When thinking about the Kings of Israel and Judah of old, what comes to mind? When and how the Israelite People transitioned from the Wilderness to a Civilization is a critical portion of Biblical Church History. Likewise, when and how the Israelite People came to be ruled by an earthly King is vitally important to Theology. After all, this peculiar people and the government which ruled them was divinely intended to be THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Furthermore, the ultimate ruler of the Israelite Kingdom foretold to arise was declared to be a champion of salvation by this vehicle: THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Therefore, understandably, the Jewish Kings of old knew more about THE GOSPEL than one might think.
| The Gospel of David 1st Advent: Son of God/Incarnation: Ps. 2:7, 12, 40:5-8; Suffering/Crucifixion: Ps. 22:6-26, 69:21; Resurrection: Ps. 16:9-10 (Acts 2:25-28); Priesthood: Ps. 110:4; Kingly Enthronement: Ps. 2:6, 24:7-10, 110:1 | The Gospel of Isaiah 1st Advent: Son of God/Incarnation: Isa. 7:14-16, 9:6; Suffering/Crucifixion: Isa. 42:2-3, 50:4-11, 52:13-15, 53:1-12, 55:1-4; Resurrection: Isa. 25:8, 26:19; Priesthood: Isa. 52:15; Kingly Enthronement: Isa. 9:6, 32:1-2, 33:17-18 |
David's knowledge of the Gospel is profoundly on point and exact. Wouldn't you agree? David knew about the incarnation of the Son of God and what followed - the suffering, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Also, David knew what offices the Messiah would assume as the Redeemer of Mankind - both Priest and King! However, when Christians of the Gentile Church Age think upon these things, their considerations are disturbingly shallow in respect to Messianic Prophecy. This results in a radically deviant understanding of the Gospel compared to the general tenor and overall trajectory of David & Isaiah's thoughts on the matter.
As for David & Isaiah, their understanding of the Gospel didn’t begin and end with the Person and Work of Jesus Christ in the 1st Advent. In other words, their Gospel Message wasn’t just the incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, & ascension of Christ. Indeed, by way of prophecy, they knew about these doctrines; but… for them, the ascension of Christ wasn’t the END of the Gospel, it was the BEGINNING. In fact, Isaiah was the first one to coin the term, “Gospel”, which also means “Good Tidings” or Good News; and, in every place where the glorious announcement is prophetically declared by Isaiah he is declaring the coming of the Kingdom of God in worldwide sovereignty during the reign of the Messiah. In other words, the coming of the Kingdom of God brings about the End of the World!
| The Gospel: “the LORD reigneth” – 1 Chron. 16:31; Ps. 93:1 (Rev. 4), 96:10 (1 Chron. 16:31), 97:1, 99:1; “God reignteh” – Ps. 47:8; “the God of Jacob…which executeth judgment” – Ps. 146:5-10 Ordered: 2 Sam. 23:5 David’s Prayer: 1 Chron. 29:10-13 | The Gospel: “Good Tidings…Behold your God!” – Isa. 40:9-11; “One that bringeth Good Tidings” – Isa. 41:27; “My Servant” – Isa. 42:1-7, 13-14; “Good Tidings…Thy God reigneth!” – Isa. 52:7; “Good Tidings” – Isa. 61:1-2; “God Almighty…hast reigned” – Rev. 11:17-19; “the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth” – Rev. 19:6; “The Everlasting Gospel” – Rev.14:6-13; “King of Saints…Thy Judgments are made manifest” – Rev. 15:3-4 Ordered: Isa. 9:6-7 The Lord’s Prayer: Matt. 6:8-13 |
When the sovereignty of the Kingdom of God will extend worldwide in its domination of all nations and peoples, literally, this is the End of the World! Clearly, according to Psalm 96, 97, 47, & 136, this is what David understood to be the manifest judgment of the LORD reigning in the earth; and, what David did hereby introduce, Isaiah elaborated upon by coining the term, “Good Tidings”.
