The Prophet Isaiah for Today
The Past and the Future
Chapters 6 to 10
CHAPTER 6 Isaiah has a vision, he sees the Lord (Heb.Adonai), His flow of garments (the skirts thereof - margin) fill the heavenly Temple. There are SERAPHIMS, special heavenly beings. Each have six wings, two cover their faces, two cover their feet, and two wings they fly with. One Seraphim cries out, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord (Heb.YHVH) of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory. We see here that "Adonai" is also YHVH. In many studies elsewhere on my Website we give proof that the TWO beings of the Godhead are and can both be Adonai and YHVH - the ONE who comes back to earth and sets foot on the mount of Olives (see Zech.14) is YHVH as the Hebrew is in those verses of Zechariah. God the Father and God the Son both have the name YHVH. As Jesus said, "I and the Father are ONE." Not that they are one being, as some Trinity teaching is taught, but that they are ONE as the church is ONE, as Adam and Eve became ONE in union through marriage (see Genesis 2:24). Whatever the Father has, so has the Son. They share the same nature, perfection and holiness, the share the same glory, the same power, they share everything as the same. The only difference is that the Father is greater in AUTHORITY, as Jesus said, "The Father is greater than I." Jesus sits at the Father's right hand in the heavenly Temple and throne. He does not sit on top of Him or inside Him, He sits NEXT to Him, on His right hand. Nothing in the New Testament is more clear than that Jesus is God, and the Father is God, that they both form the Godhead, TWO BEINGS MAKING ONE Godhead. Isaiah, in the presence of God in this vision is UNDONE, he is a sinner indeed in the presence of the Lord. He admits his sin and the sin of the people of all Israel. He is a man of unclean lips, whatever that might have meant, which is not in any detail explained to us. He has seen in the vision of the minds eye the KING, the LORD of hosts. One of the Seraphim flies to Isaiah with a live coal in his hand which he has taken from the heavenly altar. He puts it on the lips of Isaiah, and tells him that his sins have been taken away, purged. Isaiah then hears the voice of the Lord saying, "WHOM SHALL I SEND, and who will go for US?" Yes, it is "us" as it was in Genesis 1:26; "Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness." The Godhead is ONE but consists of TWO individual beings, always has from eternity past. See other studies on my Website for the truth of the matter on that subject. Isaiah says he WILL GO! God, tells him then to go to His people. To preach to them, BUT they will not hear, they will not understand nor will they perceive. Isaiah will make their heart fat, and their ears heavy, they will shut their eyes; they will not see, they will shut their minds and hearts, LEST they understand and be healed and be CONVERTED! It is NOT appointed for the masses to be CONVERTED. Paul brings all this truth out in Romans chapters 9 to 11. Only a remnant, only a calling through grace is allowed in this age for the relatively few. Isaiah asks "Lord, how long?" God answers, "UNTIL THE CITIES BE WASTED WITHOUT INHABITANT, and the houses without men, and the LAND be UTTERLY DESTROYED. Until the Lord has REMOVED people FAR AWAY, and there be great forsaking in the land. Until there be but a TENTH, and they RETURN after even the tenth is somewhat eaten." Yes, LESS than 10 per cent of your people Israel and Judah shall remain to see the coming of the Lord and be delivered from bondage and restored to the Promised Land under the rulership of the Messiah. You will yet be punished MIGHTILY for all your sins and iniquities Oh you people of all the tribes of Israel. When it happens, as it surely will, you WILL KNOW a prophet and minister of the Lord Most High was in your midst, to tell you of your SINS and the PUNISHMENT to come!! CHAPTER SEVEN AND EIGHT These two chapters had HISTORICAL import for the then present ONLY, in Israel and Judah. They have nothing directly to do with us TODAY. You can read those chapters in a modern translation and/or go to the Bible Commentaries for the historical events that happened in the life time of Isaiah, for the expounding of those chapters. I will only add here that we have FOUR significant prophecies that did have fulfilment in the FIRST century A.D. We have the famous sign of a "maid" (verse 14 - Heb. elmaw - a lass, veiled or kept out of sight - Strong's #5959 from 5958). In the context here the word had nothing to do with "virginity" per se. His name was to be called Immanuel, that is God with us. A type prophecy concerning the birth of Christ, who was from a maid, and also a virgin (Mat.1:23). Before the child should know to refuse evil and choose the good, the land that is full of abhorrent sin would be forsaken of both kings, that of Judah and that of Israel (verse 1). It was to be the king of the Assyria Empire that would come to destroy the House of