ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

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1 ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

2 ASSYRIAN EMPIRE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? SAMARIA DESTROYED - ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)? NINEVEH DESTROYED (606BC)? BABYLONIAN EMPIRE NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? TEMPLE DESTROYED - JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? ZERUBBABEL REBUILDS THE TEMPLE ( BC)? DARIUS ( BC)? AHASUERUS ( BC)? ARTAXERXES ( BC)? NEHEMIAH REBUILDS WALLS OF JERUSALEM (444BC)?

3 PROPHET - DATE JONAH ( BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA ( BC)? MICAH ( BC)? AMOS (784BC)? ISAIAH ( BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH ( BC)? DANIEL ( BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? EZEKIEL ( BC)? OBADIAH ( BC)? EZRA ( BC)? HAGGAI ( BC)? ZECHARIAH ( BC)? MALACHI ( BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS ( BC)?

4 OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR IMPENDING JUDGMENT JUDGMENT OF THE TRANSGRESSORS V. 1-4 SINS WHICH PROVOKED THE LORD V. 5-6 TRANSGRESSIONS OF THEIR LEADERS V A REMNANT WILL BE SPARED V DISTRESS OF THE TRANSGRESSORS V PROMISE OF A REDEMPTION V. 23

5 READ: ISAIAH 24: 1-3 IMPENDING JUDGMENT 1 Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste, Distorts its surface And scatters abroad its inhabitants. 2 And it shall be: As with the people, so with the priest; As with the servant, so with his master; As with the maid, so with her mistress; As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the lender, so with the borrower; As with the creditor, so with the debtor. 3 The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered, For the LORD has spoken this word.

6 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: 1-3 IMPENDING JUDGMENT 1 Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste, Distorts its surface And scatters abroad its inhabitants. 2 And it shall be: As with the people, so with the priest; As with the servant, so with his master; As with the maid, so with her mistress; As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the lender, so with the borrower; As with the creditor, so with the debtor. 3 The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered, For the LORD has spoken this word. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THE EARTH? DESTROY IT? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ITS INHABITANTS? SCATTERED? WHO DOES THIS JUDGMENT INCLUDE? ALL MANKIND?

7 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste, Distorts its surface And scatters abroad its inhabitants. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE OF BABEL? READ: GENESIS 11:8-9 8 The LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth And They ceased building the city. 9 It name is called Babel Because the LORD confused the language of all the earth. And The LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. WHAT DID JOEL TELL THE INHABITANTS TO DO? READ: JOEL 1:2-3 2 Hear this, you elders! Give ear, All you inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this happened in your days Or even in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell your children about it. Let your children tell their children And their children another generation.

8 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: And it shall be: As with the people, so with the priest; As with the servant, so with his master; As with the maid, so with her mistress; As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the lender, so with the borrower; As with the creditor, so with the debtor. WHO IS INCLUDED IN THIS JUDGMENT INCLUDE? EVERYONE? READ: HOSEA 4:9 9 It shall be: like people, like priest. I will punish them for their ways And reward them for their deeds. READ: EZEKIEL 7:12 12 The time has come. The day draws near. Let not the buyer rejoice Nor the seller mourn For wrath is on their whole multitude.

9 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: And it shall be: As with the people, so with the priest; As with the servant, so with his master; As with the maid, so with her mistress; As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the lender, so with the borrower; As with the creditor, so with the debtor. WHO IS INCLUDED IN THIS JUDGMENT INCLUDE? EVERYONE? READ: REVELATION 6: The kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 They said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 The great day of His wrath has come. Who is able to stand?

10 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered, For the LORD has spoken this word. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THE EARTH? DESTROY IT? HAS THE LORD DONE THIS BEFORE? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO NOAH? READ: GENESIS 6:13 13 God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me. The earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. HOW DID NOAH RESPOND TO THE LORD S WARNING? HEBREWS 11:7 7 By faith Noah, Being divinely warned of things not yet seen, Moved with godly fear, Prepared an ark for the saving of his household, By which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

11 READ: ISAIAH 24: The earth mourns and fades away, The world languishes and fades away; The haughty people of the earth languish. 5 The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men are left.

