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| 1 I have let myself be consulted, by them who had not asked, I have suffered myself to be found, by them who had not sought me,–I have said, Here I am! Here I am! Unto a nation that had not been called by my name. |
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| 2 I have spread out my hands, all the day, Unto a rebellious people,–Who walk, In the way that is not good, After their own devices. |
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| 3 The people who are provoking me to anger, to my face, continually,–Sacrificing in gardens, and, Burning incense upon bricks; |
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| 4 Who tarry among graves, And, in the secret places, do lodge–Who eat the flesh of swine, And, the broth of refuse things, is in their vessels,– |
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| 5 Who say–Draw near by thyself, Do not approach with me, For I am holier than thou! These, are, A smoke in my nostrils, A fire, burning all the day. |
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| 6 Lo! it is written before me,–I will not keep silence, But I have, recompensed, and will, recompense, into their bosom: |
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| 7 Your own iniquities, And the iniquities of your fathers together, Saith Yahweh, Who have burned incense upon the mountains, And, upon the hills, have reproached me,–Therefore will I measure their former work, into their bosom. |
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| 8 Thus, saith Yahweh–As, new wine, is found, in the cluster, And one saith, Do not destroy it, for a blessing, is in it, So, will I do for the sake of my servants, That I may not destroy the whole [nation]; |
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| 9 Therefore will I bring forth, Out of Jacob, a seed, and, Out of Judah, an inheritor of my mountains, That my chosen ones may inherit, it, And, my servants, dwell there; |
Mine elect – Jesus. the Head and the Church, his Body. R3587:4
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A seed out of Jacob – The Christ, Head and body. "If ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise." Gal. 3:29
Out of Judah – The royal tribe, from whence came our Lord.
Inheritor of my mountains – The Christ inherits all things, including the kingdoms of earth.
Mine elect – Lest there be any doubt as to who the 'Inheritor' coming out of 'Judah' should be, the Lord makes it clear here. It is 'Mine elect' that inherits it. |
| 10 Then shall, Sharon, become, a fold for flocks, And the vale of Achor, for the lying down of herds,–For my people who have sought me. |
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| 11 But, ye, are they–Who forsake Yahweh, Who forget my holy, mountain–Who prepare, for Fortune, a table, and, Who fill for Destiny, mixed wine; |
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| 12 Therefore will I destine you, to the sword, And, ye all, to the slaughter, shall bow down. Because I called, and ye answered not, I spake, and ye hearkened not,–But did that which was wicked in mine eyes, And, of that wherein I delighted not, ye made choice, |
Ye did not answer – Israel's rejection of Messiah. OV76:T
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| 13 Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh,–Lo! my servants, shall eat, but, ye, shall be famished, Lo! my servants, shall drink, but, ye, shall be thirsty,–Lo! my servants, shall rejoice, but, ye, shall turn pale; |
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| 14 Lo! my servants, shall shout in triumph for mirth of heart, But, ye, shall make outcry, for pain of heart, And, for a breaking of spirit, shall ye howl. |
Vexation of spirit – From a broken spirit ye shall howl. OV76:T
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| 15 So shall ye leave your name for an oath, to my chosen ones,–So then My Lord Yahweh, will slay thee,–And, his servants, will he call by another name: |
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| 16 So that, he who blesseth himself in the earth, Will bless himself in the God of faithfulness, And, he who sweareth in the earth, Will swear by the God of faithfulness–Because the former troubles, have been forgotten, and, Because they are hid from mine eyes. |
Blesseth himself – All nations shall bless themselves in becoming Abraham's seed in coming into relationship with the Kingdom of Israelitish basis. R5810:1
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| 17 For, behold me! Creating new heavens, and a new earth,–And the former, shall not be mentioned, neither shall they come up on the heart. |
For, behold – Verses 17 to 25 give a prophetic view of the Millennial reign of Christ. R4411:1*
I create – The Lord speaks of Restitution as a new creation. R604:3*
He that was able to create is also able to recreate those once completely destroyed. R604:5*
New heavens – Spiritual ruling powers. R631:1, R3312:5; PD94/108
Christ and the Church, reigning. Q580:2; PD94/108
And a new earth – Human society. R3312:5; PD94/108; Q580:2
Mankind regenerated, or brought to life again. R631:1, R604:6*
And the former – Having been "removed like a cottage." (Isa. 24:19, 20) D558
Not be remembered – We will try to forget all those things of death and imperfection. Q580:3
