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These among
many others are prophecies of the great Gospel age in which through the
work of the gospel the Government of God makes the world far less
hostile and far more conducive to righteousness.
Here
Zacharias John the Baptists father is prophesying the bottom line of all
the promises of God:
Luke 1:69. And
has raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant
David; 70. As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have
been since the world began: 71. That we should be saved from our
enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72. To perform the mercy
promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73. The oath
which he swore to our father Abraham, 74. That he would grant to us,
that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him
without fear, 75. In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days
of our life.
This is a prophecy about the New Jerusalem, the one form which
revelation quotes about a new heaven and a new earth. Notice that the
illustrative language used is not talking about the next life, or
heaven, but rather a time of great light and understanding. A time of
peace through strength.
Isaiah 61:16.
That he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God
of truth; and he that swears in the earth shall swear by the God of
truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are
hid from mine eyes. 17. For, behold, I create new heavens and a new
earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 18.
But be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I
create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19. And I will
rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping
shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 20. There shall
be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that has not filled
his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner
being an hundred years old shall be accursed. 21. And they shall build
houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the
fruit of them. 22. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall
not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my
people, and my elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23. They
shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth children for trouble; for they
are the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with
them. 24. And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will
answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 25. The wolf and
the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the
bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor
destroy in all my holy mountain, says the Lord.
Part of Psalm 37 from which Jesus quotes the
"meek shall inherit the earth."
Psalms 37:1. Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against
the workers of iniquity. 2. For they shall soon be cut down like the
grass, and wither as the green herb. 3. Trust in the Lord, and do good;
so you will dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed. 4. Delight
yourself also in the Lord: and he shall give you the desires of your
heart. 5. Commit your way to the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall
bring it to pass. 6. And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the
light, and your judgment as the noonday. 7. Rest in the Lord, and wait
patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his
way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass. 8. Cease from
anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any wise to do evil. 9.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they
shall inherit the earth. 10. For yet a little while, and the wicked
shall not be: yes, you will diligently consider his place, and it shall
not be. 11. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight
themselves in the abundance of peace.
A general prophecy about the future in
Psalm 66.
Psalms 66: 1. Make a joyful noise to God, all you lands: 2. Sing forth the
honor of his name: make his praise glorious. 3. Say to God, How
terrible are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall
your enemies submit themselves to you. 4. All the earth shall
worship you, and shall sing to you; they shall sing to your name.
Selah.
A Prophecy of the way the world will be
changed.
Psalms 67: 1. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine
upon us; Selah. 2. That your way may be known upon earth, your saving
health among all nations. 3. Let the people praise you, O God; let all
the people praise you. 4. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy:
for you will judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon
earth. Selah. 5. Let the people praise you, O God; let all the people
praise you. 6. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even
our own God, shall bless us. 7. God shall bless us; and all the ends of
the earth shall fear him.
An awesome prophecy of the Messiah bringing
the Gospel, the Holy Spirit, the servants of God, the law of God, and
the reign and the rule of the government of God through the hearts of
mankind.
Psalms 72 :1. Give the king your judgments, O God, and
your righteousness to the king's son. 2. He shall judge your people with
righteousness, and your poor with judgment. 3. The mountains shall bring
peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 4. He shall
judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy,
and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5. They shall fear you as long as the sun and
moon endure, throughout all generations. 6. He shall come down like rain
upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 7. In his days
shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon
endures. 8. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the
river to the ends of the earth. 9. They that dwell in the wilderness
shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. 10. The kings
of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba
and Seba shall offer gifts. 11. Yes, all kings shall fall down before
him: all nations shall serve him. 12. For he shall deliver the needy
when he cries; the poor also, and him that has no helper. 13. He shall
spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. 14. He
shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall
their blood be in his sight. 15. And he shall live, and to him shall be
given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him
continually; and daily shall he be praised. 16. There shall be an
handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit
thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish
like grass of the earth. 17. His name shall endure for ever: his name
shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him:
all nations shall call him blessed. 18. Blessed be the Lord God, the God
of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. 19. And blessed be his
glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his
glory; Amen, and Amen. 20. The prayers of David the son of Jesse are
ended
An oft quoted prophecy in Isaiah describing how the Lords House
(who's house we are. Hebrews 3:6, 1st Peter 2:5, 4:17.) will be the most
influential people in the earth. How all the nations will hear the Word
of God through Gods people. How the nations will be taught about how to
live, how to prosper, how to govern. This will come through the
preaching of the gospel and mankind willingly embracing by faith as
opposed to the way Moses and Joshua conquered the land of Canaan. That
is why the references to making their instruments of war into farming
tools. These are the exact same illustrations Jesus uses in his parables
describe the Government of God spread through the preaching of the
Gospel. In other words this prophesy is not predicting the end of war
but rather that the Government of God will not be spread through the
conquering of territory and occupation the way Moses and Joshua did it.
Not that Republics that are strongly influenced by the real gospel would
ever make war with one another.
Isaiah 2:2. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of
the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and
shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it. 3.
And many people shall go and say, Come , and let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will
teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion
shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4. And
he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they
shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning
hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither
shall they learn war any more.
Prophecies of the messiahs ever increasing rein on earth.
Isaiah 9: 6. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, the everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace. 7. Of the increase of his government and peace there
shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to
order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from
henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform
this.
Isaiah 11 :1. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a
Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2. And the spirit of the Lord shall
rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of
counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
3. And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord:
and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove
after the hearing of his ears: 4. But with righteousness shall he judge
the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he
shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of
his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5. And righteousness shall be the
girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. 6. The
wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with
the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a
little child shall lead them. 7. And the cow and the bear shall feed;
their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw
like the ox. 8. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. 9. They
shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall
be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 10.
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an
ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall
be glorious.
More prophecies of the Messiah and the words
of the Bible stabilizing the world, bringing justice, righteousness,
peace.
Isaiah 51:16. And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in
the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the
foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
Isaiah 51:4. Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation:
for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a
light of the peoples. 5. My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone
forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for
me, and on mine arm shall they trust. (American Standard Version)
Isaiah 32:15. until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the
wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed
as a forest. 16. Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and
righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field. 17. And the work of
righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness
and confidence for ever. 18. And my people shall abide in a peaceable
habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
Isaiah 42 1. Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul
delights: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice
to the Gentiles. 2. He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it
to be heard in the street. 3. A bruised reed will he not break, and a
dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in
truth. 4. He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice
in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
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