Isaiah 60:19-22 – The Final Triumph
These verses remind us of Revelation 21-22. They look to a time that is not yet, but is surely coming. What is this light? It is the very presence of God in the midst of His people, in the person of His Son, Who is the Light of the world. No longer shall there be clouds intervening due to sin in us, His people. No longer shall there be Fatherly frowns, or the needed discipline from the King. Rather, in full delight shall the full Godhead beam down upon us. We ourselves shall know Him even as we are known. All that keeps us from knowing Him — our remaining weakness of body, our limited minds, our all too easily swayed emotions and desires, all effects of sin — shall be gone, replaced by our glorious resurrection bodies and glorified souls. It is then that we shall no longer glory in riches, in power, in beauty, or in any other creature. Sun, moon, or any other created thing will be as nothing to us. Having the full and unimpeded presence of God, in Christ, in our midst shall be all our delight.
In verse 19 we are talking about the natural sun and moon. In verse 20 the sun and moon are pictures of the Light of life, our Saviour and Redeemer. A time will come when no longer shall there be danger and persecution. No longer shall the pull of fear paralyse us. No longer, as we see in Revelation 21:1-4, shall there be anything that darkens, discourages, damages, or destroys. There is no night (Revelation 22:5)!
In verse 21 we have the promise of the seed, the innumerable multitude, and all righteous. They will be, and now are, found in Him Who is the LORD our righteousness. He is the only way of righteousness since we have none of our own. It is they who inherit the earth forever. They are from every nation, baptised into Christ. How does all this come about? Is it by man’s will? No, it is by God’s sovereign planting. We have no room for boasting. All the glory is to the Triune God.
Shall this be only a small remnant? Are there few that shall be saved? Few there would be from Israel in Isaiah’s day and in Jesus’ day. Yet we see here a promise of far more. The promise is that even the least one shall become, by the Lord’s sovereign working, a vast number. There may be but a few believers in a people, a culture, a society, but Jehovah shall make it a nation; a nation serving Christ the King. How shall this happen? By the work of Jehovah Himself. He is the God of the covenant of grace. He is strong to save. When shall this happen? In the Lord’s timing.
Question
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