Celebrating the Servant-Savior The Gospel of Isaiah Jason S. DeRouchie, PhD Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology Bethlehem College & Seminary www.jasonderouchie.com Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2017
Isaiah 24–27: Outline The promise to desolate the earth (24:1) The nature of the fulfillment (24:2–27:13) Result 1 “And it shall be”: The emptying and plundering of the earth (24:2–17) Result 2 “And it shall be”: The irreversible destruction of the earth’s wicked (24:18–20) Result 3 “And it shall be in that day”: The death of death in the reign of God (24:21–27:11) Result 4 “And it shall be in that day”: The great ingathering (27:12) Result 5 “And it shall be in that day”: The remnant’s worship of YHWH at his mountain (27:13)
Result 3: The Death of Death in the Reign of God (24:21–27:11) Description 1 “In the day” (24:21–25:12) Description 2 “In that day” (26:1–21) Description 3 “In that day” (27:1) Description 4 “In that day” (27:2–11)
Result 3: The Death of Death in the Reign of God (24:21–27:11) Description 1 “In the day” (24:21–25:12) Description 2 “In that day” (26:1–21) Description 3 “In that day” (27:1) Description 4 “In that day” (27:2–11)
The Structure in Isa 24:21–25:12 Immediate Context: The Lord’s emptying the land, making it desolate (24:1). Stage 1: Restraining and then punishing the wicked (24:21–25:5) The temporary imprisonment (and future punishment) of all those hostile to YHWH’s reign (24:21–23) The praises from the saved remnant at the humbling of the rebels (25:1–5) Stage 2: The feast for the saved and the swallowing up of death (25:6–12) The actions of God (25:6–8) The cry of the saved (25:9–12) 1. The “1,000 yrs” 2. The Defeat 3. The Destruction 4. The Praise
Rev 20:1–6. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
Millennial Views
Millennial Views
(or realized millennialism)
(or realized millennialism)
The Millennium: An Argument for Realized Millennialism Thesis: The millennium is realized during the church age as God limits Satan’s deceptive powers and lets deceased Christians reign with Christ in heaven (Rev 20:1–6). The millennium began at Christ’s resurrection and Pentecost and is concluded by a resurgence of Satan and his servants’ deceptive assault against the church (20:7–9) followed by their defeat and eternal judgment (20:10).
The structure of Rev 20:1–10 An overview of the 1,000 years (20:1–6) The temporary binding of Satan (20:1–3) The first resurrection and spiritual reign of deceased saints (20:4–6) Following the 1,000 years (20:7–10) Satan’s brief release, global deception, and “the war” (20:7–9) The final defeat of Satan and his powers in the lake of fire (20:10)