29/06/2025 - Matthew Destry

Isaiah 60:1–5 (ESV):

1 Arise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,

and thick darkness the peoples;

but the Lord will arise upon you,

and his glory will be seen upon you.

3 And nations shall come to your light,

and kings to the brightness of your rising.

4 Lift up your eyes all around, and see;

they all gather together, they come to you;

your sons shall come from afar,

and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.

5 Then you shall see and be radiant;

your heart shall thrill and exult,

because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,

the wealth of the nations shall come to you.

Revelation 7:9 (ESV):

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands…

The return of God’s people = the return of the nations — not to a city, but to the presence of God himself

Hope // Light // Lamb

A global pilgrimage of worshippers

Reversal

The Lamb is at the centre

1. The Kingdom doesn’t stop at our border

2. The marginalised are not a project — they are the point

3. You’re already in the global Church