WEBVTT - Isaiah 24

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<v Speaker 1>to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Isaiah chapter 24 and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New American Standard Bible. Behold, the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and

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<v Speaker 1>scatters its inhabitants. And the people will be like the priest,

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<v Speaker 1>the servant like his master, the maid like her mistress,

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<v Speaker 1>the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower,

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<v Speaker 1>the creditor like the debtor. The earth will be completely

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<v Speaker 1>laid waste and completely despoiled, for the Lord has spoken

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<v Speaker 1>this word. The earth mourns and withers, the world fades

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<v Speaker 1>and withers, The exalted of the people of the earth

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<v Speaker 1>fade away. The earth is also polluted by its inhabitants,

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<v Speaker 1>for they transgressed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting covenant. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 1>a curse devours the earth, and those who live in

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<v Speaker 1>it are held guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth

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<v Speaker 1>are burned, and few men are left. The new wine mourns.

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<v Speaker 1>The vine decays. All the merry-hearted sigh. The gaiety of

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<v Speaker 1>tambourines ceases. The noise of revelers stops. The gaiety of

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<v Speaker 1>the harp ceases. They do not drink wine with song.

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<v Speaker 1>Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. The

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<v Speaker 1>city of chaos is broken down. Every house is shut

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<v Speaker 1>up so that none may enter. There is an outcry

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<v Speaker 1>in the streets concerning the wines. all joy turns to gloom.

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<v Speaker 1>The gaiety of the earth is banished. Desolation is left

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<v Speaker 1>in the city, and the gate is burned to ruins.

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<v Speaker 1>For thus it will be in the midst of the

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<v Speaker 1>earth among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive tree,

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<v Speaker 1>as the gleanings when the grape harvest is over. They

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<v Speaker 1>raise their voices, they shout for joy, they cry out

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<v Speaker 1>from the west concerning the majesty of the Lord. Therefore

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<v Speaker 1>glorify the Lord in the east, the name of the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>the God of Israel, in the coastlands of the sea.

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<v Speaker 1>From the ends of the earth we hear songs, glory

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<v Speaker 1>to the righteous one. But I say, woe to me,

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<v Speaker 1>woe to me, alas for me. The treacherous deal treacherously,

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<v Speaker 1>and the treacherous deal very treacherously. Terror and pit and

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<v Speaker 1>snare confront you, O inhabitant of the earth. Then it

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<v Speaker 1>will be that he who flees the report of disaster

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<v Speaker 1>will fall into the pit, and he who climbs out

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<v Speaker 1>of the pit will be caught in the snare. For

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<v Speaker 1>the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the

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<v Speaker 1>earth shake. The earth is broken asunder. The earth is

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<v Speaker 1>split through. The earth is shaken violently. The earth reels

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<v Speaker 1>to and fro like a drunkard, and it totters like

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<v Speaker 1>a shack, for its transgression is heavy upon it. and

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<v Speaker 1>it will fall never to rise again. So it will

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<v Speaker 1>happen in that day that the Lord will punish the

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<v Speaker 1>host of heaven on high and the kings of the

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<v Speaker 1>earth on earth. They will be gathered together like prisoners

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<v Speaker 1>in the dungeon and will be confined in prison, and

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<v Speaker 1>after many days they will be punished. Then the moon

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<v Speaker 1>will be abashed and the sun ashamed. For the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,

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<v Speaker 1>and His glory will be before His elders. Let's pray. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we thank You for Your Word, and we thank You

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<v Speaker 1>for the things that You reveal to us prophetically in

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<v Speaker 1>portions of Scripture like this. Lord, You reveal to us

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<v Speaker 1>in this passage and in other passages of Scripture that

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<v Speaker 1>there's a day of judgment coming for this earth, a

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<v Speaker 1>time of tribulation. when this earth will experience your wrath

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<v Speaker 1>in a very real way. Lord, we know that that's

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<v Speaker 1>what we deserve collectively. We also know that that's what

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<v Speaker 1>we deserve individually because we as human beings have rebelled

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<v Speaker 1>against you. But we're also grateful, Lord, that for all

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<v Speaker 1>who trust in your Son, Jesus Christ, we are no

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<v Speaker 1>longer condemned and we are no longer under your wrath,

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<v Speaker 1>but we are graced with your gift of righteousness and

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<v Speaker 1>And we are promised in your word that we will

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<v Speaker 1>be present with you. And you even give us the

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<v Speaker 1>privilege to reign with you. So we're grateful for these things.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for your love. And we're grateful for the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that when we look toward the future, we do

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<v Speaker 1>so with hope, knowing that our future is secure in

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<v Speaker 1>your hands. Thank you, Lord, for your forgiveness. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your love. And thank you for your presence with

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<v Speaker 1>us today. We commit this day to your care. And

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<v Speaker 1>we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.