risen upon you." I thought that it was cool, but I looked into this deeper:
--> Here is the verse: Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
I like the verses that come before that one:
Isaiah 59:19-21
19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising
of the sun. When the enemy shall come in; Like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift
up a standard against him.
20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in
Jacob, saith the LORD.
21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon
thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor
out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from
henceforth and for ever.
(I believe these verses do not disconnect with the next chapter.)
Isaiah 60:2-5
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but
the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they
come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged;
because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles
shall come unto thee.
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verse 2 is just like the world today. It is so dark out there. Hope is gone. Sin rules
many people. The Lord gives the redeemed of the Lord hope, peace, and joy. He has
promised that his glory would be upon us, making us shine. It is a visual vibrance because
the end of the verse says, "...his glory shall be seen upon thee."
The next verse says that gentiles and kings will be drawn to you. I personally can't wait
until important people, lost people, hungry people, and those who don't know Christ are coming to me because I shine like a light.
Here is a verse in Proverbs about the glory being placed upon us:
4:9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. (Note: She is wisdom)
11/27/2009
Arise and Shine
Ephesians 5:14 Wherefore he saith, awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Isaiah 26:19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing...the earth shall cast out the dead.
Daniel 12: 2-3
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.KJV
I believe that we are talking about the new Jerusalem in these verses. This new revelation gets me thinking that "Arise, Shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee." is for after Jesus' return. We will have new bodies. Maybe, the glory can be seen because of our new bodies and eyes.
11/24/2009
I decided to look up the word for glory in the dictionary, and I highlighted the words that struck me. (Note: "Copious" in the definition is like abundant.)
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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
3519. kabowd (kaw-bode') |
rarely kabod {kaw-bode'}; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
see HEBREW kabad
3513. kabad (kaw-bad') |
or kabed {kaw-bade'}; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, X be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, X more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
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This is awesome! I would like to have honour, abundance, and riches on me and my family.
These are cross references to Isaiah 60:1
http://bible.cc/isaiah/60-1.htm
Isaiah 24:23 Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, For the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, And His glory will be before His elders.
Isaiah 35:2 It will blossom profusely And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty of our God.
Isaiah 52:2 Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Isaiah 58:8 "Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 60:19 "No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And your God for your glory.
Isaiah 60:20 "Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over. (NASB ©1995)
11/26/09
I enjoyed reading this commentary on the verse:
http://www.foundationsforfreedom.net/References/OT/Prophets/Isaiah/Isaiah60.1-5_ShiningLight.html
especially this verse that was referenced:
"Not as a result of works, that no one should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."(Ephesians 2:9,10, NASB).
I would like to quote it to myself.
Isaiah 35:2 It will blossom profusely And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty of our God.
Isaiah 52:2 Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Isaiah 58:8 "Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 60:19 "No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And your God for your glory.
Isaiah 60:20 "Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over. (NASB ©1995)
11/26/09
I enjoyed reading this commentary on the verse:
http://www.foundationsforfreedom.net/References/OT/Prophets/Isaiah/Isaiah60.1-5_ShiningLight.html
especially this verse that was referenced:
"Not as a result of works, that no one should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."(Ephesians 2:9,10, NASB).
I would like to quote it to myself.
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