1 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. 2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn” Isaiah 60:1-3 . Isaiah 60 casts a magnificent vision of Zion’s — or Jerusalem’s — future — full of light, prosperity, and prestige. This is also what Christmas represents, a future
