Isaiah And "That Day"
There are many who
believe that God is through with Israel and the “Church” has been
substituted in It’s place. They believe that Israel became so
corrupt that God could never restore them as his people. They use
the word “church” as meaning the universal church. The autonomy of
the local church is usually ignored or denied. If this is true The
LORD lied to Abraham.
Replacement theology believers will usually deny the literal rapture
of believers, seven year tribulation, thousand year millennial
kingdom and the new heaven and earth.
If this theology is true than God lied to Abraham, a man He loved.
When “that day” is seen as prophetic it point to a time after the
rapture of the church when God will restore His people. That Day is
seen 45 times in Isaiah
Isaiah 2:11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the
haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be
exalted in that day.
Remember What Isaiah in Chapter 6 - Isaiah saw his righteousness
compared to the righteous of The LORD and he was brought down.
Now we can better understand why he called our (and his)
righteousness filthy rags. Before the idea of germs causing plagues
the infected bandages and other clothing were just tossed in trash
heap and the infestation would just spread. It was found that when
these infested bandaged were collected and burned the plague would
begin to die out. It is common practice for them still to be
incinerated today.
Remember certain offerings were burned upon the alter - Christ took
the sins of the world to the cross paying the penalty for all the
sins of the world. But remember just because Christ has paid the
penalty for our sins we must still deal with our sins by first
accepting Him as savior and than confessing and seeking forgiveness
of the sins we commit after we are saved or they will grow and
fester; we will not loose our salvation but our fellowship with
Christ and one another will be damaged.
Judah and Jerusalem had exalted themselves above the need to obey
God and deal with their sins and turned from Him.
But because God loved Abraham and promised him a great nation He
will humble Israel (and all men) and exalt Himself in their eyes.
There is going to be a day when all men will stand before God
in judgment and He (The LORD) alone will be exalted and they will be
brought down.
God said that Judah and Jerusalem will not turn back and repent even
when taken into captivity. We saw that The Lord knew more He
chastened His people the more hard-hearted they would become (Isaiah
1:5) and it was for a remnant all of Judah and Jerusalem would have
been destroyed..
Israel will be restored: Isaiah 30:23-24 -
What will bring about their restoration - Isaiah 30:22 - throw out
that which they have previously worshiped
Why will Israel do this - Isaiah 30:18-21 - The Lord will provide
for them in their time of trouble
How will this restoration begin
Time of tribulation upon this world - Isaiah 17:1-8, 11-14, Isa 5:30
Verse 17:5 note - grain is beaten on the harvest floor or twisted
and ground between the hands (Jeremiah 51:33)
Verse 17:9 - Why shall there be desolation (tribulation) - Because
of Israel
Is this because of the way the nations have treated Israel? See
verse 10
Verse 17:10- because Israel has forsaken Their God - they have
angered the Holy one of Israel - God wanted obedience Israel
refused.
There is a remnant Isaiah 10-20; Isaiah 11:10 -12
This remnant will know Him - Isaiah 12, 25:9
Isaiah should be studied with “That Day “ always noticed.
Isaiah’s message
Israel’s past - God chosen people - forsook him
Israel’s present - Heart harden and their refusal to obey the Holy
One of Israel
Israel's future - That
Day when Babylon enters Jerusalem bring 70 years of desolation
Israel’s future - That Day when there is a period of time of
desolation and captivity - tribulation
Israel's future - That
Day when The Lord returns to this earth in judgment of the nations
Israel's future - That Day when the remnant escapes into the 1000
reign of Christ
Israel's future - That
Day when they (the Jews) see the one that Isaiah saw in Chapter 6 -
Israel's future - That
Day when all knees bow in worship of Their LORD
Israel's future - The New
Heaven and New Earth - no more curse. Abraham's promise completed
Two key phrases
The Holy One of Israel & That Day a really key verse would be one
with both phrases in it
Isaiah 10:20 ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the
remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob,
shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay
upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the
mighty God.
Next Lesson Stay - Isaiah 10:20; Isaiah 30:12; Isaiah 50:10;
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