Evidently, according to Isaiah 40, 41, 42, 52, & 61, Isaiah had the same understanding as David. With profound exactitude, Isaiah picked up where David left off in the preaching of the Gospel. Isaiah answered David’s unanswered agonies. Where David was downcast over his woeful shortcomings in respect to the glory of the Gospel in his lifetime (2 Sam. 23:5), Isaiah foretold a lifting up of the head (Isa. 9:6-7). Specifically, David lamented over the disorderliness of his house and Kingdom in that it was overrun by sinners (2 Sam. 23:5), while Isaiah speaks of the ordering and establishment of the Kingdom in justice and judgment forevermore (Isa. 9:6-7).
Evidently, according to Isaiah 40, 41, 42, 52, & 61, Isaiah had the same understanding as David. With profound exactitude, Isaiah picked up where David left off in the preaching of the Gospel. Isaiah answered David’s unanswered agonies. Where David was downcast over his woeful shortcomings in respect to the glory of the Gospel in his lifetime (2 Sam. 23:5), Isaiah foretold a lifting up of the head (Isa. 9:6-7). Specifically, David lamented over the disorderliness of his house and Kingdom in that it was overrun by sinners (2 Sam. 23:5), while Isaiah speaks of the ordering and establishment of the Kingdom in justice and judgment forevermore (Isa. 9:6-7).
The Historical Books and the Psalms were very clear to detail these things. David was very pleased to realize the divine repentance of his lifetime (Ps. 78:65-72, 105:42-45, 106:44-45, 135:13-14), but he agonized over the unfulfilled glories of the Kingdom (the Gospel) revealed by the Spirit of Prophecy (2 Sam. 23:1-7). This is especially evident in the Latter Years of David's life. For, the plot of the Gospel thickened more and more as prophetic vision continued to flourish among the prophets in those days.
Through the Spirit of Prophecy, David knew that the sinfulness of the Jews would result in a future Captivity (Sinfulness of the Jews: Ps. 10, 14, 50, 53, 58, 73). However, he didn't know that this Captivity would be called "the Babylonian Captivity" (Babylonian Captivity: Ps. 79, 88, 89, 137, 126, 107 [Ps. 14:7, 53:6]), as Isaiah later clarified (Babylonian Captivity: Isa. 13:1-14:27, 21:1-11, 47:1-15, 49:5-6, 24, 51:14, 52:2), but he knew the Jews would be punished for their pride and made poor and needy as prisoners (Sighing Prisoners / Captives / Poor & Needy: Ps. 12:5, 74:21-22, 79:11, 102:20, 146:7-8, 103:6, 113:5-9, 147:1-20, 14:7, 53:6, 126:1, 4, 137:3). Most importantly, David knew that this would set the stage for the coming of the Kingdom of God as revealed in the Gospel as he understood it. Most people think this is a duly marginalized aspect of Eschatology! ...with the general public of "Christendom" aloof to what made the Prophets of old most alive!
Isaiah just picked up where David left off in the prophetic declaration of the Gospel. Isaiah spoke at length concerning the same scenario of the Jews (Sinfulness of the Jews: Isa. 5:1-25, 28:7-22, 29:9-14, 30:1-17, 31:1-3, 42:18-25, 43:8, 22-28, 45:9-10, 20, 47:6-7, 49:14, 50:1-3, 57:1-14, 58:1-7, 59:1-16, 63:15-18, 64:5-12, 65:2-7, 66:3-5; Sighing Prisoners / Captives / Poor & Needy: Isa. 5:13, 22:17, 25:4, 26:6, 41:17, 42:7, 49:8-9, 21, 24, 51:14, 52:2, 57:15, 61:1, 66:2). Demonstrably, when these men preached the Gospel, their messages were marvelously harmonious in declaring what God would do to save the Jews - and all mankind therewith!
