Isaiah 2:1-5
1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 It shall come to pass in the latter days
that the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and all the nations shall flow to it,
3 and many peoples shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go the law,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations,
and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.
5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord.
The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (Is 2:1-5). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
God tells Isaiah of a time when people will come to the highest mountain. These people will gather before God to learn from his very presence. You can just see it in Matthew's Gospel. Jesus went up on the mountain teaching the crowds who continue to gather. The 5,000 and 4,000 gather to hear Jesus speak to them well past dinner time. In Mark chapter 13 Jesus is sitting with his disciples opposite the temple and Jesus teaches them about the Day of Judgment.
God teaches these people his ways so that they will follow him. Just as Jesus calls the fisherman to follow him, and tells his disciples to take up their cross and follow him. They learn the way, the truth, and the life to be Christ Jesus himself. Therefore, the first followers of Christ were referred to as followers of the Way, then later called Christians.
But this is not just a picture of the Gospel's were Jesus comes to call people to follow him. Nor is this a picture of the Church today were we continue to call others to follow Jesus. Because there is yet another step, He shall judge between the nations. This is also God telling us he will come in Judgment. We still fight wars and nations do lift swords against one another. But there is a Day coming soon when Jesus will Judge the Nations.
Jesus Christ will return and Judge the Nations. God will teach us to beat our swords into plowshares, and our spears into pruning hooks. All the people will be one family in the Resurrection. When Jesus comes he will judge the nations and send those who do not believe to Hell. All those who believe and have been baptized will be saved. Therefore we can say, "O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD." He will be our light and walk with us in Eternal Life.
No comments:
Post a Comment