It can be said of a Christian home, violence shall no longer be heard in your home, neither wasting nor destruction within your walls; but you shall call your walls Salvation and your doors Praise. You shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior We may suppose that in the Millennial Kingdom of Jesus, every Jewish person remaining on the earth will be gathered into the land of Israel from every nation on earth. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. And the ships of Tarshish will come first, But God is too good not to be true! c. Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise: What a glorious transformation! We need 2 cookies to store this setting. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. But the LORD will be to you an everlasting light, You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me; Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you: This is no earthly light; this is light that emanates from the glory of the LORD. The promise seems too good to be true, and we are conditioned to think that if it seems too good to be true, it is. (Isaiah 60:22) The passage closes with these words: “At the appointed time, I, Jehovah, will cause it to happen suddenly.” The point being made is that there is an appointed day for the fulfillment of all these things; and the Lord will see to it that nothing prevents the coming of that day. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. And the days of your mourning shall be ended. Also your people shall all be righteous; And your magistrates righteousness. c. They shall bring gold… their silver and their gold with them: Why do the nations bestow such riches on little Israel? The sacrifices are for worship, consecration, and perhaps historical reenactment. (1-3) The glorious light of God’s Kingdom. They shall ascend with acceptance on My altar, And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, … And your God your glory. The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; When the light has come, we must respond, and arise, shine! Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Then they will come bowing to Jerusalem; they will recognize it as The City of the LORD. You can also change some of your preferences. 1. c. Gentiles shall come to your light: When the LORD lifts up His glorious light over Israel, the Gentiles nations shall see it and be attracted to the light. The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; c. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time: God didn’t say it would happen soon, though in an eternal scale we might consider it soon. And His glory will be seen upon you. Proud member The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together, Darkness is for gloom and sleep; light is for shining. To those dispossessed people of God, He points them to a day when they shall inherit the land forever. Because He has glorified you. But the LORD will arise over you, And a small one a strong nation. You can check these in your browser security settings. The glory of Israel in the Kingdom of God. And kings to the brightness of your rising. And I will make the place of My feet glorious. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. i. And your daughters shall be nursed at your side. Light has come – so God tells His people to respond to it, and to arise and shine! When its time has come, the LORD will hasten it, but not before its time. "Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy … But in the new order of salvation, the ruling principle is the changeless presence of the Lord.” (Motyer). The ultimate fulfillment of these things waits because the Millennial Kingdom is not yet here. A joy of many generations. They shall not be shut day or night, Replacement theology just doesn’t work here, or anywhere. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time.”. Shall come bowing to you, More than a miracle than turning bronze to gold is turning magistrates to righteousness! Isaiah 60 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon This will be ultimately fulfilled in the Millennial Kingdom of Jesus when Israel is lifted up among all nations. Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; Click on the different category headings to find out more. To the name of the LORD your God, “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, First, they recognize that they thereby give it to God. The branch of My planting, And I will glorify the house of My glory. Isaiah 60 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. And they shall call you The City of the LORD, Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. To bring your sons from afar, “Instead of bronze I will bring gold, d. To beautify the place of My sanctuary; and I will make the place of My feet glorious: Another reason the riches of the nations pour into Jerusalem in the Millennial Kingdom of Jesus will be to build and support the Millennial Temple. “The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, Therefore your gates shall be open continually; Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. i. Of course, the Dead Sea, which for ages had been considered only a place of death and desolation, was ruled out as a possible meaning. The present-day regathering of Israel is a precious preview of this ultimate and complete regathering. But the King of that Kingdom is here and wants to do some of that work on a different level. “The sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, CHAPTER 60. For example, a home can see a beautiful transformation right now. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. The nations will willingly give them their wealth, much as the Egyptians willingly gave the Israelites riches when they left Egypt (Exodus 12:35-36). Instead of wood, bronze, a. Arise, shine; for your light has come: After the thick and desperate darkness described in Isaiah 59:9-10, this is the glorious rescue from the Redeemer. But you shall call your walls Salvation, All rights reserved. There will apparently also be priests and sacrifices at the temple, but not for atonement – because atonement was finished at the cross. of Instead of iron I will bring silver, A little one shall become a thousand, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you: Not only will they receive the treasure of their people, but also the literal treasure of the Gentiles shall come to Israel in the Millennial Kingdom. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. And those nations shall be utterly ruined. That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles, For the LORD will be your everlasting light, ii. “Lift up your eyes all around, and see: Salem Media Group. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Second, they do it because they see the work of God in Israel: because He has glorified you. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. I will make you an eternal excellence, Also the sons of those who afflicted you i. Darkness is for lying down; light is for rising up. ©2018 David Guzik – No distribution beyond personal use without permission. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. You can’t shine until your light has come, but once it has come, there is something wrong if you don’t arise and shine! They shall inherit the land forever: When we remember the context of Isaiah’s prophecy, it makes it even more precious. The multitude of camels shall cover your land, If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that.