Isaiah just picked up where David left off in the prophetic declaration of the Gospel. Isaiah spoke at length concerning the same scenario of the Jews (Sinfulness of the Jews: Isa. 5:1-25, 28:7-22, 29:9-14, 30:1-17, 31:1-3, 42:18-25, 43:8, 22-28, 45:9-10, 20, 47:6-7, 49:14, 50:1-3, 57:1-14, 58:1-7, 59:1-16, 63:15-18, 64:5-12, 65:2-7, 66:3-5; Sighing Prisoners / Captives / Poor & Needy: Isa. 5:13, 22:17, 25:4, 26:6, 41:17, 42:7, 49:8-9, 21, 24, 51:14, 52:2, 57:15, 61:1, 66:2). Demonstrably, when these men preached the Gospel, their messages were marvelously harmonious in declaring what God would do to save the Jews - and all mankind therewith!
| Salvation: Ps. 65:5, 69:13, 29, 79:9, 88:1, 96:2, 98:1-3, 132:16, 146:7-10 Vengeance / Revenge: Ps. 58:10, 79:10, 94:1, 149:7 | Salvation: Isa. 25:9, 26:1, 33:2, 6, 45:8, 17, 46:13, 49:6, 8, 51:5-8, 52:7, 10, 56:1, 59:11, 16-19, 60:18, 61:10, 62:1, 6, 11, 63:5 Vengeance / Revenge: Isa. 1:24, 34:8, 35:4, 57:17-18, 61:2, 63:4, Jer. 46:10; “the Days of Vengeance” – Lk. 21:22, Rev. 17:17, Ezek. 38:17 |
Explicitly and Emphatically, David and Isaiah proclaimed the Gospel by declaring the coming of the Kingdom of God - and, specifically speaking, this meant the coming of the King, the anointed Christ, who alone is the exactor of salvific vengeance upon Babylon. Therefore, literally, for the Jews, "salvation" is the execution of vengeance upon Babylon. Thus, upon liberating the Jews from Babylonian Captivity, and upon them being regathered to the Land of Israel, the foretold glories of the Kingdom of God would commence.
That's not to say that the Jews are forgiven by some other means than the atonement of Jesus Christ (Isa. 52:13-15, Ps. 2:8). Nor is that to say that the incarnation, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Christ have no part in this story of redemption (Zech. 12:10-14, 13:6-7). God forbid! Rather, because of the blood, or, because of the 1st Advent of Christ, the LORD will accomplish all that remains undone in the Gospel; and, in respect to the Gospels of David and Isaiah, the vast majority of salvation is still to-be-accomplished in the 2nd Advent of Christ. The Jews are the spoils of war.
That's not to say that the Jews are forgiven by some other means than the atonement of Jesus Christ (Isa. 52:13-15, Ps. 2:8). Nor is that to say that the incarnation, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Christ have no part in this story of redemption (Zech. 12:10-14, 13:6-7). God forbid! Rather, because of the blood, or, because of the 1st Advent of Christ, the LORD will accomplish all that remains undone in the Gospel; and, in respect to the Gospels of David and Isaiah, the vast majority of salvation is still to-be-accomplished in the 2nd Advent of Christ. The Jews are the spoils of war.
| The Arm of the LORD: Ps. 44:3, 136:12, 77:15, 89:10, 13, 21, 98:1 Right Hand: Ps. 10:12, 16:8, 11, 17:7, 20:6, 21:8, 44:3, 48:10, 74:11, 77:10, 80:15, 17, 89:13, 98:1, 109:6, 31, 110:1, 5, 118:15-16, 136:12 | The Arm of the LORD: Isa. 40:9-11, 50:2, 51:5, 9, 52:10, 53:1, 59:16, 63:5 Right Hand: Isa. 41:10-11, 13, 48:13, 49:22 |
I repeat, none of these Gospel Messages neglect or exclude the atoning work of Jesus at the Cross. However, the modern day “Gospel” of so-called Christianity does neglect and exclude the Gospels of David, Isaiah, and the Revelation of Jesus Christ given to John! Therefore, a correction needs to be made. Take, for example, Isaiah’s doctrine of the Arm of the LORD in Isaiah 40:9-11, 50:2, 51:5, 9, 52:10, 53:1, 59:15-17, & 63:5 in which he foretells both the 1st Advent (after 400 years of general apostasy and silence) and the 2nd Advent of Christ (after many generations of general apostasy). Speaking in reference to this doctrine, only one seventh of Isaiah’s prophecies have come to fruition! My reader, does that surprise you?
