God’s Justice, Mercy, and the Coming Restoration: A Reflection on Isaiah 25-28

 

“Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited… let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.” — Isaiah 25:9

In a world that feels increasingly chaotic, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture: God is still great. He still speaks. And yes, sometimes He speaks through judgment.

Judgment Is Not the End of the Story

Though judgment often feels like a harsh word, it’s rarely God’s final one. The wicked refuse to listen, even as God's hand moves clearly in history. But those who fear Him respond to even the slightest signs of His displeasure.

The theologian John Calvin once wrote:

“While wicked men stand amazed at the judgments of God, and are not moved by any terror, godly men tremble at the slightest token of His anger.”
— Commentary on Isaiah, Vol. 2, p.151

This trembling is not fear without hope—it’s awe that draws us nearer. The tyrants of this world may scoff, but one day they too will stand in silence before His majesty.

The Defender of the Oppressed

God’s heart beats for the vulnerable—the widow, the orphan, the poor. He defends the helpless and gives shelter to the distressed. Isaiah captured this so beautifully:

“You have been a defense for the helpless… a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat.”
— Isaiah 25:4 (NASU)

We often think strength lies in power, but Scripture shows us divine strength is found in compassion and justice.

Grace for All—Judgment for the Rebellious

The sun shines on the righteous and the wicked alike. Yet just as the sun can nourish, it can also scorch. Everyone will face judgment, not because God is cruel, but because justice demands it.

As commentator Harry Bultema wrote:

“Thus, Christ will consume those wicked ones by His burning wrath against them.”
— Commentary on Isaiah, p. 242

Still, grace is extended—even to those who reject it. The tragedy is that many close their eyes to God's mercy. Satan blinds the nations, and people boast of “enlightenment” while living in spiritual darkness.

But there is hope: Christ removes the blindness.

A Day Is Coming: Healing for the Nations

The prophet Isaiah paints a stunning picture of what’s ahead. A day is coming when Jerusalem’s gates will be open to the righteous, when tears will be wiped away, and death will be no more. God Himself will host a feast for all nations.

“Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited… let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
— Isaiah 25:9

The road of the just is not easy, but it leads somewhere glorious.

God Will Make All Things New

We’re not just waiting for a better version of this world. We’re waiting for a new heaven and a new earth. Isaiah saw the day when even the dead will rise:

“Your dead will live; their corpses will rise... and the earth will give birth to the departed spirits.”
— Isaiah 26:19 (NASU)

This isn’t wishful thinking—it’s divine promise.

Israel’s Role in God’s Plan

Even now, God protects Israel. Though ten tribes were lost due to sin, the Messiah has made a way for peace—for Israel and for all people. The idols that led so many astray will be shattered. From North Carolina to Thailand, the scattered will return, and God’s glory will be known.

When We Trust in Ourselves, We Fall

Let’s be honest: much of our current world is under judgment—not because God delights in wrath, but because we’ve trusted in ourselves and our idols. Leaders are corrupt. Truth is twisted. And yet, God speaks still:

“I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level.”
— Isaiah 28:17 (NASU)

His justice will expose every lie. His righteousness will wash away every secret sin.

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Final Thoughts

In the midst of global unrest, moral confusion, and personal pain, God is calling us back—to Himself, to truth, to hope. Judgment is not the end. Jesus is. He is the Savior who opens blind eyes, heals broken nations, and welcomes us into everlasting peace.

Today is the day to sing, because He has paid for our sins. The time of wrath is fading, and grace is rising. One day soon, we will see Him face to face.

Where should I strike you? (Isaiah 1-5

 Cursed are we who became pagans. We are culpable for our evil.  The West has abandoned The Holy One. Harry latter wrote, “Evil always calls for punishment, and whoever forsakes God, the fountain of all good things, will face grief upon grief.” (PG34 Kregel Publication © 1981, Translated by Cornelius Lambrgtse)

Rebellion is not a mistake. The West was founded on Christian morals. Unlike a child, they chose to rebel against the One who gave us a history. Harry Bultema wrote in his Commentary on Isaiah, “Nothing in human life is more tragic then an unsuccessful upbringing.” (Pg.31, Kregel Publication © 1981, Translated by Cornelius Lambrgtse) We are stupider then donkey because they at least know where there food comes from.

