{"id":18582,"date":"2021-03-21T09:04:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T16:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=18582"},"modified":"2021-03-21T09:04:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T16:04:38","slug":"isaiah-chapters-1-to-20-selections-from-natans-commentary-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2021\/03\/21\/isaiah-chapters-1-to-20-selections-from-natans-commentary-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaiah Chapters 1 to 20\u2014Selections from Natan&#8217;s Commentary Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Notes-fr.-the-Wilderness.002-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Notes-fr.-the-Wilderness.002-3.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Notes-fr.-the-Wilderness.002-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Notes-fr.-the-Wilderness.002-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Notes-fr.-the-Wilderness.002-3-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-white-color has-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Spiritual State of America and Other Formerly Christian Nations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 1:3,<\/strong> <strong><em>The ox knows its owner.<\/em><\/strong> <strong>The \u201cBeasts of the Field Explained.\u201d <\/strong>Apostasy and spiritual degradation leads to one place: a complete loss of one\u2019s spiritual identity. When one forgets one\u2019s spiritual heritage and relationship with their Creator, they becomes, in a sense, like an animal, maybe even worse. (See 2\u2009Pet 2:12 and Jude 1:10.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an interesting side note, Scripture prophesied that Israel would become animalistic in its apostate condition as it sought to imitate the heathen nations around it. As a result and in judgment, YHVH would allow Israel to be taken over and swallowed up by the same nations, which Scripture refers to by the Hebraism or Hebrew poetic metaphor \u201cthe beasts of the field<em>.<\/em>\u201d In Deuteronomy 7:22, we see that this same Hebraism represent the nations of the earth from which Israel was to stay separate. (See also Jer 12:9; 27:6; Dan 7:3.) The children of Israel were scattered or exiled and became \u201cmeat\u201d or prey for all the beasts of the field (Isa 56:9; Ezek 34:5; Hos 2:12). Scripture likens exiled Ephraim (the Northern Kingdom), who fell into idolatry and mixed with the beast (Gentile) nations, to beasts of the field themselves (Hos 2:16\u201319 cp. Acts 10:12). In the future, YHVH will make a covenant (a marriage betrothal agreement or ketubah) with Israel who had themselves become \u201cbeasts of the field\u201d (Hos 2:18; see also Jer 31:31\u201333 cp. Rom 1:23,18\u201325).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can you see America and the formerly Christian West in this? These nations were once a predominately Christian, but now have rejected and scorn their spiritual heritage. What has been the result of this spiritual and moral declension? What is the current state of Christianity in these formerly Western Christian nations? Can we not see how YHVH has been lifting his hand of blessing off of them, and how with their spiritual and moral decline they have been declining economically, geopolitically and culturally?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-white-color has-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Hebrew Word <em>Goy<\/em> (Meaning Gentile) Explained<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 1:4,<\/strong> <strong><em>A sinful nation.<\/em><\/strong><strong>The Word <em>Goy<\/em> Explained. <\/strong>The word <em>nation<\/em> is the Hebrew word <em>goy <\/em>meaning \u201cgentile\u201dor, in a spiritual sense, \u201cheathen\u201dThis is one of a number of passages in Scripture where Israel is referred to as a <em>gentile<\/em> nation<em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the KJV, <em>Goy<\/em> is translated in the Tanakh as <em>nation<\/em> 374 times, as <em>heathen <\/em>143 times, as <em>Gentiles<\/em> 30 times, and <em>people<\/em> 11 times. Whenever the word <em>gentile<\/em> is used in the KJV it is the word <em>goy. <\/em>According to <em>Strong\u2019s Concordance<\/em>, the meaning of <em>goy<\/em> is \u201ca foreign nation; hence a Gentile; also (fig.) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.