What is the meaning of Isaiah 60:20? Your sun will no longer set • The prophet pictures a time when the dependable rhythm of sunrise and sunset is surpassed by something better. • God is promising unbroken favor to Zion—no more seasons of spiritual “night.” Compare the pledge of uninterrupted blessing in Psalm 121:6 and the assurance of perpetual covenant faithfulness in Jeremiah 33:20-21. • Revelation 21:23 echoes the scene: “The city has no need of the sun or of the moon, because the glory of God illuminates it.” The literal earthbound sun will keep shining until God’s final renewal, yet for redeemed Jerusalem the harsher realities tied to night—fear, vulnerability, darkness—will be gone forever. and your moon will not wane • Moon phases speak of change and decrease; here God guarantees there will be no more waxing and waning of His goodness. • James 1:17 reminds us that every good gift is from the Father “with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” • The Lord’s people have known cycles of revival and decline, exile and return. In this coming age, those cycles end. Isaiah 30:26 hinted at it earlier: “The moon will shine like the sun, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter.” for the LORD will be your everlasting light • The reason the sun and moon become unnecessary is that the Lord Himself steps in as permanent light. John 8:12 records Jesus’ claim, “I am the Light of the world,” tying the promise directly to the Messiah. • Psalm 27:1 makes it personal: “The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?” • Because God is eternal, His light is “everlasting.” Revelation 22:5 repeats the guarantee: “They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.” and the days of your sorrow will cease • Light and joy belong together; when God’s light fills every corner, sorrow has no foothold. • Isaiah 25:8 foretells, “The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face.” Revelation 21:4 fulfills it completely: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.” • For Israel, this ends centuries of exile, persecution, and lamentations (Jeremiah 31:12-14). For every believer grafted into God’s family, it ends all the grief borne in a fallen world (2 Corinthians 4:17). • Notice the certainty: “will cease.” Not merely reduced, but abolished. summary Isaiah 60:20 lifts our eyes to the ultimate restoration God has prepared. Natural lights that now govern days and nights will give way to the direct, unending radiance of the Lord Himself. With His presence comes unwavering security, complete joy, and the final removal of sorrow. The verse invites us to live today in confident expectation of that dawning age, trusting the God whose promises never wane. |
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