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Isaiah’s Prophecies in the Book of Revelation

It is estimated that approximately one third of the Bible is prophecy.

Some of the prophecy has already occurred.  For example: the Lord’s first coming; the dispersement of the 10 Northern Tribes in 721 B.C. by the Assyrians; the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity in 586 B.C. and the destruction of Jerusalem again in 70 A.D. by Titus and the Romans.

Much of the other prophecy written by the prophets is about the End Times.

This article pairs the Prophet Isaiah’s and (primarily) the Book of Revelation’s prophecies regarding the same events.  Space does not allow for a complete study, however the following is quite interesting.

Third Seal Judgment: Plagues and Famine:

• “You have forgotten God your saviour; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress.  Therefore, though you set out the finest plants and plant imported vines, though on the day you set them out…yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain.” – Isaiah 17:10-11
• “When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, ‘Come.’  I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand…” [famine] – Revelation 6:5

First Trumpet Judgment: Fire and drought:

• “Behold, the Lord lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants…the earth will be completely laid waste and completely despoiled, for the Lord has spoken this word…the earth is also polluted by its inhabitants, for they transgressed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting covenant…Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are held guilty.  Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.” – Isaiah 24:1-6
• “The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.” – Revelation 8:7

Second Trumpet Judgment:

• “For the Lord of hosts will have a day of reckoning against everyone who is proud …and it will be against all the ships of Tarshish and against all the beautiful craft.” – Isaiah 2:16
• “…a third of the ships were destroyed.” – Revelation 8:9

Israel – in the Wilderness – at midpoint of the Seven Year Tribulation:

• “He will dwell on the heights, his refuge will be the impregnable rock; his bread will be given him, his water will be sure.” – Isaiah 33:16
• “Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.” – Revelation 12:6
• “But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place…from the presence of the serpent.” – Revelation 12:14

5th Seal – Martyrs – rest/wait on the Lord:

• “For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said, ‘In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.’ ” – Isaiah 30:15
• “…and there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer…” – Revelation 6:11
• “ ‘Write, “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!”…”so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.” ” – Revelation 14:13

Protection:

• “Come, my people, enter into your rooms and close your doors behind you; hide for a little while until indignation runs its course.” – Isaiah 26:20
• “Raise a banner on a bare hilltop, shout to them; beckon to them to enter the gates of the nobles.” – Isaiah 13:2
• “I heard another voice from heaven, saying, ‘Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues…” – Revelation 18:4

Fall of Babylon – Revelation 18:

• “Sit silently, and go into darkness…for you will no longer be called The queen of kingdoms.”– Isaiah 47:5
• “…for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.’ ” – Revelation 18:7

• “ ‘I will rise up against them,’ declares the Lord of hosts, ‘and will cut off from Babylon name and survivors, offspring and posterity,’ declares the Lord.  ‘I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog and swamps of water and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction.’ ” – Isaiah 14:22-23
• “ ‘Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!  She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird.” – Revelation 18:2

• “O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; for You have worked wonders…for You have made a city into a heap, a fortified city into a ruin…it will never be rebuilt.  Therefore a strong people will glorify You; cities of ruthless nations will revere You.” – Isaiah 25:1-3
• “…and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.” – Revelation 11:13

Sixth Bowl Judgment:

• “The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates River.  He will break it up into seven streams so that men can cross over in sandals.” – Isaiah 11:15
• “The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.” – Revelation 16:12

The Little Scroll:

• “Now go, write it on a tablet before them and inscribe it on a scroll, that it may serve in the time to come as a witness forever.” – Isaiah 30:8
• “He was holding a little scroll…’Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel’…He said to me, ‘Take it and eat it…you must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.’ ” – Revelation 10:2-11

click here for the article: The Little Scroll

Sixth Seal Judgment:

• “And all the host of heaven will wear away, and the sky will be rolled up like a scroll; all their hosts will also wither away as a leaf withers from the vine, or as one withers from the fig tree.” – Isaiah 34:4
• “I looked when He broke the sixth seal…and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs…the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up…” – Revelation 6:12-14

Seventh Trumpet:

