The End of the Story

Have you ever started to read a book and part way through you say, "I can't wait; I have to see how it's going to end.'' So you go to the last chapter to see how it ends and then you can finish reading the hook. We don't have time to read all of Isaiah, but let's find out how it ends. Turn to the last chapter of Isaiah. verse 10. "Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her.... For thus saith the Lord. Behold. I will extend peace to her like a river.... And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to My holy mountain Jerusalem.”
We see that it will end well for Israel but also notice those words. For by fire and by His sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many." That's the character of what is coming for the earth and that's how Isaiah presents it to us. As you read through it you will see how He takes different groups of nations and people and shows them to us, telling us He is going to test this people anti see what they are. It is the test of fire and judgment in the earth. Our works are going to be tested by the fire of God, to see what kind of works they are, whether they are gold, silver and precious stones, or wood, hay and stubble. So the nations of the earth are going to be brought under the fire of God's hand and He's going to test it to see of what sort those people are. It says that many shall be slain of the Lord. That is, many shall not stand the test of what is brought before them.