The Lord has stricken us, but we refuse to respond. We are cursed because our heart is rebellious. Our wounds wound have not be bound or medicated.  California burns. Harry latter wrote in his book, “Hence, the sickness is incurable and leaves no room for healing.” (Pg.36 Kregel Publication © 1981, Translated by Cornelius Lambrgtse) We are left like a stale, fruit cake. If it were not for the Lord of Armies, we would be as desolate as Sodom and Gomorrah.

Sodomites, there is a Torah that condemns you. Your sin perverts your good deeds. God hates them ,if your heart is perverted. The prophet Samuel stated in  1 Sam 15:22 'Samuel said, " Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. “'NASU  When you pray , God will not answer.

Purify yourselves. Isaiah saw in Isaaih 1:18 '“Come now, and let us reason together,"  Says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool.”'  NASU  This is only possible though the Messiah. Harry Bultema wrote in his Commentary on Isaiah, “There is only One who now can cause the sun of salvation to rise upon the weary nations. That One is Jesus Christ.” (Pg.37  Kregel Publication © 1981, Translated by Cornelius Lambrgtse)

Christendom,you who brought Scripture to the world, have become a prostitute. The economy is in shambles. The government is corrupt. Politicians drink their ill gotten wealth. God has made us His enemy. The Lord will purify His people, but those who hate His Law will be broken.

There is coming a day in which all people will seek the Lord. There will be no more war for Messiah will rule healing the nations. In this live for all idols will be cast out. Sin will no longer be hidden for Messiah will rule.

Look What the Lord of Celestial Armies has done. He has risen food prices and taken away wise leaders replacing them with blithering idiots. John Calvin wrote in his Commentary on Isaiah Vol. 1 this:

Let us, therefore, know that everything which we find to be profitable for the support of life flows from the undeserved goodness of God. Hence also there follows another instruction, namely, that we ought to beware lest, by our ingratitude, we deprive ourselves of those excellent gifts of God. pg97Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Humanity devours itself. Even those well-versed in Scripture cannot lead, for they are not healers—only wounded voices echoing in broken halls.

 

The West has collapsed, not from without, but from within. It cast off the Glory of God and now exalts its rebellion. What once was Christendom now parades its sins without shame, like Sodom before the fire. There is no longer even the pretense of remorse—only pride in wickedness. Cursed are they, for they have fashioned their own destruction.

 

The prophet Isaiah foresaw this decay:

"Tell the righteous it will go well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. But woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be paid back for what their hands have done." (Isaiah 3:10–11 NASU)

You have trampled the vineyard, desecrated what was meant to flourish. The Lord asks: why should He not now lay waste to what has become desolate by choice? The vanity and arrogance of a fallen people will be their undoing.

 

Yet hope remains. A day will come when the earth turns again to its Creator. From the remnant, the seed of the Holy One will sprout—a righteous branch bearing the fruit of redemption. Zion shall be made holy once more. When the Lord purifies Jerusalem, she will rise in splendor, and the faithful will praise Him unceasingly. The nations will find their healing in Him.

 

God’s love endures. The West was once shielded by His hand, built on the foundation of Christ. But now, the fruit it bears is bitter—spoiled by pride and injustice. Instead of righteousness, it harvests corruption and dares to call evil “good.” Christendom must judge itself, for judgment has already begun at the house of God.

 

This is why you are consumed—why even the earth rises against you. You have rejected the Torah of the Lord of Hosts. And so, here it is: the wrath of God kindled against a rebellious people.

