以赛亚书［第二十四章］
Book of Isaiah 24
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以赛亚书［第二十四章］|Book of Isaiah 24【神对世界的审判】
18/05/2022
引言：
神透过先知向列国和以色列发预言，是希望他们悔改。 可是，当他反复发声，而列国还是没有反应后，神只得审判全地，是乎只有到末世，就是「到那日」，人才会翻转。
一、全地是空虛荒涼 (V1-13)
1.地是全然虚空(V1-3)
其实，人犯罪的后果影响很大，从这里我们看见，不仅是人要受到犯罪的苦果，甚至连土地都要受到牵连。
2.剩下的人稀少(V4-6)
世人因悖逆属灵之父及帮助者——神的旨意，所以地就受审判。第7节就描述，许多人受到神的咒诅，被火焚烧，以致人所剩无几。
3.拆毁荒凉之城（V7-12）
而且，在没有神的荒凉之城里，人类想建立自己的秩序、也必须靠自己维护安全，所以建造城墙。但结果却是「城门全都摧毁」，人类自我拯救的努力归于无有。
二、宣告审判与复兴 (V.13-23)
1.余民称颂主名（V13-16）
大地在神的眼中都受审判，只剩下众海岛。 众海岛跟大块的土地是分开的，要复兴起来，最后回到大地，引起全面性的翻转。人也丢弃了自己过去所敬拜的各种偶像，单单「荣耀耶和华——以色列神的名」（V15）。
2.地被全然破坏(V17-20)
天上的窗户都开了，让我们联想到挪亚时代的洪水淹没了全世界；另外还有惊人的地震，让大地好像喝醉了酒东倒西歪、又像吊床摇来摇去。到时候在地上的人没有一个能够逃过神的审判。所以人犯罪不是单单影响人自己而已，还会连累了天空和大地。
3.神在锡安作王（V21-23）
第21-23节以「到那日」（V21）为标志，宣告「耶和华的日子」将带来的第一个结果：世界的荒凉之城被对付之后，神将回到锡安，荣耀地「在耶路撒冷作王」。
总结：
人想靠自己寻求安全与繁荣，把拯救抓在自己手上。但是，结果常常却事与愿违，地被其上的居民污秽、地被咒诅吞灭，整个世界都成了一座没有秩序、没有意义的「荒凉的城」（V10）。然而，那时神「必在锡安山，在耶路撒冷作王」（V23），就如启示录21：3所说，「祂要与人同住，他们要作祂的子民。神要亲自与他们同在，作他们的神」。
Isaiah 24: God's Judgment on the World
GK611 Morning Devotion
18/05/2022
Speaker: IP Stella Ling
Introduction:
God sent prophecies to the nations and Israel through the prophets in the hope that they would repent. However, after he repeatedly spoke and the nations still did not respond, God had to judge the whole earth, meaning that only in the last days, that is, "in that day", will mankind turn over.
1. The whole earth was empty and desolate (v1-13)
(1) The earth was a total emptiness (v1-3)
In fact, the consequences of man's sin had a great impact, and from here we see that not only man suffers the bitter consequences of sin, but even the land was implicated.
(2) The remaining people are scarce (v4-6)
The earth is judged because the world had rebelled against the will of God, the spiritual Father and Helper. Verse 7 describes many people were cursed by God and burned with fire, so that there were few left.
(3) Demolition of the desolate city (v7-12)
Moreover, in a desolate city without God, man wanted to establish his own order and had to maintain security by himself, so he built walls. But the result was that "all the gates of the city were destroyed," and man's efforts to save himself came to naught.
2. Proclaiming judgment and revival (v.13-23)
(1) The remnant praises the name of the Lord (v13-16)
All the earth is judged in the eyes of God, and only the islands of the sea are left. The islands of the sea are separated from the great mass of land, and will be revived and finally return to the earth, causing a complete overturning. Man also throws away all the idols he used to worship, and "glorifies the name of the Lord, the God of Israel" (v15) alone.
(2) The earth is totally destroyed (v17-20)
The windows of heaven are opened, reminding us of the flood that flooded the whole world in the days of Noah, and of the amazing earthquakes that make the earth seem to be drunkenly tossed about and shaken like a hammock. At that time no one on earth will escape the judgment of God. Therefore, man's sin does not affect him alone, but also the sky and the earth.
(3) God reigns in Zion (v21-23)
Verses 21-23 are marked by "in that day" (v21), announcing the first result that "the day of the LORD" will bring: after the desolate cities of the world are dealt with, God will return to Zion and gloriously "reign in Jerusalem".
Conclusion:
Man wants to seek security and prosperity by himself and take salvation into his own hands. However, it often turns out to be the opposite, the earth is defiled by its inhabitants, the ground is swallowed up by the curse, and the whole world becomes a "desolate city" without order or meaning (v10). However, then God "will reign on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem" (v23), as it says in Revelation 21:3, "He will dwell with men, and they will be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God".
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