That’s a lot of Gospel still to come! Like I said before, the ascension of Christ is not the end of the Gospel but its beginning! And, Paul is very bold to say that we, as Christians, will be saved “much more” by the “life” of Jesus, comparatively to how much we have been saved by the “death” of Jesus (Rom. 5:10, 1 Pet. 1:5)! Such an oversight by the so-called “Gospel Preachers” of today would hardly be impressive to Isaiah. However eloquent they may be, they’re still only preaching a seventh of the message!
That’s a lot of Gospel still to come! Like I said before, the ascension of Christ is not the end of the Gospel but its beginning! And, Paul is very bold to say that we, as Christians, will be saved “much more” by the “life” of Jesus, comparatively to how much we have been saved by the “death” of Jesus (Rom. 5:10, 1 Pet. 1:5)! Such an oversight by the so-called “Gospel Preachers” of today would hardly be impressive to Isaiah. However eloquent they may be, they’re still only preaching a seventh of the message!
| Judgment / War: Ps. 7:8-13, 21:8-13, 50:4, 73:18-20, 135:14, 146:7-10; Deut. 32:36; Ps. 9:7-8, 16-20; 96:10, 13, 98:9 | Judgment / War: Isa. 1:21, 27, 2:4, 3:13-14, 4:4, 5:7, 16, 9:7, 11:3-4, 26:8-10, 28:5-6, 17, 30:18, 32:1, 16, 33:5, 22, 34:5, 42:1-4, 51:4-5, 61:8; “the Hour of His Judgment is Come” – Rev. 14:7 |
| Dashed Dead Bodies: Ps. 2:9, 49:14-15, 50:22, 110:5, 76:12, 82:1, 7-8, 139:19-22, 46:8-10; Dust Saturated with Blood: Ps. 58:10 | Feasting Birds / Worms: Ezek. 39:17-21, Rev. 19:17-19; Isa. 50:8-9, 51:6, 8, 12; Dust Saturated with Blood / Fat: Isa. 26:21, 34:5-7, Deut. 32:39-43, Zech. 12:3, Rev. 14:14-20, 19:11-16 |
The fully disclosed message of the Gospel would declare the alarm of war - namely, the coming of the judgment of God through the Messiah who wages war upon Babylon's World to liberate the Jews and establish the Kingdom of God! Literally, the foretold "judgment" is the act of war by the Messiah and the Armies of Heaven that follow His command. Therefore, to be abundantly clear with the forewarning - in hopes that all men would meet the terms of peace in the day of war (Lk. 14:31-33) - the Spirit of Prophecy waxed illustrious with detail speaking of the dead bodies of those who will be slain in the war and how the land would be saturated with blood!
| Fiery Consummation: Ps. 37:20, 58:6-9, 68:1-2, 9:17, 97:2-5, 104:3, 32, 35, 112:10, 140:10 Earth / Mountains Melting: Ps. 46:6, 75:3; Melted Bodies: Ps. 11:6, 68:1-4; Firestorms / Hailstorms: Ps. 18:7-15, 50:3, 83:13-15, 11:6; Blackness of Heaven: Ps. 18:9, 11 | Fiery Consummation: Isa. 1:25-31, 11:4, 24:19, 30:27-28, 30, 33, 34:4, 8-10, 51:6, 66:14-16, Matt. 24:35, Lk. 21:33, Heb. 10:27, 12:29, 2 Thess. 2:8, 2 Pet. 3:7, 10-12, Rev. 1:7, 19:20 Earth / Mountains Melting: Isa. 24:4, 6, 19, 64:1-2; Melted Bodies: Ezek. 38:22; Firestorms / Hailstorms: Isa. 30:30, Rev. 16:17-21, Ezek. 38:21-23, Isa. 66:15-16; Blackness of Heaven: Isa. 13:10, 50:3, Rev. 6:12; Rolling Back as a Scroll: Isa. 34:4, Rev. 6:14; Day & Night Indiscernible: Zech. 14:6-7; Destruction of Earth: Isa. 24:1, 3-6, 17-20, Matt. 24:35; Nations / Cities Reduced to Ashes: Isa. 26:5-6, 49:23, Mal. 4:1, 3; Evaporating Rivers: Isa. 34:9, 50:2 |
