sunday, november 14, 2021

THE KING & A FAR-DISTANT LAND
 
Isa 33:17 “Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;
                   They will behold a far-distant land.”
 
 
Isa 33:17 “Your eyes will see the King in His beauty…”
 
      33:21 “But there the majestic One, the Lord, shall be for us…”
      33:22 “For the Lord is our judge,
                   The Lord is our lawgiver,
                   The Lord is our king;
                   He will save us – “
 
 Isa 6:5     “…my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
 
THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY
John 17:5 “…the glory which I ever had with Thee before the world was.”
                             (beauty = glory = beauty of holiness)
 
Jesus – Messiah/Christ
              Isa 53:2   “…He has not stately form (beauty – NIV) or majesty…”
           - Savior/Cross
              Isa 52:14 “…His appearance was marred more than any man,
                                    And His form more than the sons of men.”
 
Jesus – Lord/King
              Ps 24:7-10 “…King of glory…”
              Ps 27:4       “…to behold the beauty of the Lord…”
              Ps 29:1-2   “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;
                                      Worship the Lord in the majesty of holiness.”
              Isa 28:5      “In that day the Lord of hosts will become a beautiful crown
                                       and a glorious diadem to the remnant of His people.”
              Acts 2:33   “…having been exalted to the right hand of God…”
              1 Tim 6:15 “…the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and
                                       Lord of lords;”
              Rev 19:16  “…KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
 
Isa 33:17 “They will behold a far-distant land.”
 
A FAR DISTANT LAND
Heb 11:13  “…stranger and exiles on the earth.”
        11:14  “…they are seeking a country of their own.”
        11:16  “…they desire a better country, that is a heavenly one…”
                       - land which is to us now a joyous mystery – 1 Cor 2:9
                       - land where we’ll need glorified bodies to experience & express it
                       - land of harmonious order & perfection – no earthly comparison
                       - land where some earthly experiences won’t be found – Rev 21:4
                         (no more doctors, nurses, hospitals, prescriptions, drug stores…
                         (no more crippled limbs, blindness, decaying bodies, death…
                         (no more fear, unbelief, depression, darkness…
                         (no more abominable things, witchcraft, lies… - Rev 21:8 & 22:15                    
                       - land of being “home” with the One who created us – 2 Cor 5:8  
                         (this planet/land is not the believer’s home – “exiles on the earth”
                         (but transients in a hostile environment
                         (but pilgrims, heaven-bound to be with Jesus for all eternity)
                       - land beyond the limits of space and time
                       - land of no possibility of sinning again  
- land of infinite duration & potential – life without limits             
                             
                       - land where God is center of everything
                         (nothing of self-gratification or lusts will be found)    
                       - land where people are equal with one another
                         (nothing of competition or comparison)              
                       - land of purity; even angel’s cover their faces before God – Isa 6:2-3
                       - land where God’s glory/beauty illuminates – Rev 21:23
                       - land where God’s life permeates – atmosphere of His presence
                       - land where God’s will is fully expressed
                       - land where we will consciously experience God to the fullest degree
                       - land, more than a place or state of being, but a relationship w/Jesus
                       - land of knowing & being known by Him – 1 Cor 13:12
                          (immediate, personal access to the Lord throughout eternity)
    - land of being like Him – Ps 17:5
                                               - 1 John 3:2                                               
 
 - land of a future kingdom, ruled by a righteous beautiful King
   (a kingdom of righteousness, plenty, w/o natural catastrophes,
    where wolf lies down w/lamb & every man sits under own fig tree