1628. The Coming World Judgment
The Coming World Judgment
"And the foundation of the threshold moved at the voice of Him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke" (Isa_6:4, \1911 Bible).
1. The justice of judgment. Perhaps the suggestions of judgment already made, may have filled the heart with awe. Some have said within themselves, "Why should God build up Christ's throne upon the wreckage of the thrones of other kings?" It seems to suggest the survival of the fittest; the overthrow of the weak in order that the strong may become established. Such, however, is not the case.
We must remember that King Uzziah was smitten because he disobeyed the Lord. So also will the kings of earth be dethroned and their kingdoms destroyed because they have not glorified the Lord.
The story of Nebuchadnezzar is in point. Nebuchadnezzar builded Babylon. The city with its mighty walls, its overhanging gardens, and its great wonders, caused Nebuchadnezzar to lift up his heart in pride. He said, "Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of my kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the glory of my majesty?"
Nebuchadnezzar gave no glory to God, and while the words were yet in his mouth, God struck him low. His kingdom was taken from him, he was driven from men, he dwelt with the beasts of the field, and ate grass like oxen.
God will bring righteous judgment, because the nations of the earth have set themselves together and taken counsel together against Him. They have gloried in their own greatness and boasted in their own strength. The Lord will arise against them in just judgment.
2. The judgment that awaits. Isaiah saw the threshold move at the voice of the Lord. He saw the house filled with smoke. There must have been earthquakes and fire, or else there could not have been shakings and smoke.
The vision of Isaiah is in keeping with the visions of John. John describes the throne as set upon a sea of glass, while out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices.
Again John speaks of "a sea of glass mingled with fire," and he continues, "And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from His power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled" (Rev_15:8).
There is no doubt that a day of terrific judgments awaits the earth. There will be thunders, and lightning and a great earthquake. God will give unto Babylon and to the cities of the nations, to drink of the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunken man. It shall be shaken as when a fig tree is shaken by the wind. There will be confusion and crying for wine, all joy will be darkened and the mirth of the land will be gone.
The earth will be utterly broken down, clean dissolved, moved exceedingly; the moon shall be confounded and the sun ashamed when the Lord of Hosts shall reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem.
Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR