Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord, in the islands of the sea

Isaiah 24:1-23

See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants— it will be the same for priest as for people, for the master as for his servant, for the mistress as for her servant, for seller as for buyer, for borrower as for lender, for debtor as for creditor. The earth will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The Lord has spoken this word.

The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt. Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left.

So will it be on the earth and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.

Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea. From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.”

But I said, “I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray!  With treachery the treacherous betray!” Terror and pit and snare await you, people of the earth. Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit; whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare.

In that day the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below.

The moon will be dismayed, the sun ashamed; for the Lord Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders—with great glory.

Why?

The punishment from the Lord no only to Judai but also to all the world.

Because of the sins of human beings, they defiled this world, disobey the laws, violated the statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant, therefore curse consumes the earth.

In the east give glory to the Lord, in the islands of the sea, from the ends of the earth we hear singing:"Glory to the righteous One." So the Gospel will transmit back to Jerusalem.

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24-27章稱為以賽亞書的啟示錄

對普世的審判

到那日，那時

1-13 大地荒涼：創世時，地是空虛，現在又使地空虛，回到從前。不管什麼身份，職份都無法逃過神的審判。全地都受審判。神不僅和猶太人立約，神和挪亞立約，人都背了約。人的一切享樂都取之於大地，因為人行為使大地受咒詛，以致大地不再出產。13節在災難中，14節又開始有救恩。

16節在神的審判中，看到罪人被審判，而體會他們的痛苦，神的本性是愛人的，以賽亞體貼神的心，體會受審的可怕，大喊：我消滅了，我有禍了。天上的窗戶都開了，和揶亞的日子一樣，卻是洪水下來，要滅絕一切的人。

月亮要蒙羞，日頭要慚愧： 在耶和華的光中，日、月都變暗淡

以賽亞以審判的角度在看末世。

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How?

Many of us are located in the East, and each Christian has the responsibility to honor of the Holy name of the Lord.