ISAIAH 24

JUDGMENT + WARNING TOWARDS THE WHOLE EARTH   

Isaiah shifts from warning specific nations to warning everyone on the earth. Some of Isaiah’s prophecies occurred and were fulfilled within a few years and some within a few hundred years. In this chapter, Isaiah speaks of the end times in an apocalyptic prophecy.

Because of God’s promise in Genesis 9, the world will never be flooded again, but this chapter speaks of similar all-consuming destruction. For God to create a new, perfect, restored Earth, the current broken Earth must be devastated. Although this passage can sound frightening or extreme, the hope of Jesus helps us look forward to a renewed, sinless Earth.

To dwell completely with God, sin must be eradicated. Thankfully, Jesus paid for that sin, removing us of our guilt and granting us eternal access to God.