\u201dAccording to <em>Gesenius<\/em> <em>Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon<\/em>,the word <em>goy<\/em> means \u201ca people<em>, <\/em>a confluence of men,\u201d and \u201ccontextually in holy Scripture it is used to refer to the other nations besides Israel, the foes of Israel, and strangers to the true religion of Israel.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are times when this word refers specifically to Israel:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The descendants of Joseph in general (Gen 48:19)\u00a0<\/li><li>The Southern Kingdom of Judah when it forsook Elohim and its covenant with him and became like the surrounding heathen nations (Isa 1:4)\u00a0<\/li><li>The Northern Kingdom of Israel or Ephraim or Samaria (Isa 9:1)\u00a0<\/li><li>Israel in general (Isa 26:2; 49:7; Ps 33:12; Gen 12:2; 35:11).\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are numerous other instances in Scripture where the words <em>goy<\/em> or <em>goyi<\/em>m (plural) are applied to the descendants of Abraham. Scripture\u2019s use of the term is unbiased and lacks any of the pejorative implications that have been applied to the term subsequently (e.g. Gen 17:4,\u20095, 6, 16; 18:18; 25:23; 46:3; Exod 19:6; 33:13; Deut 4:6,\u20097, 8, 34; Ezek 37:22).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As already noted, <em>goy<\/em> simply means \u201cpeople group.\u201d The Greek word <em>ethnos<\/em> (<em>Strong\u2019s <\/em>G1484) as found in the Testimony of Yeshua is equivalent in meaning to the Hebrew word <em>goy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-white-color has-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There For the Grace of Elohim Go All of Us!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 6:4\u20137, <em>Coal \u2026from the altar. <\/em><\/strong>Which altar in the temple did this coal come from and what did it represent spiritually and prophetically? What deeper truth was YHVH trying to teach Isaiah here? There were two altars in the Tabernacle of Moses: the altar where animals were sacrifice\u2014a symbolic and prophetic picture of Yeshua\u2019s atoning death on the cross, and the incense altar in the holy place.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hebrew word for altar here is <em>mizbeach<\/em> and can refer to both the altar of sacrifice in the tabernacle\u2019s outer courtyard, and to the altar of incense in the holy place just in front of the veil leading into the holy of holies picturing the throne room of Elohim. If the coal came from the altar of sacrifice, it pictures cleansing from sin by Yeshua\u2019s death on the cross. If the coal came from altar of incense, this coal still came from the altar of sacrifice, which still points to Yeshua\u2019s atoning death. It just adds to the picture the further truth that not only can we not come before our Almighty Father in heaven except through the atoning sacrifice of Messiah, but we must do so with a heart of prayer, praise and worship, since that is what the altar of incense scripturally represents (Rev 5:8; 8:3).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this one event as recorded in Isaiah 6:4\u20137, we have illustrated a beautiful and encouraging spiritual truth. It is this: Even though Isaiah was a righteous and saintly man, he still fell short of being accepted at the throne of Elohim. Man\u2019s best righteousness is still as filthy rags as Isaiah would write later on (Isa 64:6). But through Yeshua\u2019s atoning work at the cross, and through our acknowledgement of our spiritual lack and through humility, confession of sin coupled with praise and worship, we can still be cleansed by Yeshua\u2019s blood, and made acceptable by the imputed righteousness of Yeshua, which cloth in the robes of his righteousness. HalleluYah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-white-color has-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elohim&#8217;s Chief Attribute IS NOT Love<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 6:3, <em>Holy, holy, holy.