< Isaiah 60 >

The Redeemer shall come to Zion (Isaiah 59:20)Isaiah 59:20XWaiting for response and this chapter speaks of the transformation in the fortunes of Jerusalem when Jesus returns to her as king. For so long the darkness of ignorance in things divine has covered the earth and the people have been in gross darkness v.2Isaiah 60:2XWaiting for response but the LORD will arise upon Jerusalem as a great light v.1Isaiah 60:1XWaiting for response and the Gentiles will come to her to be enlightened v.3.Isaiah 60:3XWaiting for response Jerusalem’s children, who are the people of Israel, will return to her from all parts of the earth vs.4-8.Isaiah 60:4-8XWaiting for response

Britain has an important part to play in the return of the people of Israel to their land for the LORD long ago singled her out as “Tarshish” to bring the Jews back to the land v.9.Isaiah 60:9XWaiting for response Bible students have therefore watched the development of Britain to observe how she would perform the work outlined for her more than two thousand years ago. It was no accident that Britain took the Holy Land from the Turks at the end of the first world war and issued a declaration that she would aid the establishment there of a national home for the Jewish people. Thereafter, Britain was granted the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, protected it from the Nazis in the second world war, and administered it until the State of Israel was established in 1948. Guided by God’s word, we can also look for Britain being the first nation to respond to Christ’s call to return all Jews to the land.

Jerusalem will be rebuilt v.10Isaiah 60:10XWaiting for response and all nations will submit to the authority which emits from her vs.11-12.Isaiah 60:11-12XWaiting for response Jesus will rule from Jerusalem with a rod of iron and no nation will be able to resist his will. Jerusalem and her people have often been afflicted, but the attitude of the nations will change dramatically when the city is exalted v.14.Isaiah 60:14XWaiting for response The treasures of the Gentiles will be brought to her v.16,Isaiah 60:16XWaiting for response her rulers will be righteous v.17,Isaiah 60:17XWaiting for response and the LORD will make her glorious vs.13-14.Isaiah 60:13-14XWaiting for response She has suffered violence throughout history but this will cease and never occur again v.18.Isaiah 60:18XWaiting for response Jerusalem will be glorious and filled with the brightness of the LORD vs.19-20.Isaiah 60:19-20XWaiting for response Her people will be “all righteous” and inherit the land for ever so that the LORD is glorified v.21,Isaiah 60:21XWaiting for response and he will make Israel a strong nation v.22.Isaiah 60:22XWaiting for response