| Roaring / Shaking: Ps. 46:2-3, 6, 68:8, 30, 33-35; Earth: Ps. 99:1; Mountains: Ps. 46:2-3; Kingdoms / Nations: Ps. 46:6, 99:1 | Roaring / Shaking: Hag. 2:5-9, 21-23; Ezek. 38:19-23, Isa. 2:10-22, 13:13, 24:18-20, 34:4, 54:10, Jer. 50:46, Joel 3:9-16, Heb. 12:25-29; Earth: Isa. 24:19; Mountains: Isa. 54:10, Rev. 16:20; Nations / Cities: Isa. 26:5-6, Hag. 2:7, Rev. 16:19; Islands: Rev. 16:20; Stars of the Sky: Rev. 6:13, Isa. 34:4, Matt. 24:29, Lk. 21:25-26, Mk. 13:24-25 |
According to the Spirit of Prophecy, this war will be so explosively destructive to mankind, both heaven and earth will be destroyed in the onslaught. That's because the coming of the Kingdom of God in worldwide dominance is none other than the End of the World. This is the fruition of the Gospel! This is the foretold CONSUMMATION - a complete end by a fiery consumption that will melt the mountains, blacken heaven, reduce cities to ashes, evaporate rivers, and destroy the earth! This is the foretold SHAKING - a verbal roaring of the Messiah's VOICE that reels the earth, removes the mountains, moves the stars, and reduces the nations to rubble!
| Consumption unto Nothingness / Vanity: Ps. 39:4-5, 11, 104:35, 144:3-8; Moth-Eaten: Ps. 39:11; Withering as Grass: Ps. 37:2, 92:5-7, 102:1-12, 103:14-16; Waxing Old as Garment: Ps. 102:25-28; Dung: Ps. 83:10, 110:6; Chaff: Ps. 1:4, 35:5; Day of Wrath: Ps 110:5, 76:7-9, 12; Rod: Ps. 2:9, 110:2; Cup of Drunkenness: Ps. 75:7-10 | Consumption unto Nothingness / Vanity: Isa. 29:20, 34:12, 40:17, 23, 41:11-12, 24, 29, 44:9, 57:13; Moth-Eaten: Isa. 50:9, 51:8; Withering as Grass / Stubble: Isa. 34:12, 37:27, 40:6-8, 15-18, 23-24, 41:11-12, 23-24, 29, 47:14, 51:12, Mal. 4:1; Waxing Old as Garment: Isa. 50:8-9, 51:6, 8; Dung: Jer. 25:29-33; Chaff: Isa. 5:24, 17:13, 29:5, 41:15, Matt. 3:12; Day of Wrath: Isa. 13:13, Zeph. 1:18, Rev. 6:17; Rod: Isa. 11:1, 4; Cup of Drunkenness: Isa. 51:17-23, Jer. 25:15-38, 51:39, 57; Rev. 14:8-11, 16:19 |
Explicitly, and eloquently, the intentions of God in all of this are plain and clear. The God of Israel wants men to know their own weakness and wretchedness. The Messiah comes to compel men into this state of mind - a sober estimation one's own glory and power as a member of the Adamic Race. Thus, men come to behold their own nothingness and vanity as withering grass and decaying garments; as decomposing dung and chaff in the wind; as those drunken and staggering for madness and fearfulness; as the beholders of the Rod of God in the Day of Wrath! Then, the humbled souls of earth will be prepared to behold the greatest wonders of all in the Regathering & Restoration of the Jewish People to the Promised Land!
