Chapter 27 continues in reference to “in that day,” the time of God’s punishment of the wicked on planet earth and the subsequent establishment of His kingdom. Verse 1 is a prophecy of the destruction of “leviathan that crooked serpent” and “the dragon that is in the sea.” I believe this is a reference to Satan and the Antichrist.
Rev. 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world….
Rev. 13:1-2 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Following the judgment of these two evil beings, all Jewish people will return home to settle in Israel; and Israel will “blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit” (v6). Isaiah goes on to say that the idols of Israel will be destroyed and the people purged of their sin through a coming judgment that will precede this time of prosperity.
The chapter ends with a declaration that when Israel is gathered back into the land, her people will once again worship the Lord on Mount Zion in Jerusalem along with men of faith from other nations. This is a truth echoed by the prophets Jeremiah and Zechariah.
Jer. 3:17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
Zech. 14:16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
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