07/17/08: Isaiah 59-60
I feel that the majority of Isaiah 59 is representative of how the world will be during the final 3½ years of the 70th Week. Evil and violence will reign, while justice and truth will be quelled. But, at the end, "The Redeemer [Jesus] will come to Zion" (Isaiah 59:20).
The arm of the Lord (Isaiah 59:16) is representative of Jesus, the instrument of God's salvation for the world. I believe that any "body part" of God, mentioned in Scripture, represents the physical manifestation of God--that is, Jesus (see eyes, ears, arms, hands, fingers, feet, and body of God).
Isaiah 60 speaks of the ultimate glory of Zion, that is Israel. Many Bible commentators have stated that these verses in Isaiah have been being fulfilled for the past 60 years, ever since Israel became a nation again. I disagree. I believe they speak of the ultimate glory of Israel, to take place after Israel's Messiah, Jesus, returns again.
The arm of the Lord (Isaiah 59:16) is representative of Jesus, the instrument of God's salvation for the world. I believe that any "body part" of God, mentioned in Scripture, represents the physical manifestation of God--that is, Jesus (see eyes, ears, arms, hands, fingers, feet, and body of God).
Isaiah 60 speaks of the ultimate glory of Zion, that is Israel. Many Bible commentators have stated that these verses in Isaiah have been being fulfilled for the past 60 years, ever since Israel became a nation again. I disagree. I believe they speak of the ultimate glory of Israel, to take place after Israel's Messiah, Jesus, returns again.