| Treacherous Journey / No Peace to the Wicked: Ps. 79:11, 106:44-48, 110:7 [Ps. 114:8; 105:37-45], 97:10-12, 102:13-28, 103:1-5 [Ex. 15:26, Ps. 105:37, Isa. 40:31], 107:32-43, 147:1-20, 148:1-14 Travail / Jews Weeping & Repenting: Ps. 48:4-10, Ps. 126:1-6, 137:1-9 Spiritual / Physical Regeneration & Restoration: Ps. 104:30-35 (Ps. 68:9); Healing All Diseases: Ps. 105:37, Ex. 15:26, Ps. 103:3; Regeneration of Earth: Ps. 65:6-13, 69:34-36, 96:11-12, 98:4-8, 107:32-43; Rain: Ps. 72:6, 2 Sam. 23:4; Flourishing: Ps. 72:7, 92:12-15; Springing: Ps 85:11, 2 Sam. 23:4; Light: Ps. 110:3, 2 Sam. 23:4; Renewal as on Eagle’s Wings: Ps. 103:1-5 | Treacherous Journey / No Peace to the Wicked: Isa. 11:10-12, 52:11-12, 33:17-18, 43:5-8, 48:20-22, 57:13-21, 62:10 Travail | Jews Weeping & Repenting: Isa. 13:8, 21:3, 25:9, 26:7-11, 16-19, 33:2, Jer. 30:5-7, 31:8-9, 18, 50:4-8 (Conversion: Isa. 29:18, 35:5, 42:7, 16, 18-19, 43:8); Jews Calling upon the LORD: Isa. 30:18-19, 55:3-7, Joel. 2:30-32, Zech. 13:8-9, Spiritual / Physical Regeneration & Restoration: Rom. 11:15; Spiritual Rain: Zech. 10:1, Joel. 2:28-32, Ezek. 39:29, Isa. 32:15-20, 44:3; Healing All Diseases: Isa. 33:24; Regeneration of Earth: Isa. 44:23, 55:10-13, 41:17-20, 35:1-10, 43:15-21, 49:9-13, 51:3; Rom. 8:18-23; Rain: Isa. 55:10-13; Flourishing: Isa. 66:14; Springing: Isa. 44:1-8, 45;8, 61:10-11; Light: Isa. 42:16-21, 58:8-9, 60:1-5; Renewal as on Eagle’s Wings: Isa. 40:29-31 |
In the Regathering and Restoration of the Jews to Jerusalem, the LORD will perform the greatest miracles to date - specifically, as the Jews venture the Treacherous Journey home in the face of certain death! The LORD will hear the crying prayers of the penitent sojourners and regenerate the earth before their very eyes. The impenitent of the earth (the wicked) will look on in desperation and wonder in hopes to become partakers of the blessing.
| Vanquishing of Idolatry: Ps. 96:1-7, 97:6-9, 115:1-8, 135:13-21; Converting Gentiles: Ps. 117:1-2, 8:9, Deut. 32:43, New Song: Ps. 96:1, 98:1; Preaching & Declaration (Light of the Gentiles): Ps. 64:9-10, 68:30, 96:3, 10, 102:21, 126:2, 22:27-28 | Vanquishing of Idolatry: Isa. 2:18, 20, 30:22, 31:6 Converting Gentiles: Isa. 55:5, 44:5, 4:1, 60:1-5, 11:10, 51:4-5, 49:6, 15-23, 56:5-8, 65:1-16 New Song: Isa. 42:10 Preaching & Declaration (Light of the Gentiles): Isa. 12:4, 42:10-12, 45:24, 48:20, 52:6-8, 66:19, Jer. 51:10 |
Idolatry will be vanquished worldwide, even as Gentiles like the abundance of the sea will be converted! New songs will be sung as the earth is resounding with voices preaching and declaring the wonderful works of God! At last, in very deed, the LORD will be known as the Judge of all the Earth (Gen. 18:25, Ex. 9:14, 16, 34:10, Num. 14:21), the Lord of all the Earth (Josh. 3:11, 13, Zech. 4:14, 6:5, Ps. 97:5, Micah 4:13), the Most High over all the Earth (Ps. 83:18), the King of all the Earth (Ps. 47:2, 7, Zech. 14:9), and the God of the whole Earth (Isa. 54:5)! This will be the commencement of the Millennial Reign of Christ.
