[:en]SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 60
“Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion.” (Isaiah 60:10)
“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. Your will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breast. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob” (Isaiah 60:15-16)
“No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, 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,m and your God will be your glory” (Isaiah 60:18-19)
HOW THE GLORY OF GOD WILL BE MANIFESTED IN ZION:
- Darkness is over and light shall come (vs. 1-2)
- Nations shall come to the light and kings to the brightness of your dawn (v. 3)
- You will carry your sons and daughter with joy. The wealth on the seas will be brought to you and riches of the nations will come. (v. 4-5)
- Herds of camels of Midian and Ephah will cover your land. Sheba will come bearing gold and incense proclaiming the praise of the Lord (v. 6)
- Flocks of Kedar and rams of Nebaioth will be accepted as offering on my altar and my temple will be adorned with glory (v. 7)
- Ship of Tarshish will bring your sons with their silver and gold honoring me (v. 9)
- Foreigners will rebuild your walls and their kings will serve you (v. 10)
- Your gates will always stand open while men may bring you wealth of the nations in triumphal procession (v. 11)
- The glory of Lebanon will come with the pine, the fir and the cypress to adorn my sanctuary (v. 13)
- The sons of your oppressors will come and bow before you and call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel (v. 14)
- I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations (v. 15)
- You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts (v. 16)
- I will bring you gold and silver instead of bronze and iron. And I will make peace your governor and righteousness your ruler (v. 17)
- Violence will not be heard in your land and there will be no ruin or destruction within your borders. You walls will be called Salvation and your gates Praise (v. 18)
- The Lord will be your everlasting light and your God will be your glory (v. 19)
- Your sun will never set and your moon will wane no more. Your days of sorrow will end (v. 20)
- You will be righteous and possess the land to display my splendor (v. 21)
- The least of your will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. (v. 22)
When God restores Israel, there will be light, unity, peace and joy. God chosen people will receive His blessings of wealth, security, justice and splendor. All nations shall praise and glorify the Lord Almighty.[:]