Listen! (Deuteronomy 6-7)

 God gave us the Torah out of love. By obeying these commands, we will be blessed. Likewise, your grandchildren will learn to fear Him. We must listen also to the Lords still small voice.The attributes of the Mystical YHVH are pitying the sinner, gracing the repentant, ruling, sympathizing to suffering, loving concern, long-suffering, abounding in mercy, verifying, remembering human merit, understanding, forgiving, atoning, and seeing guilt.

One of the last things Moses preached to Israel before dieing was this in Deut 6:4-5, “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!  You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”NASU (The Shema)  Rabbi Sacks said “The Shema is not just about believing in God; it's about living in a way that reflects your beliefs. It's about making God the center of our lives, not just the idea that we hold.”

When God pours out His blessings, giving you all you could ever want or need, never forget to honor Him. Remember, it is the Lord who provides everything. Put your trust in Him alone, for He will not share His glory with another and judges with perfect justice.

When our children ask about the meaning of the Torah, we are to tell them how the Lord delivered us from darkness and brought us into His marvelous light. He commanded us to follow His statutes so that we might walk in His blessings. The fear of the Lord is not only wisdom—it is our very survival.

When the Lord grants us peace, we must remain set apart, not entangled with the world’s values or systems. We cannot compromise with a world that seeks to lead our children astray, turning their hearts away from God. The Lord calls us to holiness because He loves us deeply and desires to fulfill His promises through us.

Our stories are about the one true God—a God of love and justice. He blesses those who love Him but stands against the ways of hatred and rebellion. So, let us obey the Lord, for His law is the path to abundant life. By following His ways, we open ourselves to His blessings and protection, including healing and preservation from affliction. God’s love for us is steadfast, and His faithfulness endures forever.

What are you enslave to? (Exodus 1-3

 Those who forget and Lack gratitude for our nations early leaders create tyranny. The world fears when the children of the Lord prosper. They have been persecuted not for their rebellion but out of unwarranted hatred. However, some have chosen to stand up for them. Israeli bible scholar Nechama Leibowitz stated, “The Torah how the individual can resist evil. He needs not shirk his moral responsibility under the cover of 'superior orders'...neither moral courage or sheer wickedness ethnically... determined qualities.”  

By faith, we act choosing to obey the word in-spite of the laws of the land  seeing the Lord as our ultimate authority. Ultimately, our live must be given up to the Lord. When we are given our first act, The Lord will give us greater things for our faithfulness.  Those who walk in the Way of the Lord are given a heritage. Isaiah wrote in Isa 56:6-7 this :

“Also the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, To minister to Him, and to love the name of the LORD, To be His servants, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And holds fast My covenant;  Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar;  For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples." NASU

The wrath of man does not do the will of God but drives on from from humanity. No man is grateful for hatred. A gentle heart brings new opportunity. In God's timing, He will call His person to do His work. When we approach the Holy One, we must do it with respect for Him.

 The Lord has heard the distress of His people. He has given Israel to the Jews. We are only powerful in the Lord.

How do we stand before God? (Job 1-5

 True love for the Lord is to obey His Law not out of fear or reward but love. Out of our reverence of the Lord, we fight evil. Not only for ourselves, should we likewise make intersession for others. Our safest place is in the arms of the divine even when it brings troubles. Calvin preached in His “First Sermon upon the First Chapter” of Job this:“Upon the sight of such an issue we may conclude, that there is nothing better, than to submit ourselves unto God, and to suffer peaceably whatsoever he sends us, until he deliver us of his own mere goodness.” (Pg. 1/38 Arther Golding 1574 Lucus Harris)

All people stand before the Lord naked. The Lord holds satan not to destroy us but to test the children of the Lord to purify us to being vessel by which God can use us. We can only be touched obey the devil as much as the Lord allows. The Lord's Name should be praised whether we gain or lose. God's answer to the problem of pain is wisdom. Paige-Patric J D Samuels wrote in his paper “JOB AND SUFFERING,” “God answers another question, that of the source of wisdom. He provides the definite answer he is wise.”( Pg.3 0 The greater trial is when we receive physical pain or family curse us.