• “For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shed its light.  Thus I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity…Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the fury of the Lord of hosts in the day of His burning anger.” – Isaiah 13:10-11-13
• “ ‘But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ ” – Matthew 24:29

• “From the Lord of hosts you will be punished with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.” – Isaiah 29:6
• “Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.” – Revelation 8:5

• “And the Lord will cause His voice of authority to be heard, and the descending of His arm to be seen in fierce anger, and in the flame of a consuming fire in cloudburst, downpour and hailstones.” – Isaiah 30:30
• “And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened…and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.” – Revelation 11:19
• “And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe.” – Revelation 16:21

• “Enter the rock and hide in the dust from the terror of the Lord and from the splendour of His majesty.” – Isaiah 2:10
• “Men will go into caves of the rocks and into the holes of the ground before the terror of the Lord and the splendour of His majesty when He arises to make the earth tremble.” – Isaiah 2:19
• “Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of their wrath has come and who is able to stand?’ ” – Revelation 6:15-17

• “…for the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.  The earth is broken asunder, the earth is split through, the earth is shaken violently.  The earth reels to and fro like a drunkard and it totters like a shack, for its transgression is heavy upon it, and it will fall, never to rise again.” – Isaiah 24:18-20
• “And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.” – Revelation 16:18

• “Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; and let the rough ground become a plain, and the rugged terrain a broad valley; then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all flesh will see it together.” – Isaiah 40:4-5
• “ ‘For the mountains may be removed and the hill may shake, but My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, and My covenant of peace will not be shaken,’ says the Lord who has compassion on you.” – Isaiah 54:10
• “And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.” – Revelation 16:20

• “For behold, the Lord is about to come out from His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; and the earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer cover her slain.” – Isaiah 26:21
• “And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.” – Revelation 18:24

The Rapture:

• “Your dead will live; their corpses will rise.  You who lie in the dust awake and shout for joy, for your dew is as the dew of the dawn, and the earth will give birth to the departed spirits.” – Isaiah 26:19
• “Then He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.’ – Revelation 14:16

Armageddon:

• “And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.” – Isaiah 11:4
• “The sword of the Lord is filled with blood…” – Isaiah 34:6
• “From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron…” – Revelation 19:15

• “Why is Your apparel red, and Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press?  I have trodden the wine trough alone…I also trod them in My anger and trampled them in My wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, and I stained all My raiment.” – Isaiah 63:2-3
• “And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press up to the horses’ bridles…” – Revelation 14:20

• “So it will happen in that day, that the Lord will punish the host of heaven on high, and the kings of the earth on earth.  They will be gathered together like prisoners in the dungeon, and will be confined in prison [Hades]; and after many days they will be punished [following the Millennium].” – Isaiah 24:21-22
• “And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse…” – Revelation 19:21

The Beast – Lake of Fire:

• “For Topheth has long been ready, indeed, it has been prepared for the king.  He has made it deep and large, a pyre of fire with plenty of wood; the breath of the Lord, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire.” – Isaiah 30:33
• “The beast which was and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he goes to destruction.” – Revelation 17:11
• “And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet…these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.” – Revelation 19:20

Satan – Bottomless Pit:

• “On the day the Lord gives you relief from suffering and turmoil and cruel bondage, you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say, ‘How the oppressor has ceased and how fury has ceased…” – Isaiah 14:3
• “Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come; it arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth; it raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones.  They will all respond and say to you, ‘Even you have been made weak as we, you have become like us.  Your pomp and the music of your harps have been brought down to Sheol; maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you and worms are your covering.’ ” – Isaiah 14:9-11
• “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.  And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him…” – Revelation 20:1-3

The Lamb on Mount Zion – The Song of Moses:

• “Get yourself up on a high mountain, O Zion, bearer of good news, lift up your voice mightily, O Jerusalem, bearer of good news, lift it up, do not fear.Say to the cities of Judah, ‘Here is your God!’ ” – Isaiah 40:9 [contrary to popular belief, God is not done with Israel – there always has been, and there always will be a remnant]
• “It will come about also in that day that a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were perishing…and who were scattered…will come and worship the Lord in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.” – Isaiah 27:13
• Song of Trust in God’s Protection: “In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: ‘We have a strong city…open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter, the one that remains faithful…trust in the Lord forever.  For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock…” – Isaiah 26:1-6
• also read: Isaiah 12:1:6
• “Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing of Mount Zion…and they sang a new song…’ – Revelation 14:1; 3

