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Micah 4:1-3
But in the last days it shall come to pass,that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it…

in the last

Genesis 49:1
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell youthat which shall befall you in the last days.

Numbers 24:14
And now, behold, I go unto my people: cometherefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

Job 19:25
For I knowthat my redeemer liveth, andthat he shall stand at the latterday upon the earth:

the mountains

Isaiah 30:29
Ye shall have a song, as in the nightwhen a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.

Psalm 68:15,16
The hill of Godis as the hill of Bashan; an high hillas the hill of Bashan…

Daniel 2:35,45
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth…

established.

Isaiah 11:10
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

Isaiah 27:13
And it shall come to pass in that day,that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

Isaiah 49:6
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

the mountain of the house of the LORD
This refers to Mount Zion in Jerusalem, where the temple was located. In biblical symbolism, mountains often represent places of divine revelation and presence. The "house of the LORD" signifies the temple, a central place of worship and God's dwelling among His people. This imagery is echoed inMicah 4:1-2, which shares a similar prophecy.

will be established as the chief of the mountains
This indicates a position of preeminence and authority. In ancient Near Eastern culture, mountains were seen as sacred and powerful. The prophecy suggests that God's kingdom, represented by the temple mount, will be exalted above all other religious and political systems. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of God's kingdom on earth.

it will be raised above the hills
This emphasizes the supremacy and exaltation of God's kingdom. The raising above the hills signifies a divine elevation, not necessarily a physical one, indicating the spiritual authority and prominence of God's rule. This can be connected toPhilippians 2:9, where Christ is exalted above all.

and all nations will stream to it
This phrase highlights the universal scope of God's salvation plan. It envisions a time when people from all nations will seek the God of Israel, fulfilling the promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through his descendants (Genesis 12:3). This is also seen inRevelation 7:9, where a multitude from every nation worships before the throne of God.

Isaiah begins with an exact prophetic time marker: “In the last days.” This phrase consistently points to a real future era in which God wraps up history and establishes Messiah’s earthly reign.

•Micah 4:1 repeats the same wording, linking the two prophecies.

• Peter applies Joel’s words at Pentecost: “In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people” (Acts 2:17)—a preview of greater fulfillment yet to come.

•Hebrews 1:2 affirms that God “has spoken to us by His Son in these last days,” showing the era opened at Christ’s first coming and will climax at His return.

•2 Timothy 3:1 warns of perilous “last days,” confirming the period’s culmination is still ahead.

The setting, then, is the future kingdom age when Christ rules visibly from Jerusalem.

“The mountain of the house of the LORD” pinpoints Mount Zion, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem—a literal geographic site chosen by God.

• “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, His holy mountain” (Psalm 48:1–2).

• “For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling” (Psalm 132:13).

• “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem” (Zechariah 8:3).

Isaiah’s focus is not on a vague spiritual ideal but on the physical place where the LORD will once again manifest His presence.

God promises Zion will be permanently fixed as the pre-eminent high place on earth.

•Daniel 2:35 pictures the stone that becomes “a great mountain and filled the whole earth,” matching the supremacy of Messiah’s kingdom.

•Ezekiel 17:22–24 portrays the lofty cedar (Messiah and His realm) towering over every other tree.

• “The LORD has founded Zion, and the afflicted of His people will take refuge in her” (Isaiah 14:32).

The language is geographical and governmental: Jerusalem will be the world’s capital, and no rival authority will stand higher.

Zion’s elevation—literal and symbolic—will eclipse every surrounding height.

• “Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low” (Isaiah 40:4), describing a landscape altered to highlight the LORD’s glory.

• “All the land will be changed into a plain… but Jerusalem will rise and remain in her place” (Zechariah 14:10).

• “Why do you gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, at the mountain the LORD desires for His dwelling?” (Psalm 68:16).

God Himself guarantees that the city of the Great King will stand out unmistakably.

The result of Zion’s exaltation is a global pilgrimage. People from every ethnicity will freely, eagerly come to worship the LORD.

• “Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn” (Isaiah 60:3).

• “Many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem” (Zechariah 8:22–23).

• “Then all the survivors from the nations… will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts” (Zechariah 14:16).

•Revelation 21:24 pictures the same scene in the eternal state: “The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.”

The flowing of the nations signals universal acknowledgment of the LORD’s sovereignty and the end of international hostility.

Isaiah 2:2 lays out God’s sure blueprint for the future: in the culmination of history, Mount Zion—the chosen site of the LORD’s house—will be physically and politically lifted above every other power center. From that exalted position Messiah will reign, drawing all peoples to Himself. The verse guarantees a literal, worldwide kingdom headquartered in Jerusalem, assuring believers that God’s covenant promises to Israel and the nations will be fulfilled exactly as written.

For "in the last days" readlatterorafter days; the idea of the Hebrew words, as inGenesis 49:1;Numbers 24:14, being that of remoteness rather than finality. For the most part (Deuteronomy 4:30;Deuteronomy 31:29) they point to the distant future of the true King, to the time of the Messiah. . . .