“Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?” (Isaiah 33:14)
“The yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.” (Isaiah 10:27) The bondage shall be broken because of the blessing.
This is Isaiah’s final prophecy about the soon-coming Assyrian invasion. (In defending Jerusalem, the LORD would slay 185,000 Assyrians overnight.) Isaiah’s “burning question” is not directed to the invaders, however, but those who would cower in Jerusalem as God’s fire fell—so fiercely that Zion’s hypocrites would be terrified!
Revival Fire descends when God judges the ungodly that oppress His people. But that judgement has the effect of terrifying the hypocrites among His people
Requirements for Surviving God’s Firestorm:
1. “The one who walks right.” (v. 15)
Integrity in relationships
2. “The one who talks right.”
Integrity in speech
3. “The one who deals right.”
Integrity in business
4. “The one who hears right.”
Selective hearing
5. “The one who sees right.”
Selective viewing
The Rewards of Revival:
1. “He shall dwell on high…” Personal security
2. “Bread shall be given him, and his waters shall be sure.” Personal provision
3. “Your eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off (the land of far horizons).” Personal vision
What You Will Not See:
Financial oppression (v. 18)
Foreign invasion (v. 19)
What You Will See:
• V. 21: A permanently peaceful and stable city of worship, the LORD being its River of Life. (No slave galley or self-important ship on this river!)
• The LORD as Zion’s Judge, Lawgiver and King (v. 22).
• The Twin Promise of Healing and Forgiveness (v. 24) These fit hand in glove throughout the Bible.