10-11) They will be humbled and hiding. This prophecy is repeated in the sixth chapter of The Bible Book of Revelation. (Revelation 6:15-16)
APPLICATION
The coming day of The Lord will be the time when God will take His vengeance upon all of the non-believing sinners. The church, all of the believers, will have been removed from the world beforehand in the rapture. He will deal with the proud (Isaiah 2:13), governments and societies (Isaiah 2:14), the world’s armies (Isaiah 2:15), businesses and commerce (Isaiah 2:16), the arrogant (Isaiah 2:17), and all false religions. (Isaiah 2:18) The Lord God will deal with everything and everybody that is outside of the church when He comes. Do not be like the people who were left outside of the ark in Noah’s day when the flood came. (Genesis 7:16-21) Don’t be one of those who is left behind when the rapture occurs. (1 Thessalonians 4:17) Believe in The Lord, confess your sins, accept Him as your personal Savior, and you will be saved. (Romans 10:9-10) There will come a day when it will be too late for you. (Luke 13:27)
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