...envisions the ecstasies of God's future city— Zion set on a hill and filled with the glory of God. Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD...

...but it is likely compiled out of passages such as Isa 26:19, "Wake up and shout for joy," and 60:1, "Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord rises upon you." The latter passage was understood in a Messianic context, and easily implies Christ...

...(chap. 60). Double feminine imperatives address the personified Jerusalem embodying obedient Israel: Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. ChAHER 5: IhE LADIES' 1015-I5AIAH <0=G6 For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the...

...pilgrimage to the holy city as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. The famous oracle in Isaiah 60, "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you," includes the words, "Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising."...

...end of the earth." In the sixtieth chapter of Isaiah God addresses his Israelite people as follows: "Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise...

...Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house? (58:6-7) Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. (60:1-3) According to Luke,...

...salvation, whom should I fear?" (Psalm 27:1). Isaiah not only uses light as a metaphor for God's glory ("Your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you," Isaiah 60:1), but also uses it as a description of Jerusalem's mission ("Nations shall come to your...

...every sermon would furnish an example. It is generally assumed that Paul here refers to Isaiah 60:1, "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you." Or as de Wette renders it, "Up, become light; for your light comes, and the glory...

...darkness before them into light" (42:16), and extending to the introduction found in our present passage: Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, 219 but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear...

...again, against all the odds, God's love reaches out to them. In the midst of their despair, God's call: Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.... Your people shall all be righteous, and your God will be your glory. God never stopped offering love;...