“1 Look! The LORD is about to destroy the earth
and make it a vast wasteland.
He devastates the surface of the earth
and scatters the people. |
2 Priests and laypeople,
servants and masters,
maids and mistresses,
buyers and sellers,
lenders and borrowers,bankers and debtors--none will be spared. |
3 The earth will be completely emptied and looted.
The LORD has spoken! |
4 The earth mourns and dries up,
and the crops waste away and wither.
Even the greatest people on earth waste away. |
5 The earth suffers for the sins of its people,
for they have twisted God’s instructions,
violated his laws,
and broken his everlasting covenant. |
6 Therefore, a curse consumes the earth.
Its people must pay the price for their sin.
They are destroyed by fire,
and only a few are left alive. |
7 The grapevines waste away,
and there is no new wine.
All the merrymakers sigh and mourn. |
8 The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled;
the happy cries of celebration are heard no more.
The melodious chords of the harp are silent. |
9 Gone are the joys of wine and song;
alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth. |
10 The city writhes in chaos;
every home is locked to keep out intruders. |
11 Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine.
Joy has turned to gloom.
Gladness has been banished from the land. |
12 The city is left in ruins,
its gates battered down. |
13 Throughout the earth the story is the same--
only a remnant is left,
like the stray olives left on the tree
or the few grapes left on the vine after harvest. |
14 But all who are left shout and sing for joy.
Those in the west praise the LORD’s majesty. |
15 In eastern lands, give glory to the LORD.
In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. |
16 We hear songs of praise from the ends of the earth,
songs that give glory to the Righteous One!
But my heart is heavy with grief.
Weep for me, for I wither away.
Deceit still prevails,
and treachery is everywhere. |
17 Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
you people of the earth. |
18 Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare.
Destruction falls like rain from the heavens;
the foundations of the earth shake. |
19 The earth has broken up.
It has utterly collapsed;
it is violently shaken. |
20 The earth staggers like a drunk.
It trembles like a tent in a storm.
It falls and will not rise again,
for the guilt of its rebellion is very heavy. |
21 In that day the LORD will punish the gods in the heavens
and the proud rulers of the nations on earth. |
22 They will be rounded up and put in prison.
They will be shut up in prison
and will finally be punished. |
23 Then the glory of the moon will wane,
and the brightness of the sun will fade,
for the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will rule on Mount Zion.
He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem,
in the sight of all the leaders of his people.”
You ask why should God do a thing like this?
Isaiah 24:5 "The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant."
"Defiled", in this instance, is speaking of soiled in a moral sense. We see the reasons for the earth being destroyed in this verse. Sin is transgression of God's law. They have transgressed not only the law of God, but the law of nature, as well.
God had put limits, or ordinances, on the conduct of the people. It appears they had disregarded God's limits, and gone beyond His limits. They changed the ordinance of God to suit themselves. God had made a blood covenant with His people, and they disregarded the covenant.
In the Old Testament, the circumcision of the men was a sign of keeping the covenant made between Abraham and God. The covenant the Christian has with God is the acceptance of the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ in full atonement for his, or her, sin. Without the shedding of blood, there is no life
. They--those who are left: the remnant.
sing for the majesty of the Lord--sing a thanksgiving for the goodness of the Lord, who has so mercifully preserved them.
from the sea--from the distant lands beyond the sea, whither they have escaped.
(Bible-Study.com)
"The good news of the gospel is found in
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV
Will you trust Him today. Will you come to terms with the truth that Christ Jesus gave his life willing that you and I can be reconciled, have a right standing with God the Father. The Righteousness of Christ Jesus was given to us we believe that we should have peace with God. We are saved by grace alone. In Christ alone. God bless you today!
. Amen
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