Only Spanish and East Asians paint vibrantly in black. When we rest in pain, our vibrancy is like Japanese ink paintings with each stain simplified to a simple stroke of black. Our birth should be cursed for life is the beginning of bitterness, but a righteous man suffers more as even the Prophet Jeremiah wrote in Jeremiah 20:14, “Cursed be the day when I was born; Let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me!” NASU Night is a welcome friend of pain. One then asks why we did not expire in our mother's womb. Pain exists until our final rest. Life is the white contrast to painfully vibrant, black brushstrokes.

Pain never guards silence for words are risk for some comfort. In health, we are quick to give advice to those who stumble, but pain causes us to groan. Our faith is our assurance is troubles for our Hope is found in the arms of the divine. God moves to convict men of sin. God's Justice confounds the wise making them stupid. Man is born to suffering for our recourse is the divine. The prophet Micah wrote in Micah 7:8 “Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the LORD is a light for me.” NASU  

 

Where do you Look? Amos 5-6

 Listen and Obey the Lord for people sing mocking us. Desolation has been determined. But, we need to repent on a personal level as Amos wrote in  Amos 5:4, 'For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, " Seek Me that you may live.””NASU John Calvin wrote in Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets Vol.2, “We have elsewhere said that men cannot be led to repentance, unless they believe that God will be propitious to them; for all who think him to be implacable, ever flee away from him, and dread the mention of his name.”(Pg. 249

You change the right into poison. The Lord created the stars and puts the robbed above the stong. The attributes of the Mystical YHVH are pitying the sinner, gracing the repentant, ruling, sympathizing to suffering, loving concern, long-suffering, abounding in mercy, verifying, remembering human merit, understanding, forgiving, atoning, and seeing guilt. He will ruin your citadels seek right and do it Charlie sonos wrote “Ethical and moral concern goes hand in hand. Seeking well and seeking God are not to be separated.” (sonos, Charlie. “The Exegesis of Amos 5:18-27.” Sonoma Adventist College, 2020.)

We should not seek the Second Coming. It brings darkness from the pan to the fire. God hates our feasts. When you offer gifts, The Lord will abhor them and hates your music. The prophet Samuel said  in 1 Sam 15:22, ' Samuel said, " Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.”'NASU

America must look and see that greater empires then her have fallen. There is no Soviet Union anymore. America is fat and over sexed. The Lord is against America.

What Does Love got to do with it? Hosea 5-7

 Listen! The Lord is the same for all people. He wants Holiness but the West has become a plague.  We have replaced obedience to the Lord with the our own way. John Calvin wrote in his “COMMENTARIES ON THE TWELVE MINOR PROPHETS (Vol. 1)” this:

“That our sacrifices then may please God, they must be according to the rule of his word;for ‘obedience,’ as it has been said already, ‘is better than all sacrifices,’ (1 Samuel 15:22.)But when men retake themselves to false forms of worship or such as are invented, nothing then is holy or acceptable to God, but an abominable filth.” (Pg. 175 Christian Classics Ethereal Library )

The Lord knows us, but we do not know Him. We are all fallen. If we lack true repentance , we will never find Him. God's Judgment is coming. All will be broken by it. In pain, we seek the enemy for deliverance but will not find healing. For the Almighty , He is is the Lion of Judah seeks to deliver. In distress, they will find His presence as Hosea wrote in Hosea 5:15 “I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”NASU  

Come and return to the Lord. The same Lord who brought judgment can bring restoration is we seek Him completely. We need to search to know the Lord. Jack Riggs wrote in his book “Hosea's Heartbreak, ”A persistent, diligent endeavor to know the Lord can result only in His blessing.” (Pg. 103; Loizeaux brothers 1983) The Lord prefers love above all else, but we broke His covenant. Our love is lost so He must judge.

When God would heal, the sin was to great. The West are sex addicts. Our evil is open to all. Because of sin God is hiding His Spirit. No one calls on the Lord. The Most High wants to bless.