Isaiah begins with the end of man’s reign, and the beginning of God’s reign in chapter 1. He is speaking to God’s people Israel: for in his day Israel represented the only people of God. What I want us to consider is this: considering the fact that this message is definitely to the people of God at the end of days does this in any way make it involve us?
Stated another way: is Isaiah’s message only for the people of Israel; when we are God’s people or His Olive tree for these last days? Remember the Olive tree does not exclude Israel for all time; for she will be added back once the very last gentile is saved. But that salvation only places that last saved individual into this tree. The removal of persons from this tree is only through unbelief. Read Romans chapter 11.
My reasons for asking I think should be obvious: for America and the Christianized Western nations are deeply into the process today of abandoning God.
As we read on in this passage we see the beauty of our redemption by a soon coming God of the universe as we hear: Isaiah 4:3 It will come about that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy–everyone who is recorded for life in Jerusalem. (NASB1995)
This is an interesting statement, because those who believe that Israel is the main concern, or they represent His people of the Tribulation also believe that the remnant of Israel, which will be saved have fled no to Petra in Edom. They then are only spiritually in Zion, but not necessarily physically. That seems a correct understanding. That being the case is God through Isaiah not showing us a millennial truth concerning Those residing in Jerusalem once He comes back to Jerusalem?
What I find interesting in the prophetic word is the fact that the prophets who receive God’s word and who write it down do it without the full knowledge of the mind of the God they serve. They don’t always know the people or the time about which they are addressing. But this word obviously speaks of resurrection life in Jerusalem after the purging of sin that proceeded it in Isaiah’s former words in chapters 3 & 4.
You and I know from other prophecies that we are promised a place in Jerusalem when Jesus the Son of God comes to establish His reign with us on this earth.
So, consider that what Isaiah is seeing is what will be seen on earth by God’s people at the time of the coming together of all of Scripture’s prophecies at a very specific point in time involving a last generation of people.
Knowing these times means that what we are seeing when we connect the prophetic word should not surprise us, and we know that it will lead to a horrible end for many:
Isaiah 5:20 How horrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn what is bitter into something sweet and what is sweet into something bitter. (GOD’S WORD)
We know that these words represent the mind set of the people and what we see here is that these worldly actions have even impacted God’s own people in a very negative way.
What are we seeing today that much of the church is attempting to say is good that is in God’s sight evil; or light that is really darkness; or sweet that is really bitter? Could it be the Gender issue; or the results of it which are gay rights, and even child trafficking? Could it be the turning of God’s hatred of sin into His love of these sins couched in God’s love for the world arising out of Jesus’ payment for the worlds sin? I know that’s a confusing way of saying it, but it seems that God’s love today overrides the seriousness of the sin which caused His death.
It would seem, concerning all of these scriptures impacting the end of days, that our time is again a time for the purging of not only the earth which God does love, but also a purging of God’s people themselves. We seem to be living out Biblical end of days times. During these times Jesus said that men will fall away from their faith. Will we take that seriously?
One further verse here I think depicts our day very well: this verse states how horrible it will be for those: Isaiah 5:23 who declare the guilty innocent for a bribe, who take away the rights of righteous people. (GOD’S WORD)
Does this remind you of anything?
And Then Messiah Shall Come 
All the things written in the Old were written for our admonition upon who the ends of the earth are come…
Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
The entirety of the scriptures are written for all who washed in His Blood.
Good word!
BT
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Your emphasis is right on brother.
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