Israel and much of the House of Judah (many forget that much of Judah was also destroyed by the Assyrian armies (verse 17). This verse 14 is connected with verses 3 and 4 of chapter 8. Isaiah had a son from a prophetess. The child's name was to be called "Mahershal-alhashbaz" the margin of the KJV gives the Hebrew as "In making speed to the spoil he hasteneth the prey, or, Make speed,). Before the child was to have the knowledge to cry, "My father" or "My mother" the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria was to be taken away before the king of Assyria (chap.8:4). Some of the kingdom of Judah was to be spared (chapt.8:5-8). Chapter 7:18-25 as the heading in my KJV Bible puts it is: "Devastation of the land foretold." Chapter 8:9-12 though they confederate together and plan to overcome defeat, they will not escape destruction. They are to FEAR the Lord and let Him be their defence, He should be their sanctuary, but He will alas be their ROCK OF OFFENCE; a STUMBLING BLOCK, both to the house of Israel and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Many among them would fall and be broken, be snared and be taken. This was a type reference to Jesus the Christ, the STONE of Israel, whom they would not accept, but would be offended in Him. The prophecy is given as fulfilment in Luke 2:34; Rom.9:33; 1 Peter 2:8. A prophecy of the apostles binding up and sealing the Testimony and Law was given in chap.8:16. It was the apostles of the first century that were to canonize and establish the New Testament Scriptures NOT some Roman Catholic church in the 3rd or 4th century. See the studies called "Canonization of the New Testament" on my website. Chapter 8:18 was fulfilled in the words and days of Christ as given in Hebrews 2:13. Verses 19 and 20 are key verses to show you that nothing but the Scriptures of God are to serve as what is truth or error. You are not to look to visions, miracles, fancy signs or the clever and lofty speeches of men. With all those things MANY lead MANY down the wrong garden path into the thorn bushes of deception and false teachings. You must always do as the Bareans did in Acts 17; search the Scriptures to see if those things are indeed so, if they are in accord with the Scriptures. Keep your nose and eyes and mind in the Bible!! Then you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free!! CHAPTER NINE Verses 1-2 had a fulfilment back in the days of Isaiah, but it had another fulfilment in the days of Christ. See Mat.4:16 and Eph.5:8,14. Yes, some prophecy has a DUAL meaning, and sometimes a THIRD fulfilment, for in the last days those people of Israel as mentioned will have affliction and will come through it to see that from darkness there will be LIGHT. From death, there will be LIFE. The yoke of the enemy shall be broken in the last days. FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN, A SON IS GIVEN, AND THE GOVERNMENT SHALL BE UPON HIS SHOULDER: AND HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED WONDERFUL, COUNSELLOR, THE MIGHTY GOD, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, THE PRINCE OF PEACE. OF THE INCREASE OF HIS GOVERNMENT AND PEACE THERE SHALL BE NO END, UPON THE THRONE OF DAVID, AND UPON HIS KINGDOM, TO ORDER IT, AND TO ESTABLISH IT WITH JUDGMENT AND WITH JUSTICE FROM HENCEFORTH EVEN FOR EVER. THE ZEAL OF THE LORD OF HOSTS WILL PERFORM THIS!!(verses 6-7). Oh, yes Israel and Judah, despite your sins and iniquities, your unbelief, your hard-heartedness, your turning away from your God and His holy laws and commandments. Despite your thumbing your nose at Him, despite all your evil, your crime, your killing of the unborn innocent child, despite your adulteries and fornications, your false religions, your trampling all over God's holy Sabbath day, despite your leaders and priests that lead you astray and in the pathway of unrighteousness. Despite all your revellings and drunkards and your sick-coms on prime time Television. Despite all your traditions that abolish the commandments of God, that produce only a form of religion. Despite all your wrong, ungodly education in your schools, despite the violence not only in your streets but in your sporting leisure. Despite all the evil in your music and movies, despite the scandals and corruptions that are in your governments. Despite all of this, there is a child that was born of a virgin 2,000 years ago, who came and died for sin, who was resurrected and who is now on the right hand of the Father in heaven, waiting to be sent back to this earth in power and glory and judgment. To Him is given a Kingdom, to Him is given the throne of David and He will establish His Kingdom with peace and order and judgment and justice. He will come again! He is the ONE who bears the names of God; Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. The Kingdom of God will come to earth. You Oh Israel and Judah will not be fully destroyed in the Great Tribulation at the end time. Some of you will live and will see with your own