The Strand Study Bible

ISAIAH 62:1

ISAIAH 63:2

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not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: P 9 1 But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. P 10 1 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highways; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. P The promise of Wrath when CHRIST returns ; of rewards to all OT saints who are found faithful when CHRIST returns (Fulfilled - Rev 19:11-21 & 20:4) 11 Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy 7 SALVATION cometh; behold, 8 HIS reward is with him, and his work before him. PP 12 1 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. P The promise of an Armageddon when CHRIST returns (Fulfilled - Rev 14:14-20 & 19:11-21) Isaiah 63

1. Fulfilled - Rev 20:4 (Israel’s Restoration) 2. Zech 9:16 & Mal 3:17

Isaiah 62 The promise of Israel’s restoration (Fulfilled - Rev 20:4) Date Written - c. 700 BC/AM 3300

3. meaning, “My delight is in her” 4. meaning, “married” 5. Mt 25:1-10 6. Isa 52:8 7. or, “Christ” Fulfilled - Rev 19:11-21 (Christ’s Second Coming) 8. Fulfilled - Rev 20:4 (OT Rewards) (See - Isa 40:10 & Mt 16:27) 9. Fulfilled - Rev 14:14-20 & 19:17-21 (Armageddon) 10. that is, “red; bloodied” 11. or, “It is I (Christ) that speaks in righteousness – Rev 19:11”

1 For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, 1 until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. P 2 1 And the Gentiles shall see thy righ- teousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. P 3 1 Thou shalt also be a 2 crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. P 4 1 Thou shalt no more be termed For- saken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called 3 Hephzi-bah, and thy land 4 Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. P 5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, 1 so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the 5 bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thyGod rejoice over thee. P 6 1 I have set 6 watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, P 7 And give him no rest, 1 till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. P 8 The LORDhath sworn by his right hand, and by the armof his strength, 1 Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall

(Note - This portion of Isaiah’s prophecy took place in the 27th year of King Hezekiah’s reign) Date Written - c. 700 BC/AM 3300

1 7 WHO is this that cometh from Edom, 9 with 10 dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? 11 I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. P

2 Wherefore art 9 THOU red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? P 62:1 Isaiah was fully confident ( will I not hold my peace ) that the glory of Israel (vs 2-3) would come. No matter what the world says or does to Israel, she will survive and prosper like no other nation on earth. 62:11 We know that CHRIST is the Savior of all men (I Tim 4:10), but Isaiah here is not talking to mankind. He is speaking directly to the nation of Israel. Isaiah reminds the state of Zion, “ Behold thy salvation cometh… ” The Second Coming of CHRIST is all about the nation of Israel, not the Jewish/Gentile Church ( Lk 17:27-28 ). Jesus is coming back to save Israel, physically (Zech 12), so that Israel can fulfill its destiny according to the Scriptures (Gen 13:14-18 & 17:6-8). NOTE – According to the Bible, immediately after the return of Jesus (Isa 40:10, Mt 16:27, Lk 19:15 and Rev 11:18), every OT saint will be judged and thus rewarded accordingly ( HIS reward is with him ). NT saints, on the other hand, were rewarded seven years earlier, after the Rapture of the Church ( Rev 4:2b ). The statement “ and his work before him ” deals with the Millennial Kingdom. Isaiah 63 Isaiah 63 points to all seven of the moral attributes of God ( Rom 1:20b ): (1) His righteousness/justice (vs 1-6); (2) His lovingkindness (vs 7); (3) His mercies (vs 7,15); (4) His faithfulness ( He saved them – vs 9-14); (5) His love (vs 9); (6) His holiness (vs 15,18); and (7) His truth ( thy ways – vs 17). 63:1a Imagine, if you would, a beleaguered city with a beleaguered past ( Gen 14:18b ) and a beleaguered watchman upon its walls not knowing what is going to happen next. Now imagine an approaching warrior, soaked in blood, walking towards the watchman from outside the walls. Is he a friend or a foe ( WHO is this )? Then, with a sigh of relief the watchman recognizes who this blood-drenched soldier is. It’s the LORD (vs 2-6), and He has just returned from defeating the Gentile world powers (Rev 14:14-20 & 19:11-21). The Jews and Jerusalem will suffer no more, as promised (Dan 9:24). 63:1b Edom is representative of all those who hate Israel (Obad 1-4,10-14). Bozrah was Edom’s capital.