<\/em><\/strong> (See also Rev 4:8.) Since these are the words of worship being proclaimed to Elohim in his throne room continually, then <em>holiness<\/em> must be his chief attribute\u2014not love, mercy, grace, etc. as many in the teach and believe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere, we learn that YHVH made man and woman in his own image (Gen 1:26\u201327). What was the reason for this? One reason is that YHVH wants humans to become a part of his spiritual family as sons and daughters (John 1:12; Rom 8:14\u201315, 23; 9:4; 2 Cor 6:18; Gal 4:5\u20136; Eph 1:5; 1 John 3:1\u20132; Rev 21:7).When the saints receive their glorified spiritual bodies at the resurrection, they will be like Yeshua is in his glorified state, although we don\u2019t have a clear idea of what that means (1 John 3:1\u20132). Man is destined to become part of the God family as the children of Elohim, although no one will ever be equal to him in all his attributes (Isa 44:6, 8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Elohim wants to have glorified children in his spiritual family who will live with him forever, and because his chief attribute is holiness, is this why he wants man to become holy as he is holy (Lev 11:44, 45; 19:2; 20:7; 1 Thess 4:7; 1 Pet 1:15\u201316; Heb 12:14 cp. Amos 3:3)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-white-color has-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Prophecy Concerning the Jews and Christians and the Canonization of the &#8220;New Testament&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 8:14\u201316,<\/strong> <strong><em>Both houses of Israel. <\/em><\/strong>In the following several verses we see an amazing prophecy concerning the two houses of Israel who, generically speaking, have become the modern church and the rabbinic Jews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here Isaiah prophesies about the canonization of the Bible into two subdivision\u2014the Torah (or loosely speaking, the Old Testament) and the Testimony (the New Testament). He also predicts that each of these two religious groups (the Jew and he Christians) would spiritually stumble over or have a problem with the identity of the Messiah, who is the Stone of Stumbling and the Rock of Offense. In general, as we shall see, the Christians struggle with the pro-Torah message of the Old Testament (or Word of Elohim), and the Jews reject the message of the New Testament (or The Testimony of Yeshua) about the Messiahship of Yeshua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 8:14,<em> Stone of stumbling.<\/em><\/strong>Both houses of Israel (Ephraim and Judah; i.e., the Christian [see notes at Gen 48:14, 16] 48: and the Jews) have stumbled over the stone of stumbling, who later on is identified as Yeshua, the Messiah (1 Pet 2:4\u20138; Rom 9:32\u201333; 1 Cor 1:23). The non-believing Jews stumbling over the Messiahship of Yeshua who is the Living Torah-Word of Elohim incarnate (John 1:1,14), while the Christians stumble over the Written Torah, which they claim was abolished and is minimally relevant to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This <em>stone of stumbling<\/em> is an obvious reference to Yeshua who is a stone of stumbling to both houses of Israel (i.e., the non-believing Jews and the Christians.) The Christians stumble over or reject (at least, in part) Yeshua who is the Written Torah-Word of Elohim (John 1:1). The non-believing Jews, on the other hand, reject Yeshua, the Living Torah-Word of Elohim who came in flesh form (John 1:14).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 8:16, 20<em> Bind up the testimony\u2026my disciples.<\/em><\/strong>Heb. <em>testimony <\/em>means \u201cconfirmation, attestation.\u201d This appears to be a prophecy concerning Yeshua\u2019s disciples, whom he commissioned to \u201cseal the Torah\u201d (loosely speaking, the Old Testament or OT) and add to it the Testimony about him (the New Testament or NT).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here Isaiah is prophesying the canonization of the NT by the disciples of Yeshua (who are mentioned in verse 13). Did you know that the NT\u2019s name for the NT isn\u2019t the NT, but <em>the Testimony of Yeshua<\/em>\u2014a name that John who finalized the NT canon gave it when he was writing the Book of Revelation? There, he calls the OT or <em>Tanakh<\/em> the \u201cWord of Elohim\u201d and the NT \u201cthe Testimony of Yeshua\u201d (see Rev 1:2, 9; 6:9; 12:17; 14:12; 20:4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do the words <em>bind<\/em> and <em>seal<\/em> signify? The Hebrew for the word <em>bind<\/em> means \u201cto close.\u201d The word <em>seal<\/em> means practically the same: \u201cto cap off, to enclose.