Isaiah 63:4

4 for [the] day of vengeance [was] in my heart, and the year of my blood-vengeance has come!

Isaiah 63:4 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 63:4

For the day of vengeance is in my heart
Resolved on with him, fixed by him, and which is desirable to him; he has it at heart, and longs as it were till the time is come to avenge the blood of his saints on the Romish antichrist, whom he will destroy with the breath of his mouth, and the brightness of his coming; see ( 2 Thessalonians 2:8 ) and when he shall pour out all his vials on the antichristian states, and revenge the cause and quarrel of his people, ( Revelation 16:1 Revelation 16:6 Revelation 16:7 ) ( 18:20 ) ( 19:2 ) : and the year of my redeemed is come;
the time when those who are already redeemed by the blood of Christ, and so are his property, whom he claims as his own, being the purchase of his blood, shall be redeemed again from antichristian bondage and slavery, shall be called and brought out of Babylon; and when those, who have led them captive, shall go into captivity themselves: this will be a jubilee year to the saints; a time of refreshing from the presence of the Lord; when, being rid of all their persecuting enemies, they will enjoy the utmost peace, prosperity, and safety; see ( Revelation 13:10 ) ( 18:4 ) ( Revelation 19:20 Revelation 19:21 ) .

Isaiah 63:4 In-Context

2 Why [are] your garments red, and your garments like he who treads in [the] winepress?
3 "I have trodden [the] winepress alone, and there was no man from [the] peoples with me. And I trod them in my anger, and I trampled them in my wrath, and spattered their juice on my garments, and stained all my clothing,
4 for [the] day of vengeance [was] in my heart, and the year of my blood-vengeance has come!
5 And I looked, but there was no helper, and I was appalled, but there was no one who sustains, so my arm came to assist me, and my wrath {was what} sustained me.
6 And I trampled peoples in my anger, and I made them drunk in my wrath, and I brought their juice down to the earth."
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