12 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth mourns and fades away, The world languishes and fades away; The haughty people of the earth languish. 5 The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men are left. WHAT IS THE EARTH DOING? MOURNING? WHAT IS THE WORLD DOING? LANGUISES? LANGUISH = FEEBLE - WEAK - IN THE STATE OF DEPRESSION HOW WAS THE EARTH DEFILED? WHAT DID ITS INHABITANTS DO? WHAT IS THIS CURSE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ITS INHABITANTS? WHO ARE THE FEW THAT ARE LEFT? WHY?

13 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth mourns and fades away, The world languishes and fades away; The haughty people of the earth languish. WHAT IS THE EARTH DOING? MOURNING? WHAT IS THE WORLD DOING? LANGUISES? LANGUISH = FEEBLE - WEAK - IN THE STATE OF DEPRESSION READ: JEREMIAH 12: Many rulers have destroyed My vineyard; They have trodden My portion underfoot. They have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. 11 They have made it desolate. Desolate! It mourns to Me. The whole land is made desolate Because no one takes it to heart. 12 The plunderers have come on all the desolate heights in the wilderness. The sword of the LORD shall devour from one end of the land to the other end of the land. No flesh shall have peace.

14 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth mourns and fades away, The world languishes and fades away; The haughty people of the earth languish. WHAT IS THE EARTH DOING? MOURNING? WHAT IS THE WORLD DOING? LANGUISES? LANGUISH = FEEBLE - WEAK - IN THE STATE OF DEPRESSION READ: JEREMIAH 14:3-4 3 The nobles sent their lads for water. They went to the cisterns and found no water. They returned with their vessels empty. They were ashamed and confounded And covered their heads. 4 Because the ground is parched. There was no rain in the land. The plowmen were ashamed. They covered their heads.

15 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth mourns and fades away, The world languishes and fades away; The haughty people of the earth languish. WHAT IS THE EARTH DOING? MOURNING? WHAT IS THE WORLD DOING? LANGUISES? LANGUISH = FEEBLE - WEAK - IN THE STATE OF DEPRESSION READ: JOEL 1: The field is wasted and The land mourns For the grain is ruined. The new wine is dried up and the oil fails. 11 Be ashamed, you farmers, Wail, you vinedressers, For the wheat and the barley Because the harvest of the field has perished. 12 The vine has dried up, The fig tree has withered, The pomegranate tree, The palm tree, and The apple tree also. All the trees of the field are withered. Surely joy has withered away from the sons of men.

16 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. HOW WAS THE EARTH DEFILED? WHAT DID ITS INHABITANTS DO? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ADAM? READ: GENESIS 3: The LORD said to Adam, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, Saying, You shall not eat of it: Cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. 18 Thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you. And you shall eat the herb of the field. 19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken. Dust you are and to dust you shall return.

17 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. HOW WAS THE EARTH DEFILED? WHAT DID ITS INHABITANTS DO? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO CAIN? READ: GENESIS 4: The LORD said to Cain, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground. 11 Now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.

18 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. HOW WAS THE EARTH DEFILED? WHAT DID ITS INHABITANTS DO? WHAT COVENANT DID THE LORD MAKE WITH NOAH? READ: GENESIS 9: God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, Saying: 9 Behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, 10 And with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. 11 I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood And never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.

19 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. HOW WAS THE EARTH DEFILED? WHAT DID ITS INHABITANTS DO? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY DEFILES THE LAND? BLOOD? READ: NUMBERS 35: You shall not pollute the land where you are. For blood defiles the land. No atonement can be made for the land, For the blood that is shed on it, Except by the blood of him who shed it. 34 Do not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell. For I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

20 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. HOW WAS THE EARTH DEFILED? WHAT DID ITS INHABITANTS DO? WHAT DID DAVID SAY POLLUTED THE LAND? INNOCENT BLOOD? READ: PSALMS 106: They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan And the land was polluted with blood. 39 Thus they were defiled by their own works And played the harlot by their own deeds.

