Before the righteous servant comes a counterfeit. Isaiah calls him the Assyrian, the oppressor, Leviathan. These episodes follow his rise, his army, and his end.
Chapter 5 – The Counterfeit EnsignIsaiah 5The wicked people in the Lord's vineyard are left to their own devices. They call evil good and good evil, qualifying themselves for an eventual invasion by a counterfeit "ensign."
Chapter 7 – Ephraim Is ShatteredIsaiah 7Two leaders of apostate armies threaten the covenant people. God will protect them from this smaller invasion, but the next invasion, from the "Assyrian," will devastate them.
Chapter 8 – A Gin And A SnareIsaiah 8The covenant people have a decision to make: accept "the waters of Shiloah," including a prophet they don't trust, or be overrun by the Assyrian's merciless army.
Chapter 9 – The Bricks Are Fallen DownIsaiah 9Even though the Assyrian invasion will cause immense suffering, a righteous branch of God's people will suffer little. These people "have seen a great light" (v. 2).
Chapter 10 – The AssyrianIsaiah 10As the timeline continues, the Assyrian terrorizes the world, including many unrepentant covenant people. The people who actually dwell in Zion are not to be afraid.
Chapter 13 – Babylon Is DestroyedIsaiah 13The dreadful day of the Lord is at hand: Repulsed at Zion's gates, the Assyrian king assembles a new army and unleashes it upon Babylon. A man will become scarcer than fine gold.
Chapter 14 – The Assyrian Is Slain, Lucifer Is Bound, The Timeline EndsIsaiah 14The Lord sweeps the earth with the besom of destruction. The Assyrian king is slain, and his fall is likened to Lucifer's fall. Both will suffer in hell, where their worm dieth not.
Chapter 27 – The Servant Punishes LeviathanIsaiah 27God's sword, the servant of Christ, will punish leviathan, the servants of darkness.
Chapter 33 – Christ Becomes our King and LawgiverIsaiah 33When the Assyrian is finished destroying, he will be destroyed, and Christ will reign as king and lawgiver.
The Timeline Reviewed Ch 10Isaiah 10The Assyrian will be a tool in the Lord's hand to humble a hypocritical nation.
The Timeline Reviewed Ch 14Isaiah 14The end of Isaiah's timeline for the last days. Israel is gathered. The Assyrian is dead. Lucifer is bound in hell. Zion and Jerusalem are redeemed. The Millennium begins.
“…And They Shall Come with Speed Swiftly”A counterfeit ensign will raise an unstoppable army to humble a hypocritical nation.
“Butter and Honey Shall Everyone Eat”Isaiah warns of an "Assyrian" invasion—in his day and ours.
“Wickedness Burneth as the Fire”The wicked who reject Christ's servant, the prophet, will become fuel for the Assyrian's fire.
“What Will Ye Do in the Day of Visitation?”The Assyrian prepares to invade the promised land.
“O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger” (Isa. 10:5-19)Isaiah 10–19The Assyrian army will humble a "hypocritical nation."
“The Burden of Babylon”The Assyrian raises a vast army from the kingdoms of the world—to destroy.
“Their Faces Shall be as Flames”"And every man's heart shall melt" before the Assyrians.
“I Will Stir Up the Medes Against Them”As Babylon falls, Assyrian soldiers will inflict terrible suffering on the world.
“How Hath the Oppressor Ceased!”The Assyrian king will be vanquished, and the whole earth will be at rest.
“How Art Thou Fallen from Heaven”The Assyrian king and Lucifer meet in Sheol.
“I Will Rise up Against Thee”The Assyrian and his posterity are removed from the earth.
“I Will Break the Assyrian”The Lord will bring the Assyrian into the land of Judah and destroy him.
Moab in the Last Days"Moab" suffers from the Assyrian invasion of the promised land.
“The Rushing of Nations”Nations will flee before the Assyrian army, but the army will be destroyed when its work is done.
Leviathan and the SwordThe Lord will use his "sword" to punish Leviathan—and raise up Zion.
Ephraim’s Crown of PrideThe prideful in the covenant will fall before a raging tyrant in the last days.
“Woe to the Destroyer”The Assyrian army, like the wicked, will be set ablaze.