David Baron

“ But the theme with which the prophet's soul is full and to which his thoughts ever recur, even while he deals with the minor deliverance, is the grand redemption and salvation to be accomplished by one greater than Cyrus, even by Messiah a salvation of which Israel is the centre, and all the ends of the earth the circumference. ”

“ In dealing with this greater salvation the relation of time is not observed. " Now, the prophet beholds the author of it in His humiliation and suffering, then the most distant future of Messiah's kingdom presents itself to his enraptured eye the time when Israel shall walk in the light of Jehovah and all the Gentile world shall be converted to Him ; when all that is opposed to God shall be destroyed ; when inward and outward peace shall prevail and all evil caused by sin shall be removed." ”

“ This contrast is continued until finally we find the righteous dwelling for ever in the new heavens and the new earth wherein shall dwell righteousness, while as to the wicked who have transgressed against God, " their worm shall not die neither shall their fire be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring to all flesh." ”