Future Glory for Zion
Arise, shine, for your light has come, Eph 5:14Eph 5:8Jhn 8:12Isa 52:1-2Isa 60:19-20Isa 58:8Jhn 12:46Mat 5:16
and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
For behold, darkness covers the earth, Col 1:131Pe 2:9Act 17:30-312Co 4:4-6Act 26:18Eph 4:17-20Hag 2:7-9Rom 1:21-32
and thick darkness is over the peoples;
but the LORD will rise upon you,
and His glory will appear over you.
Nations will come to your light, Isa 49:23Act 13:47Rev 21:24Isa 2:2-5Mic 4:1-2Psa 117:1-2Isa 45:14Psa 68:29
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
Lift up your eyes and look around: Isa 42:6Isa 49:18Isa 49:20-22Gal 3:28-29Isa 43:6Act 13:44Isa 66:11-12Mat 8:11
They all gather and come to you;
your sons will come from afar,
and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
Then you will look and be radiant, Isa 61:6Isa 23:18Act 10:45Psa 98:7-91Sa 2:1Act 11:17Hos 1:10-11Hos 3:5
and your heart will tremble and swell with joy,
because the riches of the sea will be brought to you,
and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
Caravans of camels will cover your land, Mat 2:11Psa 72:10Psa 72:151Pe 2:9Gen 25:3-4Jdg 6:51Pe 2:5Rev 5:9-10
young camels of Midian and Ephah,
and all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and frankincense
and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; Isa 56:7Gen 25:13Heb 13:15-16Hag 2:7-9Job 42:8Rom 12:1Rom 15:16Isa 42:11
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you
and go up on My altar with acceptance;
I will adorn My glorious house.
Who are these who fly like clouds, Rev 7:9Luk 13:29Heb 12:1Isa 49:21Isa 60:4Gen 8:8-11Isa 45:22
like doves to their shelters?
Surely the islands 1will wait for Me, Isa 55:5Isa 2:16Isa 11:11Isa 51:5Gal 4:26Isa 42:10Isa 42:4Isa 49:1
with the ships of Tarshish 2in the lead,
to bring your children from afar,
with their silver and gold,
to the honor of the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for He has glorified you.
Foreigners will rebuild your walls, Isa 61:5Isa 49:23Rev 21:26Isa 14:1-2Isa 60:3Rev 21:24Zec 6:15Isa 12:1
and their kings will serve you.
Although I struck you in anger,
yet in favor I will show you mercy.
Your gates will always stand open; Rev 21:25-26Isa 60:5Isa 60:18Isa 62:10Psa 149:8Neh 13:19
they will never be shut, day or night,
so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you,
with their kings being led in procession.
For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; Isa 54:15Zec 14:12-19Dan 2:44-45Isa 14:2Isa 41:11Psa 2:12Dan 2:35Luk 19:27
it will be utterly destroyed.
The glory of Lebanon will come to you— Isa 35:21Ch 28:2Psa 132:7Psa 96:6Ezr 7:27Hos 14:6-7Isa 41:19-20Isa 55:13
its cypress, 3 elm, and boxwood together—
to adorn the place of My sanctuary,
and I will glorify the place of My feet.
The sons of your oppressors Rev 3:9Isa 49:23Heb 12:22Isa 45:14Isa 1:26Isa 14:1-2Isa 62:12Rev 3:12
will come and bow down to you;
all who reviled you
will fall facedown at your feet
and call you the City of the LORD,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, Isa 61:7Jer 30:17Isa 49:14-23Isa 35:10Jer 33:11Isa 4:2Isa 54:6-14Isa 6:12
with no one passing through,
I will make you an everlasting pride,
a joy from age to age.
You will drink the milk of nations Isa 49:23Isa 66:11-12Isa 66:14Isa 61:6Isa 43:3-4Ezk 34:30Isa 59:20
and nurse at the breasts of royalty;
you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior
and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; Heb 11:40Isa 30:26Isa 1:26Zec 12:81Ki 10:21-272Pe 3:13Isa 32:1-2
I will bring silver in place of iron,
bronze instead of wood,
and iron instead of stones.
I will appoint peace as your governor
and righteousness as your ruler.
No longer will violence be heard in your land, Isa 26:1Isa 11:9Zec 9:8Psa 72:3-7Isa 2:4Mic 4:3Rev 19:1-6
nor ruin or destruction within your borders.
But you will name your walls Salvation
and your gates Praise.
No longer will the sun be your light by day, Rev 21:23Rev 22:5Zec 2:5Psa 36:9Psa 3:3Psa 62:7Luk 2:32Psa 4:2
nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; 4
for the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your splendor. 5
Your sun will no longer set, Rev 21:4Psa 84:11Isa 35:10Psa 27:1Mal 4:2Isa 30:26Isa 25:8Rev 7:15-17
and your moon will not wane;
for the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your sorrow will cease.
Then all your people will be righteous; Mat 15:13Psa 37:22Psa 37:11Isa 29:23Isa 61:3Jhn 15:2Psa 92:13Eph 2:10
they will possess the land forever;
they are the branch of My planting,
the work of My hands,
so that I may be glorified.
The least of you will become a thousand, Hab 2:3Heb 10:36Luk 18:7Mat 13:31-322Pe 3:8Isa 66:8Isa 5:19Dan 2:44
and the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the LORD;
in its time I will accomplish it quickly.