These notes accompany the sermon found here.

‌Introduction:

• Outline Credit: Webb, Barry. The Message of Isaiah: On Eagles’ Wings. Edited by J. A. Motyer and Derek Tidball, Inter-Varsity Press, 1996.
• Today’s point: God is moving forward a plan to gather to himself a people to know Him and enjoy Him forever.

Empty Religion

• Predictions of the destruction of the temple: Isaiah 63:19, 64:11.  Historical accounts of the destruction:  2 Kgs. 25:9; 2 Chr. 36:19. Reflections on the destruction:  74:7; Lamentations 1-5.
• Predictions of the rebuilding: Isaiah 44:28, 66:1. Historical accounts of the rebuilding:  2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1-10; Reflections on the rebuilding:  Haggai 1-2; Zechariah 1-14.

The Inflection Point

• See Mark 1:15; Ephesians 1:10; 1 Timothy 2:6.

Comfort and Judgment

• Comfort for Jerusalem – See Revelation 21:9-14, 22-27.
• The Divine Warrior – Judging by his Word – John 12:47-48; Isaiah 49:2; Revelation 1:16, 2:16, 19:15, 19:21; and finally with fire, Matthew 3:11; Revelation 20:11-15.

The Gathering of Nations

• God is gathering in all the nations: Isaiah 2:2–4; 19:19–25; 25:6–9; 56:3–8; 66:18–23.
• And they will dwell in peace in a new world: Isaiah 14:1–2; 41:8–16; 43:3–7; 45:14–17; 49:19–26; 60:1–22.

‌Encouragements

• Worship the Lord.
• Gather the Nations.