The Lord promises His people peace, and this is not merely the end of the war with Assyria. When the Messiah reigns, the shoot from the root of Jesse, David's father, peace will become all-embracing: it will spread...
The Lord promises His people peace, and this is not merely the end of the war with Assyria. When the Messiah reigns, the shoot from the root of Jesse, David's father, peace will become all-embracing: it will extend to all nations and transform all nature. Animals will stop destroying one another and human beings, an infant will be able to play with a snake, and enmity between Israel and the Gentiles will cease.
When will these fairy-tale times come? The New Testament tells us of reconciliation with God through the death of Jesus Christ. Is this not the beginning and root of peace on earth, the beginning of the realization of His Kingdom?