\u201d This is exactly what the apostles did with the message which Yeshua the Stone and Rock of Isaiah 8:14 gave them. They were to complete it. Bind it up. Close it shut. The authority to perform such an important job may have been reflected in Messiah\u2019s teaching that the apostles had power to \u2018bind on earth\u2019 (Matthew 16:19). The word <em>to bind<\/em> has the significance of <em>authorization<\/em> or <em>giving judgment<\/em>, just as the word <em>unbind<\/em> means \u201cnot to receive or not accept. \u2026\u201d In a word, the apostles felt that they had authority, even from the Old Testament, to bind, seal, authorize and canonize the Law and Testimony of Messiah. This meant to put the teachings of Messiah in a book, just like the Old Testament was given to the early Jews (<em>Restoring the Original Bible<\/em>, by Ernest Martin, pp. 298\u2013299). (For more on this subject, see notes at John 16:12\u201315; Rom 16:25\u201326 and Mark 3:16\u201317.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-white-color has-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah Prophesies About the Second Exodus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 11:10\u201312:6, The Second Exodus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although consisting of two chapters, this passage of the Scriptures is part of the same prophecy and speaks about the coming of Messiah, and the regathering of the outcasts of Israel from the nations to which they have been scattered. Below is a list of the salient points that pertain to the second exodus along with my commentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>11:10, The root of Jesse (the Messiah) will be an ensign or banner to the Gentiles of the nations. We know that Yeshua was that root of Jesse who commanded his followers to preach the gospel to the Gentile world. The gospel has gone to the entire Gentile world only in the 20th century via the means of modern travel and mass communications.<\/li><li>11:11, Here, the prophet seems to be talking about another group of people \u2014 a remnant of his people (the outcasts of Israel, verse 12) as opposed to the larger group of Gentile believers from among the nations (who have heard the gospel message) referred to in verse 10. YHVH will recover his people \u00ad\u2014 the remnant of Israel \u2014 <strong><em>the second time<\/em><\/strong> (i.e., the second exodus) from all lands including the islands of the sea (North and South America, England, Australia, Japan, etc.).<\/li><li>\u00a011:12, YHVH will set up an ensign or banner for the nations and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel and the dispersed of Judah. Yeshua is that banner. Even though Yeshua is the ensign for the Gentiles of the nations and for the remnant outcast of Israel who are scattered among the nations, only the outcasts of Israel will be regathered along with the dispersed of Judah.<\/li><li>11:13, It is among this remnant group of scattered redeemed Israelites and dispersed redeemed Jews that peace between the two groups will occur. How may we ask are these two previously antagonistic groups brought together? This can only occur through a common adherence to Torah and a belief in Yeshua the Jewish Messiah who makes of Jews and Gentiles one new man (Eph 2:11\u201319). At the same time, the adversaries of Judah and Ephraim (the Edomites or Moslems and their Islamo-fascist terrorist allies [more on this later]) will be cut off.<\/li><li>11:14\u201315, Together, Judah and Ephraim will defeat Edom, the Philistines of the West Bank, and Moab. (Note that all these enemies of Israel are Moslem nations! Compare this with the prophecies of Obad 18 and Zech 9:13.) Perhaps there are two groups of Judahites and Ephraimites: the remnant and the greater group. It appears that greater or national (secular) Judah and national (secular) Ephraim will defeat Edom, as it seems less likely that a remnant of Yeshua-followers (the end times Torah-observant saints) will be the ones to do this.<\/li><li>11:16, The scene switches back to the remnant again where a highway will be formed for YHVH\u2019s people to return to Israel from Assyria (the nation of their captivity). This second exodus will be similar to Israel\u2019s leaving Egypt the first time. As YHVH led ancient Israel through the wilderness en route to the Promised Land, he will do the same in the last days when Israel will return to the land of Israel from the nations of her exile.