Scriptural Confirmations #46
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The state of the church is continued by the Lord (Isaiah 61) because He will restore all things; as follows: then shall they build the wastes of eternity, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall renovate the waste cities, the desolation of a generation. And ye shall be called the priests of Jehovah, the ministers of our God. I will give them the reward of their work in truth, and I will make a covenant of eternity with them (Isaiah 61:1-11).
Afterwards the state of the church is treated of after the second coming and after the redemption at that time. This church is the New Jerusalem treated of in Revelation. Concerning it we read these words in Isaiah: for Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest until her justice go forth as brightness, and her salvation shall burn as a lamp. Then shall the nations see thy justice, and all kings thy glory; and thou shalt be called a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah shall name. Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal tiara in the hand of thy God. Thou shalt no more be called forsaken, and thy land shall no more be called a waste, but thou shalt be called My good pleasure is in her, and thy land shall be married. For Jehovah shall be well pleased in thee, and thy land shall be married. As the joy of the bridegroom over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem: they shall not be silent day nor night continually; ye that make mention of Jehovah, keep not silence, till He repair and make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. Jehovah hath sworn by His right hand, and by the arm of His strength, I will no more give thy corn to be food for thine adversaries; but they that have collected it shall eat it and praise Jehovah. Go through, go through the gates, prepare ye the way of the people. Behold, Jehovah hath made it to be heard to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, behold thy salvation shall come, behold his reward is with him, and the price of his work before him. They shall call them, the people of holiness, the redeemed of Jehovah; and thou shalt be called, A city sought out, not deserted (Isaiah 62:1-12).
Isaiah 61
1
The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;
2
to proclaim the year of Yahweh's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
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to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
4
They shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
5
Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
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But you shall be named the priests of Yahweh; men will call you the ministers of our God: you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their glory.
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Instead of your shame [you shall have] double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be to them.
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"For I, Yahweh, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
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Their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which Yahweh has blessed."
10
I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
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For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
