Isaiah 14:7
7 The whole earth ['erets] is at rest [nuwach], and is
quiet [shaqat]: they break forth [patsach] into singing [rinnah]. KJV-Interlinear
7 "The whole earth is at
rest and is quiet; They break forth into shouts of joy. NASB
The whole earth, is an
expression that means everything without exception. In other words the entire
planet.
At rest, means to
settle down, to relax, to be peaceful, to sleep.
Quiet, means to lie in
repose, to be idle, to cease activity, to settle, to be still.
Throughout all of human
history the planet has been in continuous rumbling and stirring. There have
been continual volcanoes and tsunamis and earthquakes and storms, even the
continents are in a state of flux and movement.
In the final days of
history, during the period called the tribulation, which will last only seven
years, the state of instability and rumbling and turmoil for the planet will
reach an all-time high.
In the final weeks and
days of the tribulation immediately prior to and concurrent with the second
advent of Christ, islands will sink away, mountains will fall, cities will be
destroyed, hills will be laid waste, and civilization will virtually disappear.
After the second advent
of Christ, a general state of peace and quiet will exist across the entire
planet.
If you have ever
observed the world around you in the springtime, when the grass is green and
the flowers are blooming and the trees are budding out and colors are bursting
forth all over the place. Then you might have a sense of how the world is going
to recover and what things might look like when the millennial reign of Christ
begins.
We have already studied
how the very fabric of nature is going to change dramatically. The wildness of
animals will be no more, even the health of individual people will improve
dramatically. The entire geography of the world will be changed. The light of
Christ will shine throughout the world twenty-four seven, for a thousand years.
The environment will be perfect, and life in general will be virtually
trouble-free.
When Christ comes to
rule, then things in the world will change dramatically.
When Christ enters your
soul, and becomes the ruler of your soul, then things in your world will change
dramatically.
Christ is a living
person, the living God, and the written word in scripture.
Today, as it has been
throughout all of history, Christ becomes available inside of you, when you learn
Bible doctrine.
You learn Bible
doctrine through a daily study. That is the only way you learn doctrine. And
that is the only way that you can bring Christ into your functional life.