<\/li><li>12:1\u201312, This chapter seems to describe a millennial setting. For example, verse three is understood in Hebraic thought to be a reference to <em>Hoshana Rabbah<\/em>, the last great day of the fall biblical Feast of Tabernacles (or <em>Sukkot<\/em>), which is a prophetic picture of the Millennium when the Spirit of YHVH will be poured out upon the earth.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now let\u2019s note Isaiah 11:10\u201312:6 in the broader context of the chapters following this passage. Perhaps there is some additional understanding to be found as to the timing of Ephraim\u2019s return by examining the event foretold therein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Chapter 13:6,\u20099,\u200913 speak of the day of YHVH\u2019s wrath, which occurs at the end of the age when YHVH will judge the nations as described in the seven bowl judgments of Revelation 15 and 16. The wrath in Isaiah 13 is directed at Babylon, and in Revelation 15 and 16 YHVH\u2019s wrath is toward the nations of the world as represented by Babylon the Great, which is a greater, world-ruling version of the original Babylon. Because of the proximity of Isaiah 11 describing the second exodus with chapter 13 prophesying the fall of Babylon, it would appear that these two events are related.<\/li><li>After this, chapter 14 goes on to talk about the fall of the king of Babylon with verses 13 through 20 and then curiously links this to Lucifer\u2019s (Satan\u2019s) rebellion against YHVH and his fall from glory and his being cast into a pit (verse 15). The Book of Revelation also speaks of similar events\u2014Satan\u2019s fall from heaven (Rev 12:7\u20139), Babylon the Great\u2019s destruction (Rev 18) and Satan\u2019s being cast into the bottomless pit (Rev 20:1\u20133). Are Isaiah and John\u2019s prophecies speaking about the same events that are to occur at the end of the age, and to YHVH\u2019s end times judgment of Babylon the Great with Satan the devil as its head (see Rev 13, 18, 19 and 20)? This could be the case.<\/li><li>In chapter 14, Isaiah then goes on to prophecy another judgment against the king of Babylon, then a judgment against the Assyrians, Philistines (Isa 14), Moab (Isa 16) and Syria (Isa 17) and America\u2014a land beyond and due west of Ethiopia that is accessible only by ocean ships (Isa 18), and, finally, judgment upon Egypt (Isa 19\u201320).<\/li><li>Then chapter 21 readdresses the fall of Babylon where in verse nine the phrase \u201cBabylon is fallen, is fallen\u201d is repeated as if to say that Babylon fell once, but that it will fall again in the end times. Most people are familiar with this phrase from John\u2019s Book of Revelation (Rev 18:2), but are unaware that John is actually quoting Isaiah. It\u2019s as if John is calling our attention to Isaiah\u2019s prophecy as a corollary antecedent statement that relates to his own prophecy.<\/li><li>Isaiah then goes on to pronounce judgment against Edom and Arabia (Isa 21), against Phoenicia (Isa 23) and then against the whole earth (Isa 24). Could these prophecies of Isaiah be what John is seeing in Revelation when he describes YHVH\u2019s bowl judgments against the whole earth just prior to the return of Yeshua (Rev 15 and 16), which John refers to as the wrath of Elohim (Rev 14:19; 15:1,7; 16:2,19)? In the chronology of the Book of Revelation, the fall of Babylon the Great occurs <em>after<\/em> the bowl judgments of the wrath of Elohim are poured out upon the whole earth. After this, Yeshua returns to this earth with his heavenly army to bring final judgment upon the armies that have gathered at Armageddon (Rev 19 and Jude 14\u201315). At this time, Satan and his Antimessiah confederacy, who dared to exalt themselves against YHVH and his Anointed One, will be dashed to pieces and destroyed for good (Rev 19:11\u201321; 20:1\u20133)!