Isaiah 8:1-4
A DOUBLE PROPHETIC SIGN... [ Continue Reading ]
A DOUBLE PROPHETIC SIGN... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover the Lord said unto me, apparently not long after the event related in the last chapter, TAKE THEE A GREAT ROLL, evidently a large writing-tablet of the kind usually employed, AND WRITE IN IT WITH A MAN'S PEN, the stylus making impressions on the wax covering the tablet in such a way that th... [ Continue Reading ]
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, the Lord Himself choosing them through the prophet to be present and to testify to Isaiah's preparing the tablet, URIAH, THE PRIEST, 2 Kings 16:10, AND ZECHARIAH, THE SON OF JEBERECHIAH. These men could later, when the prophecy was fulfilled, vouch fo... [ Continue Reading ]
And I went unto the prophetess, to his own wife, AND SHE CONCEIVED AND BARE A SON. THEN SAID THE LORD TO ME, CALL HIS NAME MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ, the same mysterious words which had been written on the tablet almost a year before, the word signifying either "Make speed to the spoil Hasten to the pre... [ Continue Reading ]
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, "My father," and, "My mother," that is, before the passing of another year, THE RICHES OF DAMASCUS AND THE SPOIL OF SAMARIA SHALL BE TAKEN AWAY BEFORE THE KING OF ASSYRIA, so that all their wealth would be borne as a trophy before the king of Assyria... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord spake also unto me again, in a series of prophecies whose final object was rich comfort to the true believers in Judah, SAYING,... [ Continue Reading ]
A REBUKE AND AN EXHORTATION... [ Continue Reading ]
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah, the spring and tiny brook which sprang up at the foot of the Temple-mount and, with another spring, fed the pool Siloam, THAT GO SOFTLY, with none of the boisterousness of a large stream, such as the Euphrates, the people despising the quiet m... [ Continue Reading ]
now, therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, that is, the Euphrates, typical of the entire heathen power bent upon the destruction of Israel, STRONG AND MANY, EVEN THE KING OF ASSYRIA AND ALL HIS GLORY, his powerful host; AND HE SHALL COME UP OVER ALL HIS CHANNELS... [ Continue Reading ]
and, he shall pass through Judah, penetrating to its remotest ends; HE SHALL OVERFLOW AND GO OVER, HE SHALL REACH EVEN TO THE NECK, threatening Judah's very life; AND THE STRETCHING OUT OF HIS WINGS, as the streams leave the main channel of the river on either side, SHALL FILL THE BREADTH OF THY LAN... [ Continue Reading ]
Associate yourselves, O ye people, rather, "Be wicked, rage, raise tumults," as much as ye please, AND YE SHALL BE BROKEN IN PIECES, for all enemies directing their attacks against the people of God will finally be destroyed; AND GIVE EAR, ALL YE OF FAR COUNTRIES, the nations inhabiting distant part... [ Continue Reading ]
Take counsel together, against the Lord and against His people, Psalms 2:2, AND IT SHALL COME TO NAUGHT; SPEAK THE WORD, in discussing the attack, AND IT SHALL NOT STAND, it will most certainly be frustrated; FOR GOD IS WITH US. With Immanuel on their side, the children of God have a refuge against... [ Continue Reading ]
For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, literally, "while His hand became strong," while His Spirit came upon the prophet with power, AND INSTRUCTED ME THAT I SHOULD NOT WALK IN THE WAY OF THIS PEOPLE, SAYING, namely, in warning the prophet and those who adhered to his people against the g... [ Continue Reading ]
Say ye not, "A confederacy," to all them to whom this people shall say, "A confederacy," literally, "Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy," the prophet and his disciples and adherents should not be filled with apprehension on account of the conspiracy and confederation of Syr... [ Continue Reading ]
Sanctify the Lord of hosts Himself, giving Him the honor, setting Him apart for adoration as the almighty Ruler of the universe, AND LET HIM BE YOUR FEAR AND LET HIM BE YOUR DREAD, standing in awe of Him and taking care not to make Him angry by a show of little faith, for He wants the believer's ful... [ Continue Reading ]
And He shall be for a sanctuary, a safe, sheltering, holy asylum to all believers; BUT FOR A STONE OF STUMBLING AND FOR A ROCK OF OFFENSE TO BOTH THE HOUSES OF ISRAEL, causing them to fall, FOR A GIN, a trap set in the way, AND FOR A SNARE TO THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM, namely, to those who do not... [ Continue Reading ]
And many among them, all those who persist in their enmity toward the Lord, SHALL STUMBLE, by their own fault, AND FALL, AND BE BROKEN, AND BE SNARED, AND BE TAKEN. To him who deliberately rejects Jesus and His mercy the very Gospel-message becomes a savor of death unto death, as the application of... [ Continue Reading ]
Bind up the testimony, so the Lord says to Immanuel, the Messiah, or directly to Isaiah, SEAL THE LAW AMONG MY DISCIPLES, so that the Word of the Lord is sealed and kept safe through the power of the Savior exerted through the Gospel message.... [ Continue Reading ]
WARNING AGAINST FALSE TESTIMONY... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will wait upon the Lord, so Immanuel or the prophet calls out in cheerful confidence, THAT HIDETH HIS FACE FROM THE HOUSE OF JACOB, by rejecting the great mass of unbelievers among the people, AND I WILL LOOK FOR HIM, trusting in the riches of His mercy, in the certainty of the salvation of Hi... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given Me, all those who have accepted the Messiah in true faith, who belong to the elect of the Lord, ARE FOR SIGNS AND FOR WONDERS IN ISRAEL, placed before the eyes of all men, of the whole world, as a remarkable evidence of God's love, FROM THE LORD OF... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they, the unbelieving people, SHALL SAY UNTO YOU, in endeavoring to coax the faithful away from the truth of the revealed Word, SEEK UNTO THEM THAT HAVE FAMILIAR SPIRITS, asserting that they possess the ability of interviewing departed souls, AND UNTO WIZARDS THAT PEEP AND THAT MUTTER, said... [ Continue Reading ]
To the Law and to the testimony! Turn to the Word and the promises of the Lord alone; trust in His Gospel, in the glorious assurance of salvation contained therein; make the clear exposition of His Word the one guide of your lives! IF THEY, the unbelieving majority, SPEAK NOT ACCORDING TO THIS WORD,... [ Continue Reading ]
And they, the unbelievers, shall pass through it, walking about in the land, HARDLY BESTEAD, oppressed both from within and without, AND HUNGRY, in the very depths of misery; AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS THAT WHEN THEY SHALL BE HUNGRY, in the midst of tribulation besetting them on every hand, THEY SHAL... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall look unto the earth, seeking alleviation and deliverance from their affliction, AND BEHOLD TROUBLE AND DARKNESS, DIMNESS OF ANGUISH, not one ray of relief and salvation penetrating the night of their suffering; AND THEY SHALL BE DRIVEN TO DARKNESS, cast out into utter darkness. Such i... [ Continue Reading ]