Stern words with promises of excellent results. I will turn my hand against you. Isa. 1:25 A rebuke can have good results. At times a strong rebuke is necessary. To have the Lord rebuke us is a sign of His love, believe it or not. Rev. 3:19 Correction or chastening is not pleasant but if it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness it has accomplished its purpose. The Lord has promised that in the harvest season His threshing floor will be completely, absolutely purged and cleansed and the wheat gathered in. Mat. 3:12 There is a sanctifying work that the Lord will consummate in His church in preparation for her to become His Bride.
We are assured that there will be a restoration of Divine leadership represented by the Judges. Men who rule the body of Christ with Godly justice or judgment. Isa 32:1 What better counsel is there than He who bears the very name COUNSELLOR. Isa. 9:6 The Bride will be brought to perfection by faithful men of God who are called to fulfill the five-fold ministry. Eph. 4:11-12. These will be men totally dedicated and sold out to the Lord. They have no personal interests but that of fulfilling their Divine call to bless and benefit the church bringing her to ultimate status before the Lord.
Oh the beauty and majesty of a CITY that is called the CITY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND THE FAITHFUL CITY. There could be no more beautiful and meaningful epitaph placed on Zion than this. It indicates the very nature of what she has been called to be. Faithful to the Lord. Faithful in following His WORD until the same Word that became flesh dwells likewise in her. Making her to be the very manifest righteousness of the Lord. Jer. 33:16 The bride will receive, not only His name but His character and holiness as well. She will be like Him in every aspect, except that she is the Bride.
Redeemed with judgment. Isa. 1:27 A judgment that was rightfully ours. We were guilty. We lived under the condemnation of death because of our sin. But now, we have redemption by His precious blood. Our sins are forgiven. We are the recipients of His grace. Eph. 1:7 His blood was shed for the sole purpose of salvation. It is for atonement. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses from ALL sin. ! Jn. 1:7. The effect of that cleansing is righteousness. There is a repentance coming to the church that will produce a revival of purity and holiness. The word sanctify has somehow slipped from the vocabulary of the church, yet it is a vital element necessary for spiritual advancement and growth. It will become a very predominant experience for the last day church. HE will thoroughly purge His threshing floor, that is a certainty.