Today,
we are witnessing the judgment of God upon the nations
Because
of their godlessness and decadence.
Isaiah
3, God's judgment on Jerusalem and Judah in the days of Isaiah,
Shows
us the pattern of this decadence and the ensuing judgment.
See
now, the Lord, the Lord Almighty
Is about to take from Jerusalem
and Judah
(Today,
from the nations of the world)
Both
supplies of food and all supplies of water, the hero and warrior,
The
judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and elder,
The
captain of fifty and man of rank, the counselor,
Skilled
craftsman and clever enchanter.
I
will make boys their officials; mere children will govern them.
People
will oppress each other—man against man, neighbor against neighbor.
The
young will rise up against the old, the base against the honorable.
A
man will seize one of his brothers at his father's home, and say,
'You
have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!'
But
in that day he will cry out, 'I have no remedy.
I
have no food or clothing in my house;
Do
not make me the leader of the people.'
Jerusalem
(the nations and the cities of
the nations) staggers,
Judah
(the nations and the cities of
the nations) is falling;
Their
words and deeds are against the Lord,
Defying His glorious Presence.
The
look on their faces testifies against them;
They
parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it,
Woe
to them!
They
have brought disaster upon themselves.
Tell
the righteous it will be well with them,
For
they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
Woe
to the wicked! Disaster is upon them!
They
will be paid back for what their hands have done
Youths
oppress my people, women rule over them.
O
my people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.
The Lord takes his
place in court; He rises to judge the people.
The
Lord enters into judgment
Against the elders and leaders of His
people (today, the nations):
'It is you who (the
leaders of the nations) have ruined my vineyard;
The plunder from the
poor is in your houses.
What do you mean by
crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?
Declares the Lord,
the Lord Almighty.
The Lord says, 'The
women of Zion (the nations)
are haughty,
Walking along with
outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes,
Tripping along with
mincing steps,
With ornaments
jingling on their ankles.
Therefore the Lord
will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion
(The
nations);
The Lord will make
their scalps bald.'
In that day
the Lord will snatch away their finery:
The bangles and
headbands and crescent necklaces,
The earrings and bracelets
And veils, the
headdresses and ankle chains and sashes, the perfume bottles
And charms, the
signet rings and nose rings, the fine robes and the capes
And cloaks, the
purses and mirrors, and the linen garments
And tiaras and shawls.
Instead of fragrance
there will be a stench;
Instead of a sash, a
rope;
Instead of
well-dressed hair, baldness;
Instead of fine
clothing, sackcloth;
Instead of beauty,
branding.
Your men will fall
by the sword, your warriors in battle.
The gates of Zion
(the nations) will
lament and mourn;
Destitute,
she (the nations) will
sit on the ground.
Christ Jesus, God in a
human body, came to the world
To show the world the
only Way, the only Truth and the only LIFE.
Today, the
nations of the world have rejected Him
And now are suffering
the consequences,
Just as did Jerusalem and Judah in the days of Isaiah.
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