21 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: 4-6 HOW WAS THE EARTH DEFILED? WHAT DID ITS INHABITANTS DO? WHAT DID THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH DO? SHED INNOCENT BLOOD? READ: JEREMIAH 7: You shall say to them, This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the LORD their God Nor receive correction. Truth has perished And has been cut off from their mouth. 29 Cut off your hair and cast it away and take up a lamentation on the desolate heights. For the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath. 30 The children of Judah have done evil in My sight, Says the LORD. They have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to pollute it. 31 They have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, To burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, Which I did not command Nor did it come into My heart.

22 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. HOW WAS THE EARTH DEFILED? WHAT DID ITS INHABITANTS DO? WHAT DID THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH DO? READ: JEREMIAH 11: The LORD said to me, A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers who refused to hear My words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.

23 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men are left. WHAT IS THIS CURSE? WHAT DID JOSHUA READ TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL? THE BLESSINGS AND THE CURSINGS OF THE LAW? READ: JOSHUA 8: Joshua read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. READ: JOSHUA 23: It shall come to pass that as all the good things have come upon you which the LORD your God promised you, So the LORD will bring upon you all harmful things Until He has destroyed you from this good land which the LORD your God has given you. 16 When You have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods and bowed down to them, Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you and you shall perish quickly from the good land which He has given you.

24 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men are left. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ITS INHABITANTS? WHO ARE THE FEW THAT ARE LEFT? WHY? WHO REMAINED IN JERUSALEM? READ: 2 KINGS 24:14 14 Nebuchadnezzar carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land.

25 READ: ISAIAH 24: The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merry-hearted sigh. 8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

26 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merryhearted sigh. 8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE LORD S PEOPLE? WHY HAS THEIR JOY AND MIRTH CEASED? WHY DO THEY CEASE TO DRINK WINE? WHY DID THE LORD DO THIS TO HIS PEOPLE?

27 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merryhearted sigh. 8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. WHO DID THE LORD SEND AGAINST THEM? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 25: Thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not heard My words 9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, says the LORD. Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, will bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, against these nations all around. I will utterly destroy them and make them an astonishment, a hissing and perpetual desolations. 10 I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp. 11 This whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

28 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merryhearted sigh. 8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. WHY HAS THEIR JOY AND MIRTH CEASED? READ: HOSEA 2: I will also cause all her mirth to cease, Her feast days, Her New Moons, Her Sabbaths All her appointed feasts. 12 I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, Of which she has said, These are my wages that my lovers have given me. I will make them a forest And the beasts of the field shall eat them. 13 I will punish her For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense. She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry, And went after her lovers; But Me she forgot, says the LORD.

29 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merryhearted sigh. 8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. WHY HAS THEIR JOY AND MIRTH CEASED? READ: JEREMIAH 7:34 34 I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. The land shall be desolate. READ: JEREMIAH 16:9 9 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

30 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merry-hearted sigh. 8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. WHY ARE THEY WEEPING IN BABYLON? READ: PSALMS 137:1-3 1 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yes, we wept When we remembered Zion. 2 We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. 3 Those who carried us away captive asked of us a song And those who plundered us requested mirth, Saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion!

31 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merryhearted sigh. 8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR THEM? READ: JEREMIAH 33: Thus says the LORD: There shall be heard in this place, of which you say: It is desolate, without man and without beast, in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, 11 The voice of joy, the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say: Praise the LORD of hosts, For the LORD is good, For His mercy endures forever. And those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD, I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first, says the LORD.

32 READ: ISAIAH 24: The city of confusion is broken down; Every house is shut up, so that none may go in. 11 There is a cry for wine in the streets, All joy is darkened, The mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the city desolation is left, And the gate is stricken with destruction. 13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done.

