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(Luke 4:21). Isaiah 61:1,2 therefore has been fulfilled. A great
dispensational break occurs at the end of the sentence 'to proclaim the
acceptable year of the Lord' for even now, nineteen hundred years later, that
'day of vengeance' has not yet dawned. When that day dawns, the Lord will
come the second time as the Avenger of His people, and give beauty for ashes,
and the oil of joy for mourning. The structure reveals this and briefly is
as follows:
Isaiah 61
A
Isa. 61:1,2-.
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
The 1st Advent
A
Isa. 61: -2 -11. The day of vengeance of our God.
The 2nd Advent
B
a
Garments of praise.
b
Trees of righteousness.
C
They shall repair.
D
Isa. 61:6 -9.
c
Priests Riches of Gentiles.
d
Everlasting joy.
d
Everlasting covenant.
c
Blessed
Seed among Gentiles.
B
a
Garments of salvation.
b
Bud, spring forth.
C
Before all the nations.
The second subdivision, chapter 62, deals with the restoration of the
city of Jerusalem:
'Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more
be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi -bah, and thy land
Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married'
(Isa. 62:4).
'They shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and
thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken' (Isa. 62:12).
This blessing, of course, awaits the Second Coming of the Lord:
'Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh' (Isa.
62:11).
Isaiah 62
A
Isa. 62:1 -3. I will not rest.
For Jerusalem's sake.
B
62:4 -.
No more be termed.
Forsaken ... Desolate.
C
62: -4-5.
Marriage figures.
A
62:6 -11.
Give Him no rest.
Till Jerusalem a praise.
B
62:12.
Sought out. A city not forsaken.