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NASB | Isaiah 60:12 "For the nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish, And the nations will be utterly ruined. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 60:12 "For the nation or the kingdom which will not serve you [Jerusalem] shall perish, And the nations [that refuse to serve] shall be utterly ruined. |
Bible Question: I have been confronted with a "hostile" non-believer who interprets this verse and enslavement. "..serve you" I do not see it that way, however, I am having difficulty explaining my side. Can anyone give me some insight on this verse and how I should respond? Thank you |
Bible Answer: Let's take this verse in context: v. 1, "The glory of the LORD has risen upon you." v. 2, "The LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear upon you" v. 9, "Surely the coastlands will wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, to bring your sons from afar...for the name of the LORD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you." This isn't slavery, at least in the sense of the early American atrocities. Granted it might be "paying tribute". This was (and is still) common. (I don't know where you hail from, in the U.S., April 15 was Tax Day.) Let's look at it from another way. Is there anything in this passage which suggests that this finds its fulfillment at any other time than during the future reign of Christ on earth (the millennium)? I don't think so. I see this as being fulfilled when the Almighty God, in the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, is here on earth as King. Now the question is, if you're not serving God, what are you doing? Who are you serving? |
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