Arise,
shine, for Your Light [Christ
Jesus] has come [returned],
And
the Glory of the Lord rises upon You [The
Bride Of Christ].
See,
darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples.
But
the Lord rises upon You and His Glory appears over You.
Nations
will come to Your Light
And
kings to the brightness of Your dawn.
Lift
up your eyes and look about You:
All
assemble and come afar, and Your daughters are carried on the arm.
Then
You will look and be radiant, Your heart will throb and swell with
joy;
The
wealth on the seas will be brought to You,
To
you the riches of the nations will come.
Herds
of camels will cover Your land, Young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And
all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense
And
proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
All
Kedar's flocks will be gathered to You,
The
rams of Nebaioth will serve You;
They
will be accepted as offerings on My altar
And
I will adorn My Glorious Temple [The
Bride of Christ].
Who
are thee that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests?
Surely
the islands look to Me;
In
the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing Your sons from afar,
With
their silver and gold, to the honor of the Lord Your God,
Foreigners
will rebuild Your walls, and their kings will serve You.
Though
in anger I struck you, in favor I will show You compassion.
Your
gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night,
So
that men may bring you the wealth of the nations--
Their
kings led in triumphal procession.
For
the nation or kingdom that will not serve You will perish;
It
will be utterly ruined.
The
glory of Lebanon will come to You,
The
pine, the fir and the cypress together,
To
adorn the place of My Sanctuary; and I will glorify the place of My
feet.
The
sons of Your oppressors will come bowing before You;
All
who despise You will bow down at Your feet
And
will call You THE CITY OF THE LORD,
ZION
of the Holy One of Israel.
Although
You have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through,
I
will make You THE EVERLASTING PRIDE and the joy of all generations.
You
will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then
You will know that I, the Lord, am Your Savior,
Your
Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Instead
of bronze I will bring You gold, and silver in place of iron.
Instead
of wood I will bring You bronze, and iron place of stones.
I
will make peace Your governor and righteousness your ruler.
No
longer will violence be heard in Your land,
Nor
ruin or destruction within Your boarders,
But
You will call Your walls Salvation and Your gates Praise.
The
sun will no more be Your light by day,
Nor
will the brightness of the moon shine on You,
For
the Lord will be Your EVERLASTING LIGHT,
and
Your God will be Your GLORY.
Your
sun will never set again, and Your moon will wane no more;
The
Lord will be Your EVERLASTING LIGHT,
And
Your days of sorrow will end.
Then
will all Your people be righteous
And
they will possess the land FOREVER.
They
[The Bride Of Christ]
are the SHOOT I have planted,
THE
WORK OF MY HANDS, FOR THE DISPLAY OF MY SPLENDOR.
The
least of You will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation.
I
am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly. (Isaiah 60)
Today,
we look at the darkness that covers the nations
And
know that it will only get darker before the dawn of Christ's return.
At
the same time Christ Jesus is raising up His Bride to reflect His
Light.
She
shines in the midst of the darkness.
In
Isaiah 60, God foretells the destiny of His Bride.
It
is glorious beyond all measure.
In
a moment of “Time” God Almighty
Will
destroy the kingdom of this world, the kingdom of Satan,
And
He will establish The Kingdom of His Christ, Jesus, FOREVER!
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
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