Isaiah 66:15-18

Final Judgment and Glory of the Lord

15 "For behold, u the Lord will come in fire,
and v his chariots like the whirlwind,
to render his anger in fury,
and his rebuke with flames of fire.
 16 For w by fire x will the Lord enter into judgment,
and by his sword, with all flesh;
and those slain by the Lord shall be many.

17 y "Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, z eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord.

18 "For I know 1 their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming 2 a to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory,

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 33:14
    The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless: "Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?
    Malachi 3:1 - 2
    Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
    2 Thessalonians 1:7 - 8
    And to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 68:17
    The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 97:3
    Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around.
  4. Cross References
    Joel 3:2
    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 65:3
    A people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and making offerings on bricks.
    Isaiah 65:5
    Who say, "Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am too holy for you." These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all the day.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 65:4
    Who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pig's flesh, and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:2
    It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it.
    Zechariah 14:16
    Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Booths.
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.