Isaiah 2:1-5
Yesterday, we looked at time
and explored what the latter days refer to, and it was not the end of the
world, but a time set by God the Father when Jesus would return to rule His
earth for one thousand years. What we
did not do was look deeper into verses 2-5, and today we will ask our teacher
the Holy Spirit to illuminate our minds and hearts so that we can gain knowledge and
understanding.
The
mountain is referring to Zion, where the temple was and is special in that God made
His presence known to His people, the Jews.
But Zion was not by far the highest of mountains in that region, but in
terms of spiritual importance, Zion stood above all the mountains of the
world. Isaiah tells of a time yet to
come when the Lord will prepare a feast for His people on that mountain and on
that mountain conquer the evil nations, and death for all the nations. This is so far beyond a time critters
understanding, you must come to it by faith in the Creator who is not controlled
by His creation. On Jesus return,
Jerusalem and mount Zion will be the place of total authority and power, and
all nations will come there.
When Jesus left planet earth the first time, He told us who have entered
into Christ by grace and faith in the finished work of the cross, that we were
the light of the world. But that light
has never come from us, but by Christ living His life in and through us. Do you recall Jesus’ words in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me
will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Isaiah
predicts a time when the people of all nations will come to see Jesus during
His reign on earth. In Isaiah 2:3-4, “and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to
the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God
of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his
paths.” For out of Zion shall go the
law, and the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem. He shall judge between the
nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not
lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.”
A world that
is free from the power of Satan, for he is bound for this thousand years, but
that does not free these people from their flesh, so they go to God to learn
how to walk in Jesus, and they are serious.
If we who call ourselves Christian would understand that when we entered
into a personal relationship with Christ, the power and control of the evil one
stopped, but the flesh must go to Jesus to learn how to walk as Jesus did while
on this earth in human form. One day you
and I will see this reign and the nations at peace with each other, but at that
time we will not be time critters. Is it
not time to throw off all that hinders us and look to Jesus, and ask Him to
teach us to walk victorious in this world?
From the Back
Porch,,
Bob Rice
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