33 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The city of confusion is broken down; Every house is shut up, so that none may go in. 11 There is a cry for wine in the streets, All joy is darkened, The mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the city desolation is left, And the gate is stricken with destruction. 13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done. WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE CITY? WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO THE LEADERS? WHAT IS THIS LIKENED TO? THE SHAKING OF AN OLIVE TREE? THE GLEANING OF GRAPES?

34 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The city of confusion is broken down; Every house is shut up, so that none may go in. 11 There is a cry for wine in the streets, All joy is darkened, The mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the city desolation is left, And the gate is stricken with destruction. 13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done. WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE CITY? WHAT WARNING DID THE LORD GIVE THEM? READ: 1 SAMUEL 12: Samuel said to the people, Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness. Yet do not turn aside from following the LORD. But serve the LORD with all your heart. 21 Do not turn aside. For then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver. For they are nothing.

35 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The city of confusion is broken down; Every house is shut up, so that none may go in. WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE CITY? WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO THE LEADERS? READ: JOB 12:24-25 WHY? 24 He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness. 25 They grope in the dark without light And He makes them stagger like a drunken man. READ: PSALMS 107:40 40 He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way

36 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The city of confusion is broken down; Every house is shut up, so that none may go in. 11 There is a cry for wine in the streets, All joy is darkened, The mirth of the land is gone. WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE CITY? WHY HAS THEIR JOY AND MIRTH CEASED? READ: JOEL 1:5-7 5 Awake, you drunkards and weep. Wail, all you drinkers of wine, Because of the new wine, It has been cut off from your mouth. 6 A nation has come up against My land, Strong and without number. His teeth are the teeth of a lion And he has the fangs of a fierce lion. 7 He has laid waste My vine And ruined My fig tree. He has stripped it bare and thrown it away. Its branches are made white.

37 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The city of confusion is broken down; Every house is shut up, so that none may go in. 11 There is a cry for wine in the streets, All joy is darkened, The mirth of the land is gone. WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE CITY? WHY HAS THEIR JOY AND MIRTH CEASED? WHAT DO THE CHILDREN SAY TO THEIR MOTHERS? READ: LAMENTATIONS 2:12 12 They say to their mothers, Where is grain and wine? As they swoon like the wounded In the streets of the city, As their life is poured out In their mothers' bosom.

38 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: In the city desolation is left, And the gate is stricken with destruction. 13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done. WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE GATE TO THE CITY? WHAT HAVE THE THIEVES AND ROBBERS DONE? WHY IS THIS LIKENED TO THE GLEANING OF GRAPES? READ: OBADIAH 5 5 If thieves had come to you, If robbers by night: Oh, how you will be cut off!. Would they not have stolen till they had enough? If grape-gatherers had come to you, Would they not have left some gleanings?

39 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: In the city desolation is left, And the gate is stricken with destruction. 13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done. WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE CITY? WHY IS THIS LIKENED TO THE SHAKING OF AN OLIVE TREE? OR THE GLEANING OF GRAPES? READ: MICAH 7:1 1 Woe is me! I am like those who gather summer fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes. There is no cluster to eat Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires.

40 READ: ISAIAH 24: They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing; For the majesty of the LORD They shall cry aloud from the sea. 15 Therefore glorify the LORD in the dawning light, The name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. 16 From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: "Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously."

41 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing; For the majesty of the LORD they shall cry aloud from the sea. 15 Therefore glorify the LORD in the dawning light, The name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. 16 From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: "Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously." WHO IS LIFTING UP THEIR VOICE? WHAT ARE THEY SINGING? HOW DOES ONE GLORIFY THE LORD? WHEN? WHO HEARS THEM? WHO SAID I AM RUINED WOE IS ME? WHO HAS DEALT TREACHEROUSLY?

