Scripture Reading : Isaiah 24
Theme : Judgement on the Whole Earth
Punishment on Mankind (1-20). This chapter is about end times judgement on the whole earth. It agrees with God’s promised judgement on the earth in Revelation (Rev. 9:15). The whole earth will be devastated and many will be killed because of their sins. We see that even after God punishes them, they still will not repent but will continue to curse God (Rev. 9:20).
Punishment on Angels (21-23). God promises to punish the fallen angels, including satan. They are responsible also for the corruption of the world. God will lock up satan and his angels in a prison for many days and then punish them after many days. Many days is referring to the Millennial Kingdom, when satan will be bounded for one thousand years (Rev. 20:2) and then he will be released for a short time and be punished in the lake of fire and Sulphur (Rev. 20:7-10).
Praying the Scripture
- We must remember that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezek. 18:32). We should not take pleasure either. We should be like Isaiah, who was sadden by these judgements (v. 16). When God killed everyone on earth with the flood, except for Noah and his family, He had no pleasure in it. The sins of the people were grieving each other and also God, so God put an end to it. The purpose for judging the whole world is to end their sinful actions, to punish them, and also to restore the whole world. After God judges the evil angels and evil mankind, He will reconcile all things, restore all through to Himself through Jesus (Col. 1:20; Eph. 1:10). There will be no more abortion, human sacrifice, terrorism, sex trafficking and other grievous sins on earth. All will worship God through Jesus, to the praise of His glorious name!
经文：以赛亚书24
主题：论全地的审判
对人类的惩罚（1-20）。这个篇章论到了全地所受的末日审判。它与神在启示录所应许对地的审判是一致的（启9:15）。全地将被毁灭，而多人会因着他们的罪死去。我们看到即便神惩罚了他们，他们仍不愿悔改，反倒继续诅咒神（启9:20）。
对天使的惩罚（21-23）。神承诺要惩罚堕落的天使，包括撒旦。他们要为世间的败坏负责。神会将撒旦及它的天使囚在牢里多日，多日之后施行惩罚。“多日”指的是千禧国度，即撒旦被捆绑千年之时（启20:2）；它之后会被暂时释放，接着将被扔在硫磺的火湖里作惩罚（启20:7-10）。
用经文祷告
- 我们必须记得神不喜悦恶人的死（结18:32），所以我们也不当如此。我们应该像以赛亚一样，为这些审判哀恸（16节）。当神降下洪水杀了世上的每一个人，除了挪亚一家，祂心中没有喜悦。众人的罪使彼此以及神悲哀，所以神必须终止这一切。审判全世界的目的是要终止全地的罪恶行为，惩罚他们，并复兴全世界。神审判邪恶的天使和人类后，会借着耶稣使万有与祂和好，同归于一（西1:20；弗1:10）。世上不会再出现堕胎、人祭、恐怖行为、淫媒及其他可悲的罪孽。全地要借着耶稣敬拜神，赞美祂荣耀的名！