• “Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, for the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and His glory will be before His elders.” – Isaiah 24:23
• “…they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders…” – Revelation 14:3

The Wedding Feast:

• “The Lord of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; a banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow, and refined, aged wine.” – Isaiah 25:6
• “Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sounds of mighty peals of thunder, saying, ‘Hallelujah!  For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.  Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.’ ” –     Revelation 19:6-7
• “Then he said to me, ‘Write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” ‘ ” – Revelation 19:9

1,000 Year Reign – The Millennium:

• “Now it will come about that in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord will be established as the chief of the mountains…and all the nations will stream to it.  And many peoples will come and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord…that He may teach us concerning His ways and that we may walk in His paths.  For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.  And He will judge between the nations, and will render decisions for many peoples; and they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks…and never again will they learn war.” – Isaiah 2:2-4
• “The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.” – Revelation 21:24

• “In that day the Lord of hosts will become a beautiful crown and a glorious diadem to the remnant of His people; a spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.” – Isaiah 28:5-6
• “Behold, a king will reign righteously and princes will rule justly.” – Isaiah 32:1
• “Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them…and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years…they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.” – Revelation 20:4-6

Lake of Fire – Second Death:

• “ ‘Who among us can live with the consuming fire?  Who among us can live with continual burning?’ ” – Isaiah 33:14
• “And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” – Revelation 20:15

• “Then they will go forth and look on the corpses of the men who have transgressed against Me.  For their worm will not die and their fire will not be quenched; and they will be an abhorrence to all mankind.” – Isaiah 66:24
• “…where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.” – Mark 9:48

• “And on this mountain He will swallow up the covering which is over all peoples, even the veil which is stretched over all nations.  He will swallow up death for all time…” – Isaiah 25:7-8
• “But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.  O death, where is your victory.  O death, where is your sting?’  The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 15:54

• “The last enemy that will be abolished is death.” – 1 Corinthians 15:26
• “Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.  This is the second death, the lake of fire.” – Revelation 20:14

New Heavens and a New Earth:

• “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.  But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create…” – Isaiah 65:17-18
• “ ‘For just as the new heavens and the new earth which I make will endure before Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘So your offspring and your name will endure.  And it shall be from new moon to new moon and from sabbath to sabbath, all mankind will come to bow down before Me,’ says the Lord.” – Isaiah 66:22-23
• “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away…” – Revelation 21:1
• “…the first things have passed away.” – Revelation 21:4

• “…and the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces” – Isaiah 25:8
• “…and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes…” – Revelation 21:4
• “…I will set your stones in antimony, and your foundations I will lay in sapphires.  Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies, and your gates of crystal, and your entire wall of precious stones.” – Isaiah 54:11-12
• “the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven…the city was pure gold…the foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone…” – Revelation 21:10-19
• “No longer will you have the sun for light by day, nor for brightness will the moon give you light; but you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, and your God for your glory.” – Isaiah 60:19
• “And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb.” – Revelation 21:23
• “And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them.” – Revelation 22:5
• “Behold, the Lord God will come with might, with His arm ruling for Him.  Behold, His reward is with Him and His recompense before Him.” – Isaiah 40:10
• “Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth…’Lo, your salvation comes; behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.’  And they will call them, ‘The holy people, the redeemed of the Lord.’ ” – Isaiah 62:11-12
• “ ‘Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.’ “ – Revelation 22:12

The Messiah’s Call to the World – The Free offer of Mercy – Invitation to the Thirsty:

“ ‘Ho!  Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money come, buy and eat.  Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.  Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?  Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourself in abundance.  Incline your ear and come to Me.  Listen, that you may live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you…Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near.  Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.  For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My Ways,’ declares the Lord.  ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts…for you will go out with joy and be led forth with peace…” – Isaiah 55:1-13

“Grace, mercy and peace will be with us,

from God the Father and

from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father,

in truth and love.” – 2 John 1:3