Isaiah chapter 60 is amazing!

It’s Millennial, too.

Let me share with you a few “clips.”

God speaking to Israel …

I reckon the day she as a Nation is saved … “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.” Verse 1, and we know Who that Light is, don’t we?

Reversal, conversion … “For in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.” Verse 10, God still speaking, promising!

Verse 12, and probably the basis for the “Judgment of the Nations” in Matthew 25 … “For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.”

Wow!

God Himself (Jesus our Saviour) living in Israel, Jerusalem … “The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.” Establishing His Sanctuary there, His “Mercy Seat,” His very “Footstool!” (Verse 13)

Verse 15, again this is Israel, not the Church! “Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.”

Verse 18, sounds literal to me! “Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.”

Glory to this point even … “The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.” Verses 19-20, King James Version.

Israel, the Nation, saved, born-again? Preposterous many say. But God says: “Thy people also shall be all RIGHTEOUS: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.” Verse 21 of today’s Text, Isaiah 60.

I am enthralled with these Lines!

Earth today … cursed.

Earth tomorrow … blessed!

We had all better be thankful for Israel, that little Nation.

A small amount of our future (1,000 years) will be invested in seeing her so blessed. Maybe more than that, really, all eternity …

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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