Isaiah

Lesson 10Isaiah Chapters 57-66

This week we conclude our study of Isaiah with a look at God’s promise to restore His people, and to restore them to a fully-restored Promised Land. How exciting it is to look into the future and see what God will do for His chosen people, and how through Christ we will be a part of his Millennial Reign.

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What will it be like when Christ returns? What will happen? How will life be then? What will His kingdom look like, and what will be the role of the Jews, the nation of Israel and us the resurrected Church – His Bride? These are all areas that we will examine this week, as we study these last chapters in Isaiah’s prophetic writings.

After you have read through Chapters 57-66, consider the following:

  1. Read Isaiah 59:17, Ephesians 6:13-17, and 1 Thessalonians 5:8. What do they have in common? What is God showing us in these verses that would be relevant today?
  2. As we have read through Isaiah, I have encouraged you to underline words like "Savior", "Redeemer", "salvation", and "redeemed"; and I have asked you to consider whom the Savior or Redeemer of the Jews was. The same continues this week; especially in the chapters that we are studying, where we see this theme repeated again and again. Since the Lord or God is clearly stated as their redeemer, how did the Jews, the Gentiles, and the Apostles who accepted Christ in the early days of the church know that Christ was indeed this redeemer? There are many things that you may cite; one of which is comparing Isaiah 61:1-2 with Luke 4:14-30. List below the evidence you have read that Christ is the promised redeemer.
  3. Reread the account in Luke 4:14-30, and compare the embedded quote of Isaiah 61:1-2 in Luke 4:18-19 with the actual passage in Isaiah. What phrase, or words, written in Isa. 61:2 does Christ NOT use in Luke, and why do you think that he excluded them?
  4. Read Isaiah 61:1-4 and briefly describe what will happen in the future, according to these verses, and who will do it.
  5. Read Isaiah 65:17-25 and, verse-by-verse, describe what will happen according to each verse?
  6. Read Revelation 20:1-6 and again, verse-by-verse, list the things that will happen.
  7. In Isaiah 66:2, whom does the Lord "esteem"?
  8. What does God promise to the Jews that he will bring them during the Millennium Reign, according to Isaiah 66:12?
  9. Read Isaiah 66:15-16, Revelation 19:11-21, and Revelation 20:1-6. What two main events are described?
  10. Read Isaiah 66:22 and Revelation Chapters 21 and 22. What is God promising to do in these passages?
  11. To conclude our study, let’s consider for a moment what our role will be, who will be King of Israel while Christ reigns over all the earth, what will the Jews call God at that time, what will physically happen to Jerusalem when Christ sets up his Kingdom on earth, and what will the effect of Christ’s reign be on the whole earth during that thousand years? Read the following passages and list briefly beside each what they tell us about this time, the Jews, the restoration of Israel and the Holy Land, and Christ’s second coming.
    1. Ezekiel 37:1-28 (especially verse 24)
    2. Amos 9:11-15
    3. Micah 4:1-5
    4. Hosea 2:16
    5. Zechariah 14:6-9

What an exciting time of redemption, reunion, forgiveness, world peace, and restoration awaits all who wait on the Lord’s coming. How marvelous is His great love and mercy for us, and for His chosen people. What a day is coming when all will know that Christ is on His throne. How exciting! What do you suppose that you will be doing during the Millennial Reign, and what will it be like to be a part of the greatest kingdom on Earth?

Let us spread the Good News as the Ambassadors we are of God’s Eternal Kingdom. Let us represent the King in a way that glorifies His Holy name and magnifies Him as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Have a great week everyone. I hope that you have been as blessed by this study of Isaiah as much as I have been.

Yours in Christ,

Wes

[2003]