42 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing; For the majesty of the LORD they shall cry aloud from the sea. 15 Therefore glorify the LORD in the dawning light, The name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. WHO IS LIFTING UP THEIR VOICE? WHAT ARE THEY SINGING? SONG OF DELIVERANCE? READ: EXODUS 15:1-2 1 Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying: I will sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! 2 The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. He is my God and I will praise Him. He is my father's God and I will exalt Him.

43 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Therefore glorify the LORD in the dawning light, The name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. WHO IS LIFTING UP THEIR VOICE? WHAT ARE THEY SINGING? WHY? READ: PSALMS 48:10 10 According to Your name, O God So is Your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness. READ: PSALMS 25:1-3 1 To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in You. Let me not be ashamed. Let not my enemies triumph over me. 3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed. Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

44 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Therefore glorify the LORD in the dawning light, The name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. WHO IS LIFTING UP THEIR VOICE? WHAT ARE THEY SINGING? HOW DOES ONE GLORIFY THE LORD? READ: PSALMS 113:1-3 WHEN? 1 Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD! 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and forevermore! 3 From the rising of the sun to its going down The LORD S name is to be praised.

45 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Therefore glorify the LORD in the dawning light, The name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. HOW DOES ONE GLORIFY THE LORD? READING THE BOOK OF THE LAW TO THE PEOPLE? HOW DOES THIS GLORIFY THE LORD? READ: NEHEMIAH 8:3 3 Ezra read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. WHEN? SUNRISE TO SUNDOWN? READ: MALACHI 1:11 11 From the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles. In every place incense shall be offered to My name and a pure offering. For My name shall be great among the nations, Says the LORD of hosts.

46 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Therefore glorify the LORD in the dawning light, The name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. HOW DOES ONE GLORIFY THE LORD? PRAY ALWAYS? READ: 2 THESSALONIANS 1: We pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

47 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Therefore glorify the LORD in the dawning light, The name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. HOW DOES ONE GLORIFY THE LORD? BY YOUR FAITH? READ: 1 PETER 1:6-9 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 Receiving the end of your faith: the salvation of your souls.

48 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: "Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously." WHO HEARS THEM? THE PROPHETS? WHO SAID I AM RUINED WOE IS ME? READ: JEREMIAH 10:19 19 Woe is me for my hurt! My wound is severe. But I say, Truly this is an infirmity and I must bear it. READ: JEREMIAH 9:2 2 Oh, That I had in the wilderness, A lodging place for travelers; That I might leave my people and go from them! For they are all adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men. READ: JEREMIAH 45:3 3 Woe is me now! For the LORD has added grief to my sorrow. I fainted in my sighing and I find no rest.

49 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: "Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously." WHO HAS DEALT TREACHEROUSLY? ISRAEL? JUDAH? READ: JEREMIAH 3:6 & 20 6 The LORD said to me in the days of Josiah the king: Have you seen what backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree and there played the harlot. 20 As a wife treacherously departs from her husband, So have you dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel, says the LORD. WHAT DID THEY DO? READ: JEREMIAH 5:11 11 The house of Israel and the house of Judah Have dealt very treacherously with Me, says the LORD.

50 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: "Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously." WHO HAS DEALT TREACHEROUSLY? ISRAEL? JUDAH? WHAT DID THEY DO? READ: HOSEA 5:7 7 They have dealt treacherously with the LORD, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage. READ: HOSEA 9:1 9 Do not rejoice, O Israel, with joy like other peoples, For you have played the harlot against your God. You have made love for hire on every threshing floor.

51 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: "Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously." WHO HAS DEALT TREACHEROUSLY? ISRAEL? JUDAH? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? READ: LEVITICUS 26:39 39 Those of you who are left shall waste away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands. Also in their fathers' iniquities, which are with them, they shall waste away. WHAT ABOUT THE REMNANT? READ: EZRA 9:15 15 O LORD God of Israel, You are righteous. For we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before You, in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!

