In the next set of blogs I will look at prophecies from the prophet Isaiah. We have already addressed his prophecy concerning the city of Damascus, but he has much more to say regarding the “last days.” Instead of trying to put all the scripture together regarding a given subject, I am going to go through the book of Isaiah and comment on some of the prophetic sections in the order they are recorded.
In chapter 2 Isaiah is given a revelation from God about Judah and Jerusalem. In context, the reference to the “last days” in this revelation pertains to the millennium, the time when Jesus sits on David’s throne to rule the earth for 1000 years after defeating the forces of evil at the final battle of Armageddon. He gets a vision of the temple on Mt. Zion. There is a big difference regarding the use of this temple, however. Not only will the Jews worship there, people from all nations will come there to worship.
Isaiah also tells us that the Lord will be the ultimate political authority on earth. He will establish law and serve as judge among the nations. He will not allow nations to go to war—in fact, He will see that weapons of war are destroyed. In today’s terminology He will rule as Dictator of the world, but He will be very unlike any dictator this world has ever known. He will rule with complete righteousness and holiness. In today’s media He would be tagged as infringing upon the rights of individuals, intolerant and very politically incorrect.
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