eyes the words just written in these verses of Isaiah. There is a BRIGHT DAY a coming! (verses 6-7). BUT till then .... Isaiah goes back once more to cry aloud and spares not to show God's people their sins. The Word of the Eternal is to Jacob, it is come to Israel. All the people shall hear and know, even Ephraim (The British Commonwealth) and Samaria (all of the tribes of Israel), that say though the bricks be fallen down, we have doom preached to us, we shall not fall, we shall build. But the Lord says because of this attitude of "all is well" - "no disaster can strike us" - then the Syrians will be before, and the Philistines behind (the modern people of Syria and the Palestinians) shall help in devouring Israel. God's anger is not turned away, His hand is stretched out to punish. The people though smitten even now in their troubles with Syria and the Palestinians, will NOT turn unto God, they will not seek Him in humility! Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel both the head and the tail. In one short day or time frame it will come. The head is the ancient and so- called honorable, the ones who should know better, the so-called wise of the land, the so-called educated, those in government office. The tail is the prophet, the priest, the religious leaders. It is those LEADERS THAT CAUSE ISRAEL TO ERR!! It is because of those leaders that Israel will be destroyed (verses 8- 16). The Lord will not spare, His mercy will run out, His longsuffering will come to an end. The land is full of hypocrites and evil doers, there is much folly in the mouth of people. FOR ALL THIS AND MORE, His anger will not be turned away; His hand will be stretched out to punish! It is for WICKEDNESS that the people and the land will BURN like the dry wild forests burn with fire. The land will be DARKNESS for the smoke of the fire and the people as fuel. None can save the life of another, ONLY God will be the protector in that day. That day will be so terrible that people will eat their own flesh. Manasseh (the USA) and Ephraim (the British) and Ephraim, Manasseh, they shall be against Judah (the Jews). None will pity any, all will be for themselves. They will only be concerned about their own individual lives and have the attitude of "to hell with everyone else." For all this, His ANGER is not YET TURNED AWAY, but His arm is still stretched out to punish even more. CHAPTER TEN Isaiah is given more words to say to Israel and Judah. Those that oppress, who turn aside the needy from judgment and take away what is the right of the poor, that widows and the fatherless be not cared for. Think of all the BILLIONS and TRILLIONS of dollars in the Western world. Think of the multi- millionaires in the Western world. Think of all the wealth in Israel and Judah, all the good and the helpful, all the less fortunate in one way or another, and the service and help that could be handed out. Think of all the MONEY that the rich spend on themselves, huge houses, two or three, huge boats, mansions here and there, expensive cars beyond any real need, and on and on I could go. There was a young man, about age 30. He started in the world of high Computer technology. In ten years he was able to sell his business for hundreds of millions of dollars. The TV interviewer saw his large plane outside his office. He asked the rich young man if he was a pilot. He answered no he was not. He was then asked if he flew around in his plane very much; the answer was no he did not. The interviewer then asked why he had the plane then. The young rich man answered "Because I can." He bought the plane, worth some millions of dollars, because he could!! There is nothing wrong with wealth and riches per se. Wealth can be a blessing. Job was a very wealthy man, but Job used his wealth to give and to serve others. God indites our people, the wealth we have, for NOT USING it as we should. Yes, there are "bums" out there, who need help to get their minds back in order first, but there are also MANY who need and deserve a helping hand. God gave ancient Israel many laws concerning the helping and serving of the poor and needy. Part of the punishment to come upon us is because we have NOT used the wealth given to us CORRECTLY!! God's hand will be stretch out, it is just a matter of time. Which MAIN nation will God use to punish us? Here it is in Isaiah 10, verses 5-11. The modern nation of Assyria is the GERMAN nation. of Europe! She is prophesied to play a HUGE ROLE in end time prophecy. It is happening now right before your eyes. The young generation coming up take no blame for WW1 and WW2, so when it is needed they will fulfill what they believe is needed to rule the world. They will be helped by a great false religious prophet who can work miracles. It is coming, it WILL COME! AND you reading this have been told; you will know someone was sent to warn you. Yes then you will know who the true prophets of God are as opposed to the false prophets!
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