52 READ: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken.

53 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? WHEN? WHAT IS THIS PIT? DEATH? WHY ARE THEY UNABLE TO ESCAPE? WHO OPENS THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN? WHY? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LORD SHAKES HEAVEN AND EARTH?

54 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? FEAR OF DEATH? DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? WHEN? READ: DEUTERONOMY 32: I will heap disasters on them. I will spend My arrows on them. 24 They shall be wasted with hunger and Devoured by pestilence and bitter destruction. I will send against them the teeth of beasts, With the poison of serpents of the dust. 25 The sword shall destroy outside and There shall be terror within For the young man and virgin and For the nursing child with the man of gray hairs.

55 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? FEAR OF THE PIT? DEATH? WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE REMNANT? READ: JOB 33: Turn man from his deed and conceal pride from man, 18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

56 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? FEAR OF THE PIT? DEATH? WHAT WILLTHE LORD DO FOR THE REMNANT? READ: JOB 33: If there is a messenger for him, A mediator, one among a thousand, To show man His uprightness, 24 He is gracious to him and Says, Deliver him from going down to the Pit. I have found a ransom. READ: JOB 33: He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit And his life shall see the light. 29 Behold, God works all these things, Twice, in fact, three times with a man, 30 To bring back his soul from the Pit That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

57 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? FEAR OF THE PIT? DEATH? WHAT WILLTHE LORD DO FOR THE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT HAPPENED TO JEREMIAH? READ: JEREMIAH 38:6 6 They took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king's son, which was in the court of the prison. They let Jeremiah down with ropes. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire. Jeremiah sank in the mire. WHO CAME TO RESCUE HIM? EBED-MELECH? READ: JEREMIAH 38:9 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have cast into the dungeon. And he is likely to die from hunger in the place where he is. For there is no more bread in the city.

58 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? FEAR OF THE PIT? DEATH? WHAT DID EBED-MELECH DO FOR TO JEREMIAH? READ: JEREMIAH 38: Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Please put these old clothes and rags under your armpits, under the ropes. And Jeremiah did so. 13 They pulled Jeremiah up with ropes and lifted him out of the dungeon. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. WHY DID THE LORD DO THIS? READ: ZECHARIAH 9:11 11 Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

59 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? FEAR OF THE PIT? DEATH? WHY ARE THEY UNABLE TO ESCAPE? READ: JOB 18: The net takes him by the heel and a snare lays hold of him. 10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him in the road. 11 Terrors frighten him on every side and drive him to his feet. 12 His strength is starved and destruction is ready at his side.

60 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? FEAR OF THE PIT? DEATH? WHY ARE THEY UNABLE TO ESCAPE? READ: JOB 20: He will flee from the iron weapon and A bronze bow will pierce him through. 25 It is drawn and comes out of the body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall and Terrors come upon him.

61 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? FEAR OF THE PIT? DEATH? WHY ARE THEY UNABLE TO ESCAPE? READ: JEREMIAH 48: Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you, O inhabitant of Moab, says the LORD. 44 He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For upon Moab, upon it I will bring The year of their punishment, says the LORD.

62 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHAT IS UPON THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH? FEAR OF THE PIT? DEATH? WHY ARE THEY UNABLE TO ESCAPE? READ: AMOS 5:19 19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion And a bear met him! Or As though he went into the house, Leaned his hand on the wall And a serpent bit him!

63 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHY ARE THEY UNABLE TO ESCAPE? READ: EZEKIEL 12: The prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes. 13 I will spread My net over him and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans. Yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there. 14 I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him and all his troops. And I will draw out the sword after them.

64 WHY ARE THEY UNABLE TO ESCAPE? READ: EZEKIEL 38: It will come to pass when Gog comes against the land of Israel, says the Lord GOD, that My fury will show in My face. 19 For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: In that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 The fish of the sea, The birds of the heavens, The beasts of the field, All creeping things that creep on the earth and All men who are on the face of the earth Shall shake at My presence. The mountains shall be thrown down. The steep places shall fall and every wall shall fall to the ground. 21 I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains, Says the Lord GOD. Every man's sword will be against his brother. 22 I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed. I will rain down on him, on his troops and on the many peoples who are with him: Flooding rain, Great hailstones, Fire and Brimstone. 23 I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself. I will be known in the eyes of many nations and They shall know that I am the LORD.

