Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The kingdom of Isaiah 2


One of the pivotal prophecies of the church in the Old Testament is Isaiah 2:2-4. It says, “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 unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, 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. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” (Isaiah 2:2-4).

I’d like to examine the fulfillment of the significant parts of this prophecy. The first part is the “last days.” This was fulfilled in Matthew 3:1-2 when in “those days” John the Baptist began preaching that the kingdom of heaven was at hand. Jesus furthermore said in Mark 9:1 that the fulfillment of the kingdom prophecies was imminent. The second part is the “house” being established. In Matthew 16:18, Jesus said that He would build His church or the “house of God” (1 Timothy 3:15). The third part is the mention of “all nations” The command of Jesus in Matthew 28:19 shows that the church is the fulfillment of this part: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” The fourth part of the prophecy is the mention of Jerusalem. Before Jesus ascended to heaven, He said, “And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem” (Luke 24:47). The fifth and final part of the prophecy is the part about “swords into plowshares.” This was an indication of the peaceful nature of the kingdom to come, a nature which Jesus upheld before Pilate in John 18:36.

The prophecy of Isaiah 2 is not going to be fulfilled in the future. It was fulfilled when Peter preached the gospel in Acts 2 and sinful souls obeyed the pure gospel of Christ.

Kyle Campbell

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