(v.9) Babylon is fallen reminds me of Rev 14 & 18 where God destroys the beginning of pride and sin...Babylon. Isaiah is telling of what John sees later, the Day of the LORD!
Isaiah 22
(v.4) Just like the people of Jerusalem, we Americans are content and oblivious to God's impending wrath. Ignorance does that. Like Isaiah, we need to warn the lost, and encourage the faithful to be prepared for the worst, and pray for protection.
(v.13) If we don't take God seriously, we will be caught unaware of His coming. Now, Jesus said that we won't know the day or the hour of His coming (Matt 24:36), but if we know our Bible, then we'll see that His coming is soon by the warnings and signs He told us about.
Isaiah 23
(v.9) God hates pride...that is what brought Lucifer to want to be a god, and that is what makes us try to do things our own way, instead of God's ways. Pride is the root of all sin.
Isaiah 24
This whole chapter is about surviving the Great Tribulation, but only by God's grace would anyone survive. There are different beliefs as to when the Rapture will happen, before, during or at the end of the Great Tribulation. I believe Scripture assures us that Jesus will call home His Bride BEFORE the Tribulation. That could be any time, so prepare your soul and your faith instead of food and supplies.
Isaiah 25
(v.8) When we are in heaven, God will wipe away our tears and we will experience pain and sadness no more. I believe that there may be a short time where when we are judged at the Bema Seat of Christ, we will see all the opportunities to reach out to the lost that we missed. We will be ashamed and saddened, but then Jesus will wipe away our tears, and say, Well done, good and faithful servant...enter into the joy of your LORD! Matt 25:21
Isaiah 26
(v.3) Like in Prov 3:5-6 we see that peace comes from trust in the LORD. We have peace in this life if we KNOW that He is in charge, and we know where we're going to be when it's all said and done!
Isaiah 27
(v.6) When Israel came back into the land in the 19th century and became a nation again in the middle of the 20th century, most of the land was barren desert. But God started to bless His people, and rainfall increased exponentially! Now, we see many beautiful areas of Israel, and it's one of the leading farming suppliers in the world!
Isaiah 28
(v.16) Jesus is the cornerstone...He is the foundation of all that is important!
Isaiah 29
(v.13) I teach my kids to be in fellowship with God...to seek Him and let Him work in their lives. It's no good to talk a good game but not have our hearts in it. We need to be real, and let Him work through us to love and serve others.
Isaiah 30
(v.10) I know people who don't want to think about God or the big important questions in life. Here Isaiah is showing us that people don't want to face the hard truth...they would rather live in a lie than face truth. This is sad, and we need to keep showing them God's love before it's too late.
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