Friday, January 7, 2011

Jerusalem Now City of Peace!

Um, I guess we're not quite there yet. But this is the hope (and promise) of the prophet Isaiah in my reading from chapter 2 this morning (in the brand new NIV 2010 version, if you're wondering):

 1 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
 2 In the last days
   the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established
   as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,
   and all nations will stream to it.

 3 Many peoples will come and say,
   “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
   to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
   so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law will go out from Zion,
   the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4 He will judge between the nations
   and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
   and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
   nor will they train for war anymore.

 5 Come, descendants of Jacob,
   let us walk in the light of the LORD.

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