Isaiah 25
I. (1-39) Condemnation
A. Chapters 1-12 - Prophecies against Judah
B. Chapters 13-23 - Prophecies against the Nations
C. Chapters 24-27 - Prophecies of the Day of the Lord
1. \\#24:1-23\\ The Judgment of the Earth
2. \\#25:1-12\\ A Song - The aftermath of the curse - The time
period being described is after the tribulation, as the
millennial reign of Christ begins.
2. \\#25:1-12\\ The aftermath of the curse
a. \\#1-5\\ Isaiah praises the Lord for what he sees happen during
the tribulation.
(1) \\#2\\ For the ruin of the powerful:
(a) Once powerful cities have been made a heap.
(b) Once well-defended cities have been ruined.
(c) Cities which once belonged to strangers (heathens) do not
exist any longer and will never be rebuilt.
(2) \\#3\\ For the change of the residue:
(a) Strong people will then glorify God.
(b) The cities that are left of the powerful nations will fear
God.
(3) \\#4\\ For the help God will give:
(a) This may be a prophecy that God will supernaturally deliver
some people during the tribulation. Perhaps an indication
that God will divinely protect some during the tribulation
as He spared His people in the days of the Egyptian plagues.
(b) God gave strength to the poor.
(c) God gave strength to the needy when they needed it.
(d) God was a refuge during the storm.
(e) God was a shadow from the heat, when the terrible ones,
probably a reference to the anti-Christ’s army, were
beating against them as a violent storm beats against a
wall.
(4) \\#5\\ For the destruction of the wicked:
(a) God will stop the noise (the raging) of the strangers (those
who do not know God).
(b) Like the cloud blocks the heat in a dry and arid land, so
God will bring the terrible ones low.
b. \\#6-8\\ Isaiah praises the Lord for a "New Deal" with humanity.
(1) \\#6\\ God will make a great feast.
(a) "in this mountain" - Literally on the mountains of
Jerusalem.
(b) "the Lord of hosts shall make" - God and His Son will make
this feast.
(c) "unto all people" - All the nations shall be invited.
(d) "a feast of wines…of fat things…well refined" - I am
not certain if this is a feast of pleasure or of
destruction, but I lean toward the latter.
i. I either case, God defines it as a fine feast with the
best to drink and eat.
ii. However, since destruction and judgment are mentioned
in the remainder of the chapter, I believe it is the
Battle of Armageddon \\#Rev 16:16, 19:17-21\\.
(2) \\#7\\ God will destroy, at that time, the covering and the
vail "cast over all people" and "all nations." This is likely
the vail of blindness which has kept not only Israel but all
the world from turning to Jesus.
Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this
mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is
happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth
the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is
done away in Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth
the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is
done away in Christ.
The removal of this blindness will at long last make world
peace a possibility.
(3) \\#8\\ God will establish a new order upon this planet.
(a) "He will swallow up death in victory"
i. Death, at least as we know it, will cease. Some may
die during the millennium but, most likely, it will
be as a result of direct judgment from God.
ii. This prophecy is quoted in \\#1Cor 15:51-57\\ to
describe the victory that Christians will enter into
at the rapture. The fact that Paul quotes and applies
the rapture to this prophecy does not mean that the
rapture occurs at the end of the tribulation. End-
time prophecies are often given more than one
opportunity for fulfillment.
(b) "the Lord will wipe away tears from all faces"
i. Again, this is a prophecy of what God will do on earth
during the millennial reign of Christ. There will be
no tears for Christ rules, removing the opportunity
for sin and sorrow to effect people.
ii. This passage is quoted and applied twice in the book of
Revelation.
Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed
them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes.
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any
more pain: for the former things are passed away.
(c) "the rebuke of his people shall he take away" - God will
remove the "reproach" and "scorn" that the Jews have
endured. This indicates that God will exalt and glorify
the Jews at that time.
c. \\#9-12\\ Isaiah praises the Lord for the salvation of Israel and
the judgment of their enemies.
(1) \\#9\\ Israel’s deliverance
a. "in that day" - The time is the end of the tribulation and
the beginning of the millennial reign of Christ.
b. "it shall be said" - By the Jews.
c. "this is our God" - They have finally turned to Him.
d. "we have waited for him" - The wait refers to the centuries
in which the Jews wondered why their God did not deliver
them. Of course, we know they were judged because of their
sinfulness, but they have been blinded and so did not
comprehend.
e. "we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation"
(2) \\#10-12\\ The enemies destruction
a. \\#10\\ Moab is specifically mentioned here as Israel’s
enemy.
i. Isaiah has already dedicated two chapters (15-16)
to their destruction, most of which would seem to have
been fulfilled by Assyria; however, two verses may have
been endtime.
Isaiah 16:4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them
from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler
ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
5 And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in
truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting
righteousness.
ii. At that time, I pointed out that these verses seem to be
an opportunity to Moab to help Israel, either at the
Assyrian invasion or perhaps when anti-Christ attacks
Israel.
iii. The mentioning of Moab’s destruction at the end of the
tribulation might mean that whatever people inhabit
that land during the tribulation do not take advantage
of the offer made in these verses and are utterly
destroyed at this time.
iv. However, some symbolize the term Moab to mean all the
enemies of Israel.
b. That Moab, whoever the people, will be destroyed is certain.
i. \\#10\\ "Moab shall be trodden down under him (the
Lord)."
ii. \\#11\\ "he shall bring down their pride."
iii. \\#13\\ The fortress… shall he bring down…even to
the dust.
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