65 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHO OPENS THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN? THE LORD? WHY? READ: GENESIS 7: It came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 12 The rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.

66 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHO OPENS THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN? THE LORD? WHY? WHO IS SHAKING THE EARTH? THE LORD? WHY? READ: JUDGES 5:4-5 4 LORD, When You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water. 5 The mountains gushed before the LORD, This Sinai, before the LORD God of Israel.

67 READ: ISAIAH 24: The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again.

68 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LORD SHAKES HEAVEN AND EARTH? WHY WILL EARTH BE DESTROYED?

69 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again. WHO IS SHAKING THE EARTH? WHY? READ: JOB 9:4-8 4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered? 5 He removes the mountains and They do not know when He overturns them in His anger. 6 He shakes the earth out of its place And its pillars tremble. 7 He commands the sun and it does not rise. He seals off the stars. 8 He alone spreads out the heavens And Treads on the waves of the sea.

70 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again. WHO IS SHAKING THE EARTH? WHY? READ: JOB 12: He makes nations great and destroys them. He enlarges nations and guides them. 24 He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth. And He makes them wander in a pathless wilderness. 25 They grope in the dark without light. And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

71 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again. WHO IS SHAKING THE EARTH? WHY? WHEN THE LORD SHAKES HEAVEN & EARTH WHAT CAN THE RIGHTEOUS DO? READ: PSALMS 11:2-3 2 The wicked bend their bow and They make ready their arrow on the string That They may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?

72 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again. WHO IS SHAKING THE EARTH? WHY? WHEN THE LORD SHAKES HEAVEN & EARTH WHAT CAN THE RIGHTEOUS DO? READ: PSALMS 46:1-3 1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling.

73 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHEN THE LORD SHAKES HEAVEN & EARTH WHAT CAN THE RIGHTEOUS DO? READ: LUKE 21: Take heed to yourselves, Lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and cares of this life And that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For It will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man.

74 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHEN THE LORD SHAKES HEAVEN & EARTH WHAT CAN THE RIGHTEOUS DO? READ: EPHESIANS 6: We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

75 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. WHEN THE LORD SHAKES HEAVEN & EARTH WHAT CAN THE RIGHTEOUS DO? WHY WILL THE LORD AGAIN SHAKE HEAVEN & EARTH? READ: 2 PETER 3:5-7 5 This they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, 6 By which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. 7 But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

76 READ: ISAIAH 24: It shall come to pass in that day That the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones, And on the earth the kings of the earth. 22 They will be gathered together, As prisoners are gathered in the pit, And will be shut up in the prison; After many days they will be punished. 23 Then the moon will be disgraced And the sun ashamed; For the LORD of hosts will reign On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem And before His elders, gloriously. NKJV

77 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: It shall come to pass in that day That the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones, And on the earth the kings of the earth. 22 They will be gathered together, As prisoners are gathered in the pit, And will be shut up in the prison; After many days they will be punished. 23 Then the moon will be disgraced And the sun ashamed; For the LORD of hosts will reign On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem And before His elders, gloriously. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THAT DAY? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO EXHALT THEMSELVES? WHERE WILL THEY BE GATHERED? WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER MANY DAYS? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE SUN & MOON?WHY?

78 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 24: It shall come to pass in that day That the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones, And on the earth the kings of the earth. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THAT DAY? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO EXHALT THEMSELVES? WHY SHOULD THE RIGHTEOUS REJOICE? READ: PSALMS 97:1 1 The LORD reigns. Let the earth rejoice. Let the multitude of isles be glad! READ: JEREMIAH 9:24 24 Let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the LORD.