Isaiah 25

CHAPTERS 2527THEME: Comingthe KingdomAfter the Lord Jesus comes and ends the Tribulation, He establishes the Kingdom. Chapters 25 and 26 bring us into the Kingdom Age. The King is coming, and there will be the Kingdom of Heaven upon this earth. This has been predicted throughout the Old Testament. And when John the Baptist began his ministry, his message was, “…Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Mat_3:2). Then the Lord Jesus took up the theme, “…the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Mat_4:17). But He was rejected as King. You can’t have a kingdom without a king. When He was rejected as King, He could then say to individuals, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Mat_11:28). This is still His invitation today. It is a message to be sent out to individuals in our day asking them to exercise their free wills. Whether you know it or not, you are making a decision today. You are either accepting Him or rejecting Him. There is no neutral ground. Our Lord said, “He that is not with me is against me …” (Mat_12:30). This wonderful twenty-fifth chapter is a song, a song of three stanzas. This chapter, like chapter 12, is a paean of praise, a song of undiluted joy.

Isaiah 25:1

PRAISE TO GO FOR DELIVERANCE FROM ALL ENEMIESThis is praise to God for deliverance. This is a song of sheer delight, wonder, and worship. This comes from a heart full to overflowing, for the worshiper has come into a new knowledge of who God is and what He has done. This is not the average song service that you have in church on Wednesday night. Some of the saints sit there and wonder why they came in the first place. Those who are singing this song are those who are eager to worship God because of His faithfulness and because He is true. These are the attributes of Deity, and they are foreign to humanity. The psalmist says, “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man” (Psa_118:8). Faithfulness is the fruit of the Spirit, not the work of the flesh. Truth is the very opposite of man. In Psa_116:11 David said, “I said in my haste, All men are liars” (italics mine). I remember Dr. W. I. Carroll commenting, “I have had a lot of time to think it over, and I still agree with David.”

Isaiah 25:2

All of the past is gone now. They are delivered from the enemies of the past. They no longer need a wall around a city to protect them.

Isaiah 25:3

Does this mean worldwide conversion? I believe it does, for this is the Millennium. Man will turn to God in that day. The greatest turning to God is in the future when the night of sin and Great Tribulation will be past. Weeping shall endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. That is what we have here. There will be boundless joy during the Kingdom Age.

Isaiah 25:5

They recall the awful blasphemy of the last days personified in one of whom it is written: “Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God” (2Th_2:4). The Antichrist will be put down as are all the enemies of God.

Isaiah 25:6

PRAISE TO GOD FOR PROVISION OF PRESENT NEEDS"Fat things" have to do with physical provision certainly. The redeemed earth will produce bountifully. (Eating fat things in that day will not be a problemyou won’t have to worry about putting on weight!) However, the “fat things” are likewise the wonderful spiritual feast in that day. I think there will be Bible classes held during the Millennium. I don’t know, but maybe the Lord will let me teach one of them.

Isaiah 25:8

This verse is quoted by Paul in 1Co_15:54, which says, “So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.”

Isaiah 25:9

PRAISE TO GOD IN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE JOYSAs we come to the final stanza, attention is drawn to the person of God. It is with Him that men have to do. The world will be deceived by Antichrist, but the real Christ, the real Messiah, the real Ruler of this earth will come. His salvation is going to be vital to man in that day. Man “will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” Now this is a strange verse:

Isaiah 25:10

Why is Moab introduced here? I will be very frank with you; it is difficult to say. When Moab is up, God is down. When God is up, Moab is down. In the Kingdom Moab is down, and God will be on top. As you may remember, Moab represents a form of godliness but denies the power thereof.

Isaiah 25:12

All the pride of man will be brought down. This is the period when the meek shall inherit the earth (Mat_5:5). The meek are not doing too well in our day! Chapter 26 continues the Kingdom theme.