ISAIAH 57
The first two
verses are talking about the end of the Philadelphian
era of the church of God. Isa
57:1 The
righteous perishes, And no man takes it to
heart; Merciful men are
taken away, While no one considers That the
righteous is taken away from evil. Isa 57:2 He shall
enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one
walking in
his uprightness. Rev 3:10 Because you have kept My command
to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour
of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to
test those who dwell on the earth. Rev 3:11 Behold, I am coming quickly!
Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your
crown. The chapter then describes a
spirit being who has been a long time righteous, and
then turned bad. It will become obvious that the being
is King Solomon. He is a child of evil, and
perverted spiritual parents. The description starts
with this person when he has turned bad. Isa 57:3 “But come
here, You sons of the sorceress, You offspring of
the adulterer and the harlot! Isa 57:4 Whom do
you ridicule? Against whom do you make a wide mouth
And
stick out the tongue? Are you
not children of transgression, Offspring of
falsehood, The
abovementioned being is a son of the devil. A seed of
the liar. Joh 8:44 You are of your father the
devil, and the desires of your father you want to
do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does
not stand in the truth, because there is no truth
in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his
own resources, for he is a liar and the father of
it. The first half of the next verse
is describing idol worship, and also could well be
describing homosexual sex with the evil sons of God.
The word translated ‘idols’ should be translated
‘Gods.’ Isa 57:5 Inflaming
yourselves with gods under every green tree, Slaying
the children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the
rocks? The second half is describing the
sacrifice of children to strange gods. Molech was one
of the pagan gods that Solomon worshipped. Children
were burnt as a sacrifice to molech. 1Ki 11:7 Then
Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the
abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east
of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the
people of Ammon. Jer 32:35 And they
built the high places of Baal which are in
the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons
and their daughters to pass through the fire
to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it
come into My mind that they should do this
abomination, to cause Judah to sin.’ The smooth
stream was Solomon’s lot, he refused it just as the
Israelites did later on. Isa 57:6 Among the
smooth stones
of the stream Is your
portion; They, they, are your
lot! Even to them you have poured a drink offering,
You have offered a grain offering. Should I receive
comfort in these? Isa 8:6 “Inasmuch
as these people refused The waters of Shiloah that
flow softly, And rejoice in Rezin and in Remaliah’s
son; Solomon took his
perversions to heaven. Isa 57:7 “On a
lofty and high mountain You have set your bed; Even
there you went up To offer sacrifice. Solomon
increased his perversions. Isa 57:8 Also
behind the doors and their posts You have set up
your remembrance; For you have uncovered yourself to those other
than Me, And have gone up to them; You have enlarged
your bed And made a covenant
with them; You have loved their bed, Where you saw their
nudity. It’s not clear
who the king is. Solomon’s perversions increased, and
he debased himself to hell. Isa 57:9 You went
to the king with ointment, And increased your
perfumes; You sent your messengers far off, And even
descended to Sheol. Solomon lived by his own choice,
which was rejecting God. God gave him plenty of time
to repent. Isa 57:10 You are
wearied in the length of your way; Yet you
did not say, ‘There is no hope.’ You have found the
life of your hand; Therefore you were not grieved. Isa 57:11 “And of
whom have you been afraid, or feared, That you have
lied And not remembered Me, Nor taken it to
your heart? Is it not because I have held My peace
from of old That you do not fear Me? Solomon’s righteousness is
declared in the Bible. Isa 57:12 I will
declare your righteousness And your works, For they
will not profit you. Isa 57:13 When you
cry out, Let your collection of idols
deliver you. But the wind will carry them all away,
A breath will take them.
But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the
land, And shall inherit My holy mountain.” Isa 57:14 And one
shall say, “Heap it up! Heap it up! Prepare the way,
Take the stumbling block out of the way of My
people.” Isa 57:15 For thus
says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity,
whose name is
Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place,
With him who
has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the
spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the
contrite ones. Isa 57:16 For I will
not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For
the spirit would fail before Me, And the souls which I
have made. Isa 57:17 For the
iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck
him; I hid and was angry, And he went on backsliding
in the way of his heart. Isa 57:18 I have
seen his ways, and will heal him; I will also lead
him, And restore comforts to him And to his
mourners. Isa 57:19 “I create
the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is
far off and to him who is
near,” Says the LORD, “And I will heal him.” Isa 57:20 But the
wicked are
like the troubled sea, When it cannot rest, Whose
waters cast up mire and dirt. Isa 57:21 “There is
no peace,” Says my God, “for the wicked.” |