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we see from this series of passages additional clues as to the timing of the second exodus and the return of Ephraim to the land of Israel. As the first exodus of Israel from Egypt occurred in conjunction with Egypt\u2019s judgment and demise, so it appears that similar events will surround the second exodus. YHVH will judge all the nations which are part of end times Babylon the Great, and the devil, who is the instigator of man\u2019s rebellion against YHVH-Yeshua, <em>and<\/em> <em>then<\/em> the dispersed captives of Israel will be set free to return to her promised inheritance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps this whirlwind tour of all these prophecies is overwhelming, and my analysis may seem to be too broad and speculative. But before jumping to any conclusions one way or the other, let\u2019s continue to examine other biblical prophecies on this subject to determine if a pattern of events will begin to take shape that will shed light on the timing of Ephraim\u2019s return. After you begin to see how the pieces of the puzzle fit together to form the whole picture, you will be in a better position to determine if there is enough evidence from the <em>whole<\/em> counsel of the Scriptures to support what I am proposing. As the Scriptures say, \u201cDespise not prophesyings. Prove all things, hold fast that which is good\u201d (1\u2009Thess 5:20\u201321).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-white-color has-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who Is Lucifer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 14:12\u201321,<em> Lucifer.<\/em><\/strong>(See notes at Ezek 28:11\u201319.) Linking the king of Babylon to Satan can present a hermeneutical problem unless one interprets this passage metaphorically. If so, is there biblical precedence for doing so? Yes, for elsewhere in the Scriptures, Babylon is a metaphor for this world\u2019s anti-Elohim system of which the ultimate spiritual head of that system is Satan himself (Rev 13:2,4 cp. Rev 17:5; 18:1\u201324; 20:1\u20133) who is the god of this world (2 Cor 4:4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name <em>Lucifer<\/em> means \u201cmorning star,\u201d which is also a name for Yeshua the Messiah (Rev 22:16). This emphasized the fact that Satan as the great counterfeiter and imitator has as his basic strategy the impersonation of Yeshua. After all, in this Isaiah passage, he says, \u201cI will be like the Most High\u2026.\u201d To this point, elsewhere we read that Satan comes as an angel of light in attempts to deceive even the saints of Elohim (2 Cor 11:13\u201315).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The parallels between Lucifer, the king of Babylon and the end times Man of Sin and Antichrist figure who plays a prominent role in the end times Babylon the Great worldwide system are striking. (For a discussion of this, see notes at 2 Thess 2:3\u20134.) Moreover, like the king of Babylon, Satan will fall from glory in defeat and will be cast into a pit and into the lake of fire (Luke 10:18; Rev 12:9; 20:1\u20133, 10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isaiah\u2019s taunt of the king of Babylon in this passage goes to the heart of both the king\u2019s and Satan\u2019s rebellion against YHVH,which is pride. Both were attempting to deify themselves as the king of the earth, even as will the case with the end times Man of Sin, Antichrist figure along with the beast and whore systems with which he is aligned as revealed in Revelation chapters 13, 17 and 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-white-color has-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Did Isaiah Prophesy Publicly in His Birthday Suit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 20:2\u20134, <em>Sackcloth [or smock-frock and\u2026sandals. <\/em><\/strong>Here Isaiah was clothed in the same manner as Elijah who wore a fur coat (2 Kgs 1:8 cf. Zech 13:4; Heb 11:37) and John the Baptist who wore a garment of camel hair and a leather belt (Matt 3:4). The word <em>sackcloth<\/em> in Hebrew is <em>sac<\/em>, which was course, dark linen or fur overcoat that was often worn by mourners against the skin or over the tunic and was kept tight to the body by a leather girdle (<em>Keil and Delitszch<\/em> on Isa 20:2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Naked and barefoot.<\/em><\/strong> Among the lower classes, the tunic was the only garb worn in warm weather, while those of the higher class wore on outer garment over the tunic\u2014at least in public. In the ancient Near East, a person was considered naked when only wearing a tunic. Such was the costume of a man who had been robbed or disgraced, or a beggar or prisoner of war, which was likely the case with Isaiah (cf. Mic 1:8; John 21:7). 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