Isaiah Writes About the Return of Latter-day Israel

“Nevertheless, this darkness will not be as bad as the darkness the tribes of Zebulon and Naphtali experienced while being afflicted by the Assyrians—nor as bad as the darkness the Lord afflicted upon the route of the Red Sea, beyond Jordan in Galilee of the nations.

For the people who live in the land of the shadow of death, walking in darkness, will see a light that will shine upon them! The Lord will multiply the nation of Israel, which will be full of rejoicing! For after Israel’s servant suffers at the hand of his oppressor, the Lord will give him power to break his yoke, staff, and rod, with which his oppressor will have burdened him.

“Then every battle will be disrupted with the noise of bonfires, wherein bloodstained garments will be burned.

“Because of these things a Child will be born to the house of Israel—a Son will be given, who will govern His people. He will be called The Wonderful Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. He will sit upon David’s throne, and by His zeal, He will have no end to His kingdom, government, peace, and righteous judgment. The Lord told Jacob (Israel) that all this would come upon his descendants. When all these things happen, all people will know these prophecies, even Ephraim and Samaria, who speak with pride and arrogance, saying, ‘Our system has collapsed, but we will replace it with a new, stronger one. Our leaders have fallen, but we will replace them with new, stronger ones.’

“Because of their pride—refusing to be humbled—the Lord will gather their enemies against them. He will send in their enemies to openly consume Israel. After doing this, the Lord’s anger will not be turned away, but will continue, for the people do not turn away from sin nor seek the Lord of Hosts, who smites them. This is why the Lord will humble Israel, cutting off their head and tail, government and commerce in one day.

The older, established men are the political head. Those who claim to be prophets, yet who teach false traditions, are the tail, for this people’s leaders cause them to err, and those who follow them will be destroyed.

“The Lord will have no joy in their young men or mercy on their fatherless and widows, for they are all hypocrites and evildoers, speaking foolishness. After all this, the Lord’s anger will not be turned away, but will continue.

“The wicked will be consumed with evil, which like a fire, will burn within them. Through the Lord of Host’s anger, the land will be scorched and the people will be burned by the flashes of heat. Being consumed with evil, the wicked will have no mercy upon one another. They will steal food, but it will not be enough. They will kill for food, but it still will not be enough. And finally, they will eat one another.

“The descendants of Manasseh and Ephraim will fight each other and they will both fight the Jews. After all this, the Lord’s anger will still not be turned away, but will continue.”