Isaiah hinted at the coming of a great future King in his oracles against Philistia and Edom (14:29-30, 32; 21:11-12). Now he revealed more.
24:21 When Yahweh brings universal judgment on the world again, He will sovereignly punish all unfaithful authorities both in the heavenly realm (evil angels, cf. Eph. 6:12) and in the earthly (cf. Matt. 8:29; Rev. 12-13; 19:19; 20:2, 10). Rulers are the particular individuals in view.
24:22 Before God will punish them, He will confine them in a pit (cf. 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6; Rev. 17:8; 19:17-18; 20:1-3, 11-15). "Many days"probably refers to the Millennium.
24:23 The moon and sun, the most glorious rulers of human life, in the physical sense, will be ashamed by the appearance of an even more glorious ruler (cf. Rev. 21:23). The sun and the moon were important gods in the ancient Near East, but no god can stand beside Yahweh. Isaiah's is a poetic description of relative glory.236Yahweh Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem (cf. 2:2-4; Mic. 4:1-5; Zech. 14:9; Rev. 21:2, 10).237Other passages reveal that He will do so in the person of Messiah (e.g., Rev. 20:4).238His elders (vice regents) will be there and will behold His glory, as the elders of Israel beheld Yahweh's glory on Mount Sinai (Exod. 24:9-11; cf. Rev. 4:4, 9-11; 19:11-16).