| The Millennial Reign of Christ All Flesh / Earth Singing, Worshipping, Rejoicing, & Fearing: Ps. 53:5-6, 66:1-7, 68:31-32, 86:9-10, 96:1-2, 97:1, 100:1, 117:1-2 (Deut. 32:43), 102:15, 138:4-5, 145:21, 148:11-13; All Flesh Coming to the House of God: Ps. 65:1-5, 96:6-9 The Coming Kingdom: its Generation (Ps. 14:5-7, 22:27-31, 24:6, 102:18), its Princes (Ps. 45:16-17, 122:5, 68:31), its King (Ps. 47:2, 7-8), its Order (2 Sam. 23:5), its Government via Law / Judgments (Ps. 7:6, 74:18-23, 67:4, 72:2, 76:7-9, 103:6, 149:6-9, 82:8, 96:10, 13, 98:9), its Dominion / Terrible Majesty (Ps. 72:8, 76:8, 12, 103:19-22, 68:33-35, 104:1-4, 32, 35, 110:1-7; see Glory Above of the Earth & the Heaven), its Chief Peoples (Ps. 68:31) Zion’s Beauty & Shining Brilliance: Ps. 48:2, 50:2; The World-Renowned Blessedness of Zion & its King: Ps. 24:7-10, 37:10-11, 46:4-5, 67:1-7, 48:1-14 (Matt. 5:35), 148:14, 45:16-17, 59:13, 72:17, 19 (Num. 14:21, Hab. 2:14), 98:1-3, 83:18, 87:3, 122:1-9, 132:13-18, 133:3 (its eternality), 149:1-5; The Enrichment of Zion / the House of God (the Desire of all Nations): Ps. 68:29, 72:10; The Service of All Nations | Universal Lordship over All: Ps. 102:22; True Israelites Inheriting their Birthright: Ps. 87:1-7; Falling Down & Licking Dust: Ps. 72:9, 11; Considering the Place of the Wicked: Ps. 37:10-11 | The Millennial Reign of Christ All Flesh / Earth Singing, Worshipping, Rejoicing, & Fearing: Isa. 12:2, 5, 14:7, 24:13-16, 26:1-6, 19, 27:2-11, 30:29, 35:2, 6, 10, 38:20, 41:5, 42:10-11, 44:23, 48:20, 49:13, 51:3, 11-12, 52:8-9, 54:1, 55:12-13, 65:14; Rev. 15:4; All Flesh coming to the House of God: Isa. 56:1-12, 66:23 The Coming Kingdom: its Generation (Matt. 24:34, Rev. 7, 14), its Princes (Rev. 5:9-10, 20:4-6; Lk. 19:11-27), its King (Isa. 6:1-5, 32:1-2, 33:17-18, 22, 41:21, 43:15, 44:6, Rev. 15:3, 17:14, 19:16), its Order (Isa. 9:7), its Government via Law / Judgments (Isa. 2:2-4, 5:16, 42:1-4; Acts 17:31, Rom. 2:5-6), its Dominion / Terrible Majesty (Isa. 33:17-18; Dan. 9:7-9, Heb. 4:14-16, Rev. 6:15-17, 14:1; see Glory Above of the Earth & the Heaven), its Chief Peoples (Isa. 19:16-25) Zion’s Beauty & Shining Brilliance: Isa. 12:2, 26:2, 35:1-10, 45:8, 52:1-2, 60:1-2, 61:10-11, 62:1-7; Jer. 23:6, 33:16, 51:10; Note: Zion’s beauty is its righteousness; The World-Renowned Blessedness of Zion & its King: Isa. 2:2-4, 12:1-6, 26:1-6, 49:26, 51:3, 60:15; The Enrichment of Zion / the House of God (the Desire of all Nations): Hag. 2:6-9; The Service of All Nations | Universal Lordship over All: Isa. 45:22-23 (Rom. 14:11, Php. 2:10), 42:4; True Israelites Inheriting their Birthright: Isa. 49, 65; Falling Down & Licking Dust: Isa. 45:14, 23, 49:8, 23, 60:14; Mic. 7:17, Mal. 4:3, Rev. 3:9, 15:4; Considering the Place of the Wicked: Isa. 66:24 |
This is the grand fruition of the Gospel. This is the End of the World. Herein, the Book of Revelation bears significance. Hereby, we can understand "the Everlasting Gospel" of Revelation 14:6. This is the beginning of a new era of redemption that will last for 1,000 years - a time of unspeakable glory and happiness! The mourning of those who’ve been impoverished under divine affliction precedes the richest comfort of beatific joy.
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