Friday, October 20, 2017

Isaiah 60  Isaiah was given a vision of heaven at the beginning of his ministry.. and here, towards the end of his writing.. he is given a message of hope and glory... a future city, a glorified Zion.

Zion will be a place of light. 
v1 " the glory of the Lord has risen upon you."
v2 ".. the Lord will rise upon you, and His glory will appear upon you."
v3 " And the nations will come to your light, "
v5  " Then you will see and be radiant "
v19 "No longer will you have the sun for light by day, nor for brightness will the moon give you  light; But you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, and your God for your glory."
v20 "Your sun will set no more, neither will your moon wane; and you will have the Lord for an everlasting light."

Zion will be a place of wealth.
v5  "the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you."
v6 Camels, gold, frankincense
v7 flocks and rams
v9 ships will bring silver and gold
v11 "And your gates will be open continually; they will not be closed day or night, so that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations..." 
v13  the "glory of Lebanon will come to you" 
v17 gold, silver, bronze, iron will be brought

Zion will be a place of God's glory
v2  "His glory will appear upon you"
v7 "And I shall glorify My glorious house"
v9 ".. For the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you."
v13 "... and I shall make the place of My feet glorious"
v21 ".. That I may be glorified"

Righteousness and peace will rule in Zion.
Joy and praise will overflow.
Restoration of sons and daughters will bring great rejoicing.

"Then all your people will be righteous... that I may be glorified"  The Lord says.  It is His plan and He promises , " I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time." 

Reminds me of the hymn "We're Marching to Zion"
(Chorus)
We're marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We're marching  upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.

I don't want to write out all the stanzas.. but they are worth reading and singing!
Let our joys be known!
Let us speak the joys abroad!
A thousand sacred sweets...and golden streets and fairer worlds... await us who know the heavenly King!

Do you ever try to imagine it? We can't begin to picture it, can we?
But, we KNOW that this is going to be our eternal home, with our Heavenly Father !  Wow!

Father, we worship You, our God and King.  We await the day when You will bring us into Your Holy city to live in Your Presence forever.  Thank You for the glimpses that You give us in Your Word. Thank You for the hope that is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord.   Do the work of preparation, sanctifying us through and through according to Your Word and by Your Spirit, we pray.  Amen.

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