Isaiah 14: 3 - 6 > Prophecy about Satan
| Isaiah 14: 3 - 6 ( King James Version ) |
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| Verse 3: And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve. |
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| Verse 4: That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! |
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| Verse 5: The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, [and] the sceptre of the rulers. |
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| Verse 6: He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, [and] none hindereth. |
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| Isaiah 14: 3 - 7 ( New International Version ) |
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| On the day the Lord gives you relief from the suffering and turmoil and cruel bondage, |
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| v. 4 > you will take of this taunt against the King of Babylon, How the oppressor has come to an end! How his fury has ended! |
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| v. 5 > The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers, |
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| v. 6 > which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless agression. |
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| v. 7 > All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing |
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| Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy |
| To God's people the captivity of Satan will bring gladness and rejoicing. Says the prophet: "It shall come to pass in the day that Jehovah shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service wherein thou wast made to serve, that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon [here representing Satan], and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! . . . Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers; that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained." Isaiah 14: 3-6, R.V. Great Controversy, page 660.3 |
Verse 7
| Satan's work of ruin is forever ended. For six thousand years he has wrought his will, filling the earth with woe and causing grief throughout the universe. The whole creation has groaned and travailed together in pain. Now God's creatures are forever delivered from his presence and temptations. "The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they [the righteous] break forth into singing." Isaiah 14: 7. And a shout of praise and triumph ascends from the whole loyal universe. "The voice of a great multitude," "as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings," is heard, saying: "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." Revelation 19:6. Great Controversy, page 673.2 |