All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's wine-presses. 11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold everyone on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem: and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
The beloved Apostle John, when in a vision he saw the new heaven, and the new earth, and the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, tells us, that the first heaven, and the first earth, were passed away, and that there was no more sea. Revelation 21:1-2. Whether this hath a spiritual meaning, that the old world's corruptions are removed, or whether this be a literal truth, I dare not, indeed I cannot determine. But one thing at least is certain, there will be a wonderful change in the circumstances of mankind. The expression is very strong to imply a literal sense of the passage, for it is said, that all the land, south of Jerusalem, shall be lifted up and inhabited. The blessings to the Lord's people, and the awful judgments on the enemies of Christ, are strongly marked.