Nor come into mind – The grandest earthly arrangements today would seem so trivial you would want to forget all about them, the things in the future being so far superior to these. Q581:7
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| 18 But joy ye and exult, perpetually, in what I, am about to create,–For, behold me! Creating Jerusalem an exultation, and, Her People a joy; |
Jerusalem – The earthly phase of the Kingdom. A297
A rejoicing – Because of the exaltation of the Body of Christ to Kingdom power and glory. R1649:4
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| 19 Therefore will I Exult in Jerusalem, and, Joy in my People,–And there shall be heard in her, no more, The sound of weeping, or the sound of a cry: |
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| 20 There shall be thenceforward, no more, A suckling of a few days, or an elder, Who filleth not up his days,–But, a youth, a hundred years old, may die, Yea, a sinner, a hundred years old, shall be accursed, |
No more thence – Conditions under Messiah's reign will be very different than at present. OV127:2
An infant of days – No infant shall be born to die in a few days, as many do now. All shall come to maturity. R631:1, R5218:6; Q492:2; OV127:1
Nor an old man – The old man who died and will be brought back to life again will have just the same chance as the infant in that age--the full length of his probation. R631:2
Not filled his days – He might, at the very least, by obedience to the laws of Messiah's Kingdom, live to the conclusion of the Millennium. HG232:5; E478
The shortest period of probation in the next age will be one hundred years. R631:2, R1649:5
The child shall die – "As a lad shall one die." (Leeser) A144
They will be but "children," partially developed. R1261:6
Spoken of as children compared to those who will live on and become perfect. R4986:2, R631:2, R283:4, R3556:4*; OV127:2
But an infant, at 100 years of age, as in the antediluvian age. R3066:5
Just as, before the flood, when the average life was between 600 and 900 years, anyone dying at 100 would have been dying practically in childhood. Q492:2 OV127:4
The Second Death, because of having failed to benefit by the opportunities given to them. R2304:3, R1261:3
We may be sure that torture will not needlessly be inflicted on such. OV131:5
Electrocution will be the method used. OV131:5
Similarly, in olden times, Aaron's two sons violated their relationship with God and were smitten to death with an electric flash. OV131:5
The decision of some individual cases will be reached long before the end of the age; but in each age there is a "Harvest" or general separating time in the end of the age. R2606:2
The trial for life or death will proceed during all the Millennial age--throughout all that thousand-year judgment day. R4986:4, R2980:2
100 years old – Thus all are granted at least 100 years of trial. A144; OV129:4; R631:2
The extreme limit of reasonable mercy. OV129:4
Ample time for the world to see whether they will make even a little progress upward. R4986:4
After this, if there is a tendency to hold on, to appreciate and make use of the divine favors, "A bruised reed he will not break." (Isa. 42:3) R1772:5
Restitution blessings will recover mankind from the effect of the fall, so that it shall be as in Adam's day-full human maturity will be reached in a century, and a man dying then would be dying in childhood. OV128:2
Before one can then make progress he must enter into the New covenant and formally purpose to come into line with the requirements of the great King. R5240:4, R5388:5
Without receiving all the benefits of the Millennial reign-- simply because he refused to avail himself of them. R1426:4
Four times the period of mature experience in the present time. R1261:6
Not a guarantee--he may die sooner if sufficiently wilful or disobedient; but he may prolong his life, if in a measure disobedient, for 100 years, but no longer. Q201:2, Q492:2
But the sinner – Who makes no progress toward perfection under full light and opportunity. A144, A242; R1649:5, R4794:1, R3066:5; CR376:3
Who, after reasonable trial would oppose the rule of the Kingdom in any particular. F709; R4986:1, R5240:4, R5388:5
The wilfully rebellious sinner. R5442:3; OV127:2; Q201:2; HG148:4
None out of Christ will be made alive, fully resurrected, though all experience the awakening from death and a trial to prove their worthiness or unworthiness. R1592:4
He dies for his own sin, not for Adam's, as Adamic sin and Adamic Death have been cancelled. He dies the Second Death. R631:2
Sin and death go hand in hand, and neither shall be destroyed until the end of the thousand years. R10:3*
Shall be – The decision of some individual cases will be reached long before the end of the Millennial age. R2606:2
Accursed – Cut off from life. D643; R2051:4, R4986:2; SM172:1; Q492:2
If any who prove faithful during the first hundred years should then oppose righteousness, such would be cut off. R4986:2
One may die sooner than a hundred years if sufficiently wilful and disobedient. Q201:2
The sinner shall be accursed who dieth a hundred years old. R2063:5. R4986:2
The new Kingdom will have abundant power to execute summary sentence in the punishment of evildoers, when they have determined to act, but before they have done injury to others. D633
In the Second Death--destruction--from which there is to be no ransom and no resurrection. R1772:1
Not sent to eternal torment. OV131:2
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| 21 Then shall they build houses, and dwell, in them,–And plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them; |
And they shall – Earthly blessings to Abraham's natural seed, and through Israel to all nations. R4956:6, R329:5, R1227:5, R5575:1, R4966:2
Build houses – Instead of witnessing to them, as to us, that houses and lands must be forsaken to gain a heavenly inheritance. R376:6
In the Times of Restitution. (Acts 3:21) R2323:5
Improved and cultivated homesteads. R1649:5
Earthly blessings. R4956:6; Q282:2
Not according to a fixed, common idea so that everyone will be exactly equal in convenience, elegance or tastefulness, but each may work out his own ideas and enjoy the results. R1326:6
There will not be rich nor poor. There will be socialism in the proper sense. OV186:2
And inhabit them – The individual right of property will be respected. R1326:5
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| 22 They shall not build, and, another, dwell, They shall not plant, and, another, eat,–For, as the days of a tree, shall be the days of my people, And, the work of their own hands, shall my chosen ones, use to the full: |
Another inhabit – There will be no such thing as a landlord in the coming age. R2904:2, R6013:4, R1649:5; SM791:1; OV1862
Days of a tree – "They shall renew their strength." (Isa. 40:31) R1649:5
It is believed that some trees live to be at least a thousand years old. OV128:3
Mine elect – All the faithful and obedient then. R1649:5
Shall long enjoy – Shall make them continue long (Margin). R3597:4
God's provision for restored Israel and all the families of the earth, but not for the Church. R4966:2
The everlasting possession of the land promised to Abraham. R1652:4
Every hope held forth to the Jew is earthly. OV118:1
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| 23 They shall not labour in vain, Nor have children for terror,–For, the seed of the blessed ones of Yahweh, shall they be, And their offspring, with them. |
Nor bring forth – Seems to indicate that childbearing will continue for some time into the Millennial age, if not up to within 100 years or so of its close. R4411:2*
For trouble – "Unto an early death." (Leeser) R4411:2*
They – A human class and under the administration of the Kingdom. Q426:5
Are the seed – The children. R1649:5
Blessed of the LORD – The Church. R1649:5
The class, coming up by awakening from the dead, are not considered Adam's seed, but are the seed of the "Blessed and Only Potentate," who will then be known as the "Everlasting Father." (1 Tim. 6:15; Isa. 9:6) R4411:5*
Their offspring – During an early stage in the Millennium. Q426:5
The cutting off of the matter of human families will be a gradual one. Q426:5
Perhaps of those who have not been child bearers during the present time, to replace in the earthly family those who will be of the spiritual nature and those cut off in the Second Death. R4411:5*
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| 24 And it shall come to pass-That, before they call, I, will answer, And, while yet they, are speaking, I, will hear. |
Before they call – Before the desires of their hearts have found expressions in words. R1866:5
So near will the Lord be, so mindful of all mankind's interests. R1649:5[R1649]
God foreknows all our difficulties and has arranged for our relief, merely waiting for us to cry unto him. R5278:4
I will answer – Will begin to so shape events as to bring the answer sooner or later. R1866:5
When, with broken and contrite hearts, they turn to the Lord. R1561:5
First, in the redemption provided; and secondly, in the necessary hard experiences which shall have brought them to repentance and humble dependence on God. R1561:5
While a prophecy relating to the Millennial age, it is nevertheless true of all his faithful ones of this age. R1866:5
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| 25 The wolf and the lamb, shall feed, in unity, And, the lion, as an ox, shall eat straw; But, as for the serpent, dust, shall be his food: They shall not harm–Nor shall they destroy, In all my holy mountain, saith Yahweh. |
The wolf – Possibly literal; possibly referring to men of wolf-like disposition. R1649:6[R1649], R5574:4[R5574]
And the lamb – Possibly literal, possibly referring to men of lamb-like disposition. R1649:6[R1649], R5574:4[R5574]
Shall eat straw – No longer eat flesh, but return to his original condition in the Garden of Eden. R2837:1[R2837:1], R5574:4[R5574]
And dust – Signifying the destruction of Satan. "His enemies shall lick the dust." (Psa. 72:9) R1649:6[R1649], R5574:4[R5574]
The serpent's meat – Satan's. R1649:6[R1649], R5574:4[R5574]
They shall not hurt – But shall be fully restrained therefrom. D633[D632:3-D633:1]
"No lion shall be there." (Isa. 35:9) A217[A217:1]
This will be realized when Messiah's Kingdom shall have been established amongst men. R4768:1[R4768]
Nor destroy – The supposition that there would be any catastrophe then would be out of harmony with this prophecy. R5318:1[R5318:1]
The microbes of disease and pestilence shall be restrained. R1771:6[R1771]
My holy mountain – Kingdom. R1649:6[R1649]
The stone which smote the image on its feet and afterwards became a great mountain. (Dan. 2:35) R2375:1[R2374:8]
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