Isaiah 66:10-24
Jerusalem will be an object of joy for the faithful of the nation: "be glad with her, all ye that love her" (v. 10). It is to the latter that Psalms 122:1-9 is addressed: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee . . ." (Psalms 122:6). As a reply to this prayer, peace is spread over the city, which becomes the starting point for the knowledge of God’s glory to all the nations of the earth.
The Lord is no less attentive today to the prayers of those who love His Church (2 Corinthians 11:28). Let us ask that it be kept in peace and that it might manifest the glory of Christ here below.
Even in the midst of millennial happiness, there must be a visible witness to the punishment on earth of those who commit iniquity. A solemn spectacle will be there as a reminder, as was the pile of stones over the tomb of Absalom (2 Samuel 18:17). So finishes this lovely book of Isaiah. Of all the prophecies this one is the biggest, the most often quoted in the New Testament (about 60 times), and the one which speaks most about the Lord Jesus in His sufferings and His glory.
The book of Jeremiah has